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The rising popularity of DAB+ in French-speaking Belgium is reflected in the growing number of stations launching on DAB+. Six new stations are launching on DAB+ in September, bringing the total number of stations available on DAB+ in the region to 22. More stations are expected to launch in coming months.

Media Broadcast said that the media council of the Media Authority in Saarland (LMS) has assigned transmission capacity to Divicon Media on the nationwide DAB+ frequency block 11 C for ten years. Media Broadcast will provide technical services for the DAB+ platform in Saarland, while Divicon Media will be responsible for content and the operation of the broadcast service.

WorldDAB will run a DAB+ session focused on radio’s migration to digital at IBC 2019 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The session, titled Radio distribution strategies for a connected world, will be held on Monday 16 September from 09:00 – 10:30 in the Emerald Room.

DAB + has reached a new milestone in Switzerland, with 65% of all radio listening in the spring of 2019 being digital. DAB+ listening now makes up over one third (35%) of total listening in the country.

According to the latest figures published by Digital Radio Australia, over 5.2 million DAB+ devices have already been sold in Australia, while 73% of vehicles are now sold with DAB+ radio included.

WorldDAB and several of its members will be exhibiting at this year’s IBC. In the lead up to the event, we are conducting a series of mini-interviews with our exhibiting members, offering the opportunity to find out more about the digitisation of radio and what our members will be showcasing in Amsterdam. Find out more about BCAST's reasons for attending IBC.

System integrator Emico and Paneda have signed an agreement for providing DAB multiplexer systems to the upcoming DAB trial in Vietnam. The system includes a full system in redundancy including content management for metadata. The system is planned to go on-air before the end of the year in the cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh.

WorldDAB member Bcast will be exhibiting a number of solutions on its stand at IBC, including Dabcast, a complete technical and intellectual infrastructure able to deliver an original, integral system of digital radio broadcasting in DAB+ standard. Its unique component, the DTX050 transmitter, will make its debut at the event in Amsterdam.

RTI has announced that it will be hosting a digital radio event titled "Day with digital radio" in Pilsen on 14 September 2019. The event, where over 60 DAB+ receivers from 16 manufacturers will be on display, will take place at the Czech Radio Pilsen offices from 10:00-16.00.

The number of households that listen to the radio through the digital radio standard DAB+ in Germany has increased by 34 percent in 2019, according to a report of the media authorities Die Medienanstalten. A total of 23 percent of all the households in the country use DAB+, the report added.