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In car entertainment from DVD to digital radio
16.08.2016 - Germany Germany
Radio in the car is one of the most important entertainment features with the 2015 DAT Report showing 84 percent of all new cars were equipped with a radio. Having a DAB+ in your car provides you with even more stations to listen to.

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DAB can offer increased security in tunnels in Norway
16.08.2016 - Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) WorldDAB Member - Norway Norway
Public Roads Administration operators have previously used FM signals to send important safety messages to drivers in tunnels. But only those listening to a specific FM frequency would receive the messages. One of the advantages of DAB is that emergency service messages can be heard via the DAB radio, whatever radio station the driver is listening to.

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Pioneer Navigation Multimedia system with Android Auto
15.08.2016 - Netherlands Netherlands
This first multimedia system for motor homes is equipped with a top CD/DVD drive, but also has a DAB+ receiver for perfect quality radio reception.

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Panasonic SC-ALL7CD review
15.08.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The SC-ALL7CD is a compact audio system from Panasonic’s ALL multiroom range, offering network, CD, Bluetooth and USB playback alongside DAB/DAB+.

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Audi A4 Avant 3.0 TDI quattro S line
14.08.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Equipment levels are generous across the range and this flagship gets a seven-inch multimedia touchscreen interface with mobile phone mirroring capability, climate control, satnav, DAB radio, Bluetooth, automatic lights and wipers and keyless entry and ignition.

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Norway - recycling or upgrading your FM receiver
12.08.2016 - Norway Norway
Ahead of the digital switchover in Norway, a campaigng was launched to educate consumers on how to recycle their FM receivers, or upgrade them to digital radio using an adaptor.

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DIGIDIA wins major contract for DAB tunnel break-in systems in Norway
12.08.2016 - DIGIDIA WorldDAB Member - Norway Norway
DIGIDIA has won, together with Norking and TC Connect, another major contract for DAB tunnel break-in in Norway. The total contract is for 33 DAB break-in systems to cover 46 tunnels in the middle region of Norway.

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Vauxhall Astra 1.6 CDTi 110 Ecoflex review
12.08.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The car includes plenty of gadgets such as a sat-nav, Bluetooth and a DAB radio.

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Mercedes GLC 250 d 4MATIC AMG Line
12.08.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Creature comforts are plentiful and include the likes of heated front seats, a superb sound system which can be hooked up to all modern media devices, a DAB digital radio and a high resolution seven-inch multi-media display screen.

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MEDIA BROADCAST to open nine new DAB+ transmitter sites in Germany
11.08.2016 - Media Broadcast GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
MEDIA BROADCAST will continue its expansion of the nationwide DAB+ digital radio transmitter network by opening another nine transmitter locations in Bavaria, Brandenburg, Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. By the end of 2016 it hopes to grow their number of transmitter sites to 110, giving 95% mobile outdoor coverage.

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