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The first nine inductees into the new Digital Radio Hall of Fame have been announced. The inductees are: Dame Jenny Abramsky, former director of Audio and Music, BBC, Grae Allan, DAB radio director, Bauer Media, Ralph Bernard, former CEO GCap Media, Michael Hill, founder and managing director, Radioplayer, Quentin Howard, former CEO, Digital One and managing director, GWR, John Kempner, Buyer, John Lewis, Rashid Mustapha, Engineer, Ofcom, Ian O’Neill OBE, Head of Television; Programme Director Radio, DCMS, and Sir Hossein Yassaie, Chairman, Pure, and Former Chief Executive Officer of Imagination Technologies.

The Hessischer Rundfunk (hr) continues to improve the DAB + broadcast of its six radio programs in northern and central Hesse.

The names of digital radio pioneers were announced as the first inductees into the Digital Radio Hall of Fame. The nine individuals were judged to have made an outstanding contribution to the success of digital radio over the last 20 years as digital radio pioneers and innovators.

Especially easy to use, the Evoque H4 gives the choice: FM, DAB/DAB+ or Bluetooth. To choose the reception mode, simply turn the Selection knob. Access to digital terrestrial radio stations is automatic by launching a simple scan. The station name available where you are is displayed after a few seconds on the screen, in alphabetical order.

Since December 2017, DAB+ development in France has started to accelerate. The CSA has announced a new strategy, with DAB+ development aimed at covering 30 regions and to go from 20% to 70% of national coverage by 2020. The launch of DAB+ in Lille on 19 June is the next major progress in France, while informing and educating French listeners about the opportunities with DAB+ is imperative.

The Hessischer Rundfunk (hr) has added new DAB+ antennas at Habichtswald and Rimberg in Germany, ensuring improved broadcast coverage of the network's six radio programmes in northern and central Hesse.​

The city of Lille is organizing a special DAB+ launch event in collaboration with France’s broadcast regulator, the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA). In addition to celebrating the launch of DAB+ in Lille and Hauts-de-France, the gathering also marks the implementation of France’s new digital radio timetable that sees DAB+ services beginning in Lyon, Strasbourg, Rouen, Le Havre, Nantes, Bordeaux, and Toulouse in the coming months.

Italian public broadcaster RAI is expanding its digital radio offering with two new radio stations, expanding to 12 stations being broadcast on DAB+.

Whether it's connectivity through traditional methods and technologies such as Bluetooth and USB, or the latest smartphone integration capabilities through Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Insignia's new infotainment systems deepen the leading position of the Opel brand in the area of ​​communication connectivity and vehicle infotainment. In addition to the AM/FM radio set, the systems also offer the highest sound quality through the reception of DAB+ radios and the ability to simultaneously pair up to two smartphones.

Digital Radio NL's steering board has reported that more than 875,000 DAB+ radios have been sold up to and including December. The steering board expects that by 2023, more than 70 percent of all listeners will listen digitally via sites, apps, set-up boxes and DAB+.