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DAB+ listening figures rising in Australia

14.12.2017 - Australia

DAB+ digital radio listening figures have been on the rise in Australia, with 3.8 million Australians tuning in every week across the five major capital cities. The news comes as Canberra has gained two new digital radio stations, Coles Radio and Elf Radio.

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Norway becomes the first country in the world to completely switch off its FM radio broadcasts

14.12.2017 - United Kingdom

Norway has become the first country in the world to completely switch off its FM radios. Listeners in the country will now have to choose between DAB signal or not having the radio on at all.

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Norway becomes the first country to switch off FM radio, moves to digital radio

14.12.2017 - India

Norway's most northern regions and the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic switched to DAB+ on Wednesday, said Digitalradio Norge.

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Norway first country to switch off FM radio and use digital radio

14.12.2017 - Kenya

Norway on Wednesday completed its transition to digital radio, becoming the first country in the world to shut down national broadcasts of its FM radio network.

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NRK stops FM coverage in Norway

14.12.2017 - Norway

The last remnants of the FM signals for the NRK and the major commercial radio channels were turned off this morning. The rest of the country has already been through the process, but Finnmark, Troms and Svalbard are the last to carry out the digital transition today.

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ABC and SBS launch DAB+ in Darwin and Canberra

14.12.2017 - Australia

ABC and SBS have teamed up to launch a digital radio (DAB+) service in Canberra and Darwin. This gives listeners in the two regions access to a range of new stations.

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Norway first country to switch off FM radio

14.12.2017 - Singapore

Norway on Wednesday completed its transition to digital radio, becoming the first country in the world to shut down national broadcasts of its FM radio network.

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Digital killed the radio star: Norway completes transition to digital radio, shuts down FM radio

13.12.2017 - Turkey

Norway on Wednesday pulled the plug on its remaining national analogue FM broadcasting system, making it the first country in the world to transit to solely digital audio broadcasting (DAB). But not everyone is happy. Finding an FM radio signal in ...

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