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Research firm GfK indicates that 13% of the Dutch listen to DAB+ radio—about 2 million people. This is a three fold increase since 2015. In the Netherlands, the number of DAB+ radios sold grew by 48% in the first half of 2017 compared with the same period last year.

Digital Radio UK is taking its Doing the DAB event to Northern Ireland, following the success of previous events held in Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Liverpool. Attendees to will hear about the future of digital radio in Northern Ireland and how local stations are using digital platforms to reach new audiences.

Since September 2016, Schwarzwaldradio has been broadcast nationwide via DAB+ Since September 2016. Nearly 800,000 listeners have listened to Schwarzwaldradio in just over a year. Advertisers are happy, as an average advertising campaign of two weeks reaches 214,000 listeners across Germany.

Brand new price list of hybrid radio features options in the new AUDI A8.

Regional programming on DAB+ in Germany continues to expand. In Hamburg, the interest in DAB+ is so great that there are now calls to add a second multiplex. It was recently announced that there will be two multiplexes in Berlin - a local only for Berlin and a regional one for Berlin and Brandenburg.

Standard equipment bestowed on the S-Line trimmed A3 Cabriolets, including luxuries such as dual-zone climate control alongside Audi's 7.0in retractable infotainment system complete with DAB radio, USB and Bluetooth connectivity and sat nav.

On 15 September 2017, the last nationwide channels ended on FM in Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Rogaland, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. Now all nationwide radio broadcasts in southern and western Norway are on DAB. The latest listener figures from the first region that turned off FM, Nordland, show that just as many people listen to the radio now as before the switch off.

On 7 and 8 November, the WorldDAB General Assembly will take place in Paris. This annual meeting is an opportunity to take stock of the rapid progress of DAB+. In France, the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA) proposes to accelerate the local deployment of DAB+ over the period 2018-2020.

The French brand is reviving its pint-sized hatch after more than three years off the market. Standard gear extends to single-zone climate control, cruise control with speed limiter, 17-inch alloy wheels, auto-on headlights and windscreen wipers and DAB+ digital radio.

This week it's four years since the channel NRK P1+ went on air for the first time, opened by broadcast chief Thor Gjermund Eriksen. Now the station has nearly 300,000 daily listeners, who listen for an average of an hour and 46 minutes each day. It's a listening time that only the biggest radio channel in Norway, NRK P1, reaches.