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London Greek Radio extends broadcast to Scotland
24.04.2018 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Last week it was announced that London Greek Radio had been added to the DAB+ multiplex in Glasgow, extending its coverage to an estimated Greek and Cypriot population of more than 50,000. LGR is believed to be the first ethnic London radio station to cross the border into Scotland.

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Switzerland to invest 5.5m francs to promote DAB+
24.04.2018 - OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member - Switzerland Switzerland
Switzerland's Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) will support an information campaign aimed at promoting DAB+ for the next four years valued at 5.5m francs.

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Australia's Edge Digital notches up 100000 listeners in Sydney in latest survey
24.04.2018 - Australia Australia
ARN station Edge Digital has confirmed more than 100,000 listeners now tune into their DAB+ offering, as per results from the latest GfK survey in Australia. The findings report that out of 698,000 total DAB+ listeners, 106,000 tuned into Edge Digital. Second was ABC Jazz (up to 95,000 listeners from 77,000) and third was SCA's Triple M Great Hits (81,000 from 68,000).

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New financing campaign to promote DAB+ in Switzerland
24.04.2018 - OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member - Switzerland Switzerland
In order to make DAB+ even better known and to promote listening to digital radio, OFCOM Switzerland is launching an information campaign aimed at further increasing the number of DAB+ radio receivers in homes and vehicles. The campaign runs from 2019 to 2022 and the budget of 5.5 million francs will be financed from the reception fee or the new levy for radio and television from 2019 onwards.

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Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
23.04.2018 - Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Europe BV WorldDAB Member - Ukraine Ukraine
The Eclipse Cross includes automatic air conditioning and electronic windows, and the infotainment system includes a 7.0-inch screen, DAB radio and connection with smartphone.

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PELI ONE begins broadcast into Hamburg
23.04.2018 - Germany Germany
Peli One will initially be available in the two metropolitan regions of Berlin and Hamburg via DAB+, with Hamburg beginning transmission on 18 April, while Berlin's transmission will begin in the summer.

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South African regulator ICASA initiates digital radio discussion paper
23.04.2018 - South Africa South Africa
The South African broadcast regulator ICASA has published a discussion paper containing information on digital audio broadcasting services in the country. ICASA expects written proposals from all interested parties on the discussion paper.

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Mazda2 2018 Review
23.04.2018 - Australia Australia
Mazda2 GT comfort equipment includes LED headlights with auto on/off, a colour head-up display, climate control, cruise control, power windows with one-touch operation for the driver, satellite-navigation, Bluetooth and DAB+ digital radio.

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Suzuki Swift Sport
23.04.2018 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
In board creature comforts include full smartphone connectivity via Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, DAB digital radio, Bluetooth and navigation system.

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2018 BMW i3s review
23.04.2018 - BMW AG WorldDAB Member - Australia Australia
You get a 10.2-inch floating iDrive display, DAB+ digital radio, satellite navigation and a four-speaker audio system, along with the usual gamut of semi-autonomous safety features including speed-limit monitoring, adaptive cruise control, auto-emergency braking and forward-collision warning as standard.

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