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The Digital Radio report by GfK, released by Commercial Radio Australia, shows the total DAB+ cumulative audience at 3,614,000 up from 3,603,000 in September.

Canberra, Darwin and Hobart will be the next in line for permanent DAB+ digital radio services, with commercial radio broadcasters today welcoming the ABC’s announcement that it intends to extend services into the three capital cities.Chief executive officer of industry body, Commercial Radio Australia, Joan Warner said commercial broadcasters were working closely with the ABC and SBS on the regional rollout plans.

With the digital switchover taking place in Norway in early 2017, a recent survey by TNS Gallup shows that 7 out of 10 Norwegians now have a DAB radio. In Nordland, which is the first region switching off FM the majority of citizens listen to the radio via a DAB radio.

Patrice Gélinet, Board Member, CSA (the French regulator) discusses progress of DAB in France, the request from Radio France for DAB+ frequencies in Strasbourg, Lyon and Lille and the why he believes the CSA’s proactive DAB+ policy will continue long after he retires in January.

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In this piece Gunnar Garfors, IDAG President explores the importance of OMRI (Open Mobile Radio Interface) for the digital radio industry. OMRI is essentially an API or a technical interface that standardises the communication between a phone chipset and apps. 

The seventh annual Digital Radio Report from Ofcom has been released, and it shows that digital radio is inching closer to the 50 percent majority needed to initiate a FM switch-off. According to the report, 45.5 percent of total listening in Q3 2016 came from digital radio, a 3.6 percentage point increase from 2015. In six areas throughout the United Kingdom the digital share exceeded 50 percent, with the highest coming from Sussex at 53.4 percent.

The Radionovelli Radio 4G has been designed and built in Italy. It offers DAB+ and can use an internet connection to enable listeners the chance to enjoy content on the web. The radio also has a colour touch screen for easy use.

Designer British radio brand VQ has launched a Christmas campaign with Commercial Radio Australia aimed at putting the glamour into radio. VQ’s first major push features their Retro Mini DAB+ digital radio with built-in Bluetooth speaker sits at around $129.

The forward momentum of digital radio has apparently swept up Radio France. Radio France is in the process of expanding its DAB+ reach. It is expected to soon extend its distribution in France to Lyon, Lille and Strasbourg as the Ministry of Culture and Communication has asked to reserve a place for international radio in calls for applications for digital terrestrial radio on these three cities.