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The media authority, KommAustria, has taken the first step towards the bidding for transmissions on a DAB+ multiplex.

In 2015 the company was in a difficult place financially, but two years on the company is thriving thanks to consumers in Norway looking to fit digital radios in their cars ahead of the digital switchover in their area.

With “Global Media” as its theme, the three-day event, which has in the past honored Québec, Switzerland and Belgium, will this year put special focus on the United Kingdom. On agenda are a number of U.K.-oriented sessions and debates, as part of the show’s celebration of its neighbor to the north.

Following a meeting on Dec. 22, the Ukraine National Council has announced that it plans to make spectrum available for DAB+ on its 174–230 MHz radio frequency band.

The full speaker line-up for Doing the DAB, Glasgow’s free digital radio event has been confirmed, with News Scotland joining the line-up.The event, in conjunction with Radio Academy Scotland and in partnership with RadioToday, will be the first time a representative from News UK / News Scotland will be speaking in public since buying the Wireless Group last year.

The AutoDAB-FM is an in-car DAB adapter which upgrades an existing FM system to receive DAB and DAB+ digital radio. Using an FM transmitter for delivery and a dedicated RF remote for control, the product has been designed to equip almost any vehicle with digital radio in time for switch-over.

"An important step for an innovative radio future in Austria has been done today", Wolfgang Struber, deputy chairman of the association Digitalradio Austria, said welcoming the publication of regulation to enable DAB+ by the media authority KommAustria.

On Tuesday, 31 January at 11:00 am during the European Radio Show, WorldDAB will present an overview of the growth of digital radio in the United Kingdom and Europe. Prestigious speakers will present the advances of DAB+ in their country and then a panel focusing on three countries will take place for a questions and answers session.

Updates on the growth of DAB+ across Italy, UK and Austria.

Digital audio broadcasting (DAB) provides a more stable signal compared to FM. DAB is the cheaper service, however, and the move will reportedly save Norway £21 million per year (around $25 million) and allow them to sell its FM bandwidth to someone else.