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Listening to the radio in Switzerland has become increasingly digital, especially thanks to the implementation of the DAB standard, reported CEToday referring to a study by Digimig. DAB+ has increased its market share by 10 percent during the past two years to 34 percent currently, which represents an increase of 11 percent since autumn 2015.

As early as 2010, the UK government announced that it would consider switching off the FM radio if half of the total radio usage had been digitalised. So in just three months, we'll have to talk about the expected FM shutdown in the UK.

Latest RAJAR figures show 49.9% of all radio listening in the UK is now on digital platform. 50% is the last aspect of Government criteria to consider a digital switchover. The others have already been met: National DAB coverage equivalent to FM and local DAB reaching 90% of the population. There are now 42 National DAB stations in the UK compared to only eight on FM.

Due to compatibility with DAB / DAB+ , more stations can be listened to via the RF-D100BT.

Luxe Tech and Sport Tech then add DAB radio, intelligent cruise control and a blind spot warning system, along with an around-view monitor with moving object detection and an auto-parking system.

The SC-HC2020, SC-HC300 and SC-HC200 all boast a compact design and a wide range of features. The SC-HC2020 has 40 watts of power, two 8cm full-range speakers, plus CD and DAB/FM radio.

On Tuesday, RTBF radios will take advantage of World Radio Day to raise their listeners' awareness of DAB+ by giving away Pure Evoke F3 digital radio receivers in order to benefit from this technology.

A new trial DAB+ station began broadcasting on Tuesday in Algeria, marking the first occasion of digital radio broadcasting in the country. Télédiffusion d'Algérie (TDA) has launched the station in Tamenfoust, east of Algiers, with four programmes to be aired in the new standard.

Listeners in Nantes will have access to DAB+ broadcasting services from Tuesday, on the occasion of World Radio Day.

On the occasion of World Radio Day, the TDA pilot station in Tamentfoust, Algeria, has launched an experimental DAB+ station on Tuesday.