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Dual-zone climate control, sat-nav, Bluetooth telephony and streaming, a 7.0-inch infotainment screen, USB, a 10-speaker sound system with DAB+ digital radio and various internet apps are included, but we’d like to see Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

The SP25 GT scores 18-inch alloy wheels, six-speaker stereo with DAB, Bluetooth and USB and dual-zone climate control.

Radio reception is also an important topic in Boomster, therefore, as already mentioned, DAB+ and FM tuners are on board. There are five favorite buttons for each favorite station. With the up / down keys you can call in DAB+ mode by briefly pressing the previous or next station.

These touchscreen displays are both compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay and a DAB radio.

The proportion of daily listeners on national channels has increased from 56.9 per cent in January 2018 to 57.4 per cent in March. The total listening time has increased over the same period from 71 to 74 minutes. "It has always been expected that radio broadcasting will stabilise from 2018. We can probably expect more stable listening figures in the future," says Director of Media Authority Mari Velsand.

The Style models comes with 16-inch alloy wheels as standard, as well as air conditioning, DAB digital radio with Bluetooth and Emergency Assist, electronic parking brake, autonomous emergency braking, tyre pressure monitoring, hill start assist and lane-keep assist.

The Style spec comes standard with 16 inch alloys, air conditioning, DAB digital radio with Bluetooth and Emergency Assist, electronic parking brake, autonomous emergency braking, tire pressure monitoring, Hill Start Assist and Lane-Keeping Aid. Zetec on the other hand adds SYNC3 DAB Radio with a 6.5-inch touchscreen (Apple CarPlay/Android Auto).

The Austrian radio broadcasting scene will become more diverse and colorful. Because with the launch of the digital-terrestrial transmission in the DAB + standard, the frequency shortage for radio is terminated, so that the new technology allows many more programs in each supplied area.

Standard features are largely the same across both variants, meaning all models get 17-inch alloys, seven seats, a 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system with satellite navigation, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 360-degree camera system, DAB digital radio, electric tailgate, keyless entry and start, and a panoramic sunroof.

The Danish government announced on Thursday that it is time to switch off the FM radio, following the example of Norway. By the end of 2021, national broadcasters may only broadcast via DAB+. Denmark already decided in 2015 that FM would be switched off within two years, as soon as the percentage of digital listeners would exceed 50 percent. Currently, that percentage of DAB listeners is 38 percent.