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As standard, the new car has sat-nav, air-conditioning, rear parking sensors, and a DAB radio, while the options include leather upholstery and a reverse parking camera.

Digital radio is on the move in Latvia, as the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre has announced that it is increasing the reception zone for its DAB+ trials. The transmission supplier originally placed the zone at 40 kilometers around Riga when the tests began in late 2016, but it has now been bumped up to 60 kilometers.

In a report to the Ministry of Culture NRK outlines that they experienced few problems with the first stage of the digital switchover in Nordland. Listening figures (PPM from Kantar TNS) show that niche digital channels experienced an upsurge in listeners immediately following the digital switchover

DAB radios come in many different varieties, with different specifications, price points and appearances. A roundup of some of the best on the market including Roberts, Geneva, Revo and Ruark.

The local broadcaster in the Haag, Den Haag FM has started broadcasting via digital terrestrial DAB+. Wiljan Pongers, Head of Technology at Den Haag FM said "It is great to see that the possibility of broadcasting on DAB+ is actively supported by the Municipality of The Hague."

Harald V, the King of Norway celebrated his 80th birthday on 21 February. To mark the special occasion Lefdal Elektromarked, a leading retailer is giving King Harald a digital radio to celebrate. As Norway is currently under going its digital switchover a DAB+ digital radio seemed like the perfect gift.

NRK has sent a report to the Ministry of Culture in Norway, showsing that the transition to DAB+ in Nordland was completed without major problems, silencing some of the critics to the digital switchover. The report shows how the population of Nordland was exposed to an average of 27 messages about the upcoming digital switchover through a variety of channels such as radio, TV and the internet.

With the digital switchover now underway in Norway, many consumers are looking for ways to upgrade their car radio to DAB+. There are a wide variety of DAB adapters available on the market from manufactures such as Pure, Tiny Audio, Alpine and Clint.

Media Broadcast has re-evaluated its business interests areas with regard to the challenges of digitization and its future revenue, and the company has decided to sell its analog FM antennas and transmitters by June 30, 2018.

Czech Radiokomunikace has added a new transmitter in Beroun to the network of Czech Radio's (CRo's) experimental digital audio broadcasting (DAB). Signal coverage and quality will thus increase. Through the experimental broadcasting by the CRo DAB Prague multiplex, the audience can tune in to CRo channels in Prague and Central Bohemia, with coverage at nearly one fifth of the population (17 percent).