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Slovenia's R1 DAB+ multiplex is now full with the last remaining slots being awarded by the media regulator AKOS to Radio Aktual and Radio City. There were 11 applicants - four new stations and seven already broadcasting on FM. Once on air, and in case of any remaining space, a further licence could be awarded.

Media Broadcast has won a contract following a tender by the Media Authority for digital radio coverage in Kiel, Lubeck and Sylt. The contract is valid until 2022. Media Broadcast will cooperate with the Media Authority in a pilot project to test the broadcast of local and regional programmes via DAB+.

In this series of interviews on WorldDAB members exhibiting at IBC, Anne Borsum from the IZT explains how he sees the digital radio industry evolving in the coming years, and tells us about the DAB+ products the EBU will showcase at this year’s event.

In this series of interviews on WorldDAB members exhibiting at IBC, Ben Poor from the EBU explains how he sees the digital radio industry evolving in the coming years, and tells us about the DAB+ products the EBU will showcase at this year’s event.

WorldDAB is getting set to attend IBC2019. The transition to digital radio in a connected world, and how to adopt a sound radio distribution strategy, will be a major focus for the organisation, which will hold a session titled “Radio Distribution Strategies for a Connected World” on Monday 16 September from 9-10.30 am.

A major Swiss cable network operator have built upon their Factum Radioscape virtualised DAB+ system with the addition of the complementary Observa Monitoring solution. The monitor and analyser software will be hosted on independent industrial PCs in a 1+1 redundancy scheme for complete network assurance.

Public broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk has announced its plans to maintain as well as expand its DAB+ presence in the Lower Saxony region in the northwest of Germany, highlighting yet again its commitment to the development of DAB+ digital radio in Germany.

The French regulator CSA has launched a new call for tenders for DAB+ licenses across a number of locations in France. Specifically, the call for tenders concerns the cities and regions of Amiens, Angers, Brest, Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Limoges, Le Mans, Metz, Montpellier, Nancy, Nîmes, Perpignan, Reims, Rennes and Troyes. Interested parties should submit their applications to the CSA by 6 November 2019.

Commenting on the implications of 5G for the development of DAB+ in Europe and beyond, Deutschlandradio's Stefan Raue stated that 5G lacks the required specifications, standards and a suitable business model tailored to support radio broadcasts, highlighting the EECC directive as an indication of the radio industry's future in Germany and Europe.

Viacom has announced the launch of a new MTV radio station on DAB+ in Denmark. The nationwide radio station will be available to DAB+ listeners across the country.