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Yamaha RX-S602 AV receiver
30.05.2018 - Germany Germany
Yamaha presents with the RX-S602 a new 5.1 AV receiver in a slimline housing, which despite its compact dimensions comes with 4K Ultra HD, MusicCast Surround and DAB+ tuner and even supports HDR and Dolby Vision.

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Poland holds conference to determine DAB+ future
29.05.2018 - National Broadcasting Council of Poland (KRRiT) WorldDAB Member - Poland Poland
"This offer is for broadcasters who have declared a willingness to introduce DAB but were restrained by a lack of open frequencies," said Witold Kołodziejski, head of Poland’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT). The meeting provided an opportunity to present a new strategy for DAB+ in Poland up to the year 2022, including a much-awaited licencing process.

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Digital radio updates From Slovenia, Ireland, UK and France
29.05.2018 - Arqiva WorldDAB Member - Slovenia Slovenia - Ireland Ireland - United Kingdom United Kingdom - France France
The National Broadcasting Council of Slovenia (SRDF) has decided to switch to DAB+ in Ljubljana, with most FM broadcasting to cease from February 2022. In Cork, Ireland, a new small-scale digital radio multiplex is about to begin a 12-month trial period with a capacity to receive 20 programmes. In the UK, Sound Digital's commercial DAB multiplex coverage area will reach an additional four million people following a new agreement with Arqiva. In Lille, DAB+ broadcasts will begin on 19 June.

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The Week of digital radio is coming again
29.05.2018 - Netherlands Netherlands
From 11 to 15 June, Dutch public and commercial radio stations will commemorate "The Week of digital radio", which is being held for the fifth time.

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DAB+ licence tender process opened for Romandy in Switzerland
29.05.2018 - Switzerland Switzerland
Swiss Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) has opened a tender for new DAB+ licences for digital radio broadcasting in the French-speaking part of the country, Romandy. The tender documents were published on the regulator's website on 28 May and applications can be submitted until 27 July. The award of licences is expected by the end of the year.

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KRRiT confirms Poland's radio future is only DAB+
29.05.2018 - National Broadcasting Council of Poland (KRRiT) WorldDAB Member - Poland Poland
We are thinking only about digital radio, we are thinking about DAB+. The analogue frequencies are exhausted, so for all applications that come to the National Broadcasting Council on the launch, we mostly respond negatively," KRRiT chairman Witold Kołodziejski said at Monday's conference "Perspectives for the development of local and regional radio on DAB+".

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Sony XAV-AX205DB
28.05.2018 - Sony Corporation WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The AX205DB is the successor to the AX200 and has one extra feature: a DAB+ tuner.

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More than 50% in the UK listen to the radio via DAB+
26.05.2018 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The RAJAR reach study for the first quarter of 2018, published on 16 May 2018, accounts for 50.9 percent of DAB+. A year ago, it was still 47.2 percent.

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RadioNovelli 4G Radio
25.05.2018 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The new radio with a “retro” look is a receiver for FM, AM, DAB and streaming via the internet using its internal 4G Android device.

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Cork to get new DAB+ digital radio multiplex
25.05.2018 - Ireland Ireland
A new small-scale digital radio multiplex is set to launch in Cork in August for a 12-month trial. Under a licence from ComReg, the experiment will be operated by éirdab and have the facility to provide around 20 radio stations.

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