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The European Union should intervene to address "unacceptable" cross-border digital radio coverage, an MP has said. "Ireland is a small country with two systems of everything including telecommunications provision, and all the problems that causes for people in the border corridor," he said. "It is high time that, with the help of the EU, these telecommunications problems are addressed and overcome.

It shows a number of presenters from the history of the station hosting hour long shows – around 50 of them – to mark 50 years since BBC Radio 1 launched on September 30th, 1967.

Italian-firm Aldena has added to its range of ADC wideband VHF Band III antennas with the new ADC0x04110, particularly suited for DAB applications.

Frontier Silicon, a provider of smart audio and digital radio solutions, announces that it is working on technologies which will allow its smart radios and wireless speakers to be controlled via Amazon's Echo and Echo Dot devices.

Installing the Pure Highway 600 is relatively simple. You need a 12V accessory or USB outlet to power the antenna, along with an existing car audio system. The Pure 600 takes a few seconds to find the local DAB stations and then it’s ready to go. Quality is very impressive, though it's obviously dependent on your car audio system and the DAB coverage in your area.

There's unique “mint-green” paint and some decals to spice up the looks, whilst the interior gains DAB, heated seats and sat nav.

Under the motto "DAB +, the radio programs of ARD and Deutschlandradio will be informed about the advantages and new possibilities of the digital radiostandard DAB + around the clock by means of a nationwide, editorial DAB + theme day.

IBC2017 will serve as the stage for 2wcom to showcase a number of its latest products, including encoders, decoders, codec, modulators, demodulators and remote control systems designed for AoIP, MPXoIP, SAT, FM/RDS and DAB ...

In Europe, all major car manufacturers offer DAB in their OE vehicles. In Norway, 98% of new cars are equipped with ATM / DAB + as standard, 87% in the United Kingdom and 66% in Switzerland

Radioplayer is launching a new “smart radio” feed for connected cars and the Audi/VW group is the first manufacturer to sign up. This partnership will result in “hybrid” radios in new Audi models, using the Radioplayer technology to display station logos and switch automatically between DAB, FM and streaming.