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The RAS converted all of its digital radio programmes from DAB to DAB+ and put the DRadio Wissen radio station operation. The RAS now distributes 22 radio stations in South Tyrol in the high-quality DAB + standard.

The RAS has converted all its digital radio stations in South Tyrol from DAB to DAB+ and launched the new DAB+ station DRadio Wissen. RAS Director Georg Plattner noted that coverage now reaches 99.3% of the population in South Tyrol providing crystal clear listening pleasure at home and on the road with digital radio DAB+.

The RAS has now officially completed the transition from DAB to DAB + in South Tyrol, still improving the quality of reception of radio stations.

RAS has completed the transition of digital radio stations from the DAB transmission standard to superior quality encoding DAB+. The DAB+ makes improvements to sound quality, the reception (free of interference, whether at home or on the road) and provides a greater range of stations up to 70.

By the end of 2016 more than 70% of the Italian population is reached by a DAB+ signal, with a concentrated coverage in major cities and along the most busy highways.

Standard equipment includes LED daytime running lights, a touchscreen infotainment system with both DAB radio and Smartlink for smartphone integration, 17ins alloy wheels, keyless go, Front Assist emergency braking and a leather steering wheel.

In Nordland, the first region in Norway to switch off FM, sales of DAB+ in car products have taken off. The company TT Micro, which nearly went out of business in 2015, predicts 2017 will be an exceptional year due to the transition to DAB. The company owns the brand Tiny Audio, and offers products specifically for the Norwegian market—namely DAB adapters for cars.

The DR 450 by Albrecht Audio is a hybrid alarm clock offering DAB+ digital radio, internet radio and bluetooth connectivity. The device is available now in stores for 199 Euro.

The Radiocommunications Agency (AT) has recently issued several new licenses for local trials with DAB+. Currently, there are already local DAB+ trials engaged in Vlagtwedde (East Groningen) Groenlo (Gelderlander) Emmeloord (Flevoland) and Vlaardingen (Zuid-Holland).

Titled "DAB+ expansion in Asia Pacific," the WorldDAB workshop will cover the latest developments in DAB+ digital radio, an introduction to hybrid radio, the business case for implementing DAB+ and the benefits of DAB+ in smartphones. Speakers include Joan Warner as well as Lindsay Cornell from the BBC, Les Sabel and Bernie O'Neill from WorldDAB, Nick Piggott from RadioDNS, and Jørn Jensen from NRK in Norway, the first country to switch off FM