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Standard spec includes: dual-zone air con, cruise control/speed limiter, front/rear park distance control, rear-view camera, auto rain/light sensors, drive modes, elec/folding mirrors, 7ins TFT cluster display, Connect 8.8ins 3D nav/infotainment system, 8 speakers, DAB radio; electric/heated sports seat/perforated leather inserts/side bolster support; gear-shift paddles on steering column, bi-xenon headlights/LED DLRS, dual tailpipes.

Onkyo revealed two new network stereo receivers at IFA in Berlin earlier this month. The TX-8220 and TX-8250, both have DAB+ and will be available from October 2017.

In the UK, the Minister of State for Digital, Matt Hancock MP, has said that all new radio receivers for sale in the country should include a DAB digital tuner. John Lewis, a large UK store group, has confirmed that it is planning to phase out the sale of analogue-only AM/FM portable radios from its stores and website.

Matt Hancock MP has called for producers and suppliers of radios to ensure all new devices are digital by default. The Minister of State for Digital was speaking at The Drive to Digital event on Tuesday afternoon, in anticipation of the likelihood of a future transition from analogue to digital broadcasting in the UK.

Trend Media Group BV and the Radio Continu Foundation have obtained licenses for DAB+ broadcasting in the Netherlands. Trend Media will broadcast in parts of North Brabant and Limburg. Radio Continu will start two digital channels in parts of Friesland and Groningen and in parts of North Brabant and Limburg.

The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Minister of State for Digital, has called for producers and suppliers of radios to ensure all new devices are digital by default in anticipation of the likelihood of a future transition from analogue to digital broadcasting, during an interview featured at a major radio industry conference, Drive to Digital 2017, which took place at the British Museum.

The 'station of the nation' is launching a pop up radio station as part of its celebrations and will be broadcasting on DAB and iPlayer for three days from Saturday.

A range of car digital radio adapters and a new fitting service, have been announced at the Drive to Digital 2017 conference, at the British Museum today. They have being launched by two of the UK’s leading technology manufacturers, Nextbase and Roberts Radio, and the car servicing business, Halfords Autocentres.

A small-scale DAB broadcasting project in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, has successfully tested an extremely low-cost contribution chain for DAB+ multiplexes. The scalable architecture “might well be the most cost-effective solution to date for local broadcasters interested in DAB transmissions to create a DAB multiplex stream,” according to WorldDAB.

On 20 September, NRK stopped broadcasting on FM in Oslo, Akershus, Østfold and Vestfold. For 95.4% of the population, NRK's ​​channels will now only be available only on DAB.