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Ukraine's National Council will announce the T-DAB Digital Broadcasting Contest in Kyiv
21.12.2017 - Ukraine Ukraine
Members of the National Council noted that this project is experimental. Previously, considerable work was done on UCRF, Concern RRT, which will be the operator of a multichannel network, representatives of the industry. The chairman of the National Council Yuriy Artemenko said that the letter to Patrick Hannon, president of WorldDAB, the global sectoral organization, was sent to the regulator, in which he expressed support for this initiative. "We are happy with the news that Ukraine is launching the introduction of digital broadcasting in the DAB+ standard in Kyiv. The competition, announced today, is an important first step towards ensuring future broadcasting in Ukraine, while the DAB+ standard will bring significant benefits to broadcasters and listeners".

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Introduction of digital radio in Kiev: the first steps.
21.12.2017 - Ukraine Ukraine
Broadcasting of the first radio stations in the digital standard DAB + can begin in the city of Kiev in the second half of 2018. "The National Council has decided to announce the competition on digital frequencies for the development of broadcasting in the city of Kiev in the DAB+ standard. This decision is significant, since today all broadcasting in Ukraine is carried out in analogue format or in the Internet."

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Germany digital radio DAB+: 2017 Review
21.12.2017 - Germany Germany
The market dynamics of digital radio DAB+ continue to grow. During the year, listeners benefited from the new variety of regional and national programs, including some that are not on FM. The clear, digital and noise-free sound also convinces drivers: every fifth new car rolls off the production line with DAB+ Radio.

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End of Year Blog from Digital Radio CEO, Ford Ennals
21.12.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ford Ennals, CEO, Digital Radio UK looks back on the year in digital radio and ahead to 2018: "So this Christmas and what have we done. Another year over and a new one just begun." In the world of digital radio we can look back with some satisfaction at progress made and look forward to enjoying the new golden age of radio.

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Digital radio review: Germany 2017
21.12.2017 - Germany Germany
In 15.1 percent of German households there is at least one DAB + radio, compared to only 12.5 percent in the previous year, according to the digitization report of the state media authorities. This means that six million households have at least one DAB + device, which is one million more than in the previous year. In Germany over 21 percent of new cars will be equipped with DAB + radios in 2017, which will allow free reception via an antenna without internet connection. There are currently around 3.7 million DAB + car radios in operation in Germany.

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DAB in 2017: Receiver milestones, DSO and new services
21.12.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
WorldDAB Communications Manager Darren Willsher looks back on a year when Norway becomes the first country switched to digital radio.

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Coles Radio stretches lead in Melbourne DAB+ survey
21.12.2017 - Australia Australia
Melbourne digital audiences took to Nova Entertainment's digital station Coles Radio, up 19 points to 73% for this survey. MMM Classic Rock took a hit, dropping 20%, while Aussie came in third behind Double J. Coles Radio also gained ground in Sydney - up 7% - while ABC Jazz retained top spot despite taking a big hit of -22. The DAB+ summary report shows the cumulative audience for digital only stations, which is the total number of different (unique) people who listen to a DAB+ only radio station in that market for at least eight minutes (one quarter-hour), in a defined period.

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National Council Announces Digital Radio Competition in Kyiv and Expects 14 Digital Radio Stations
21.12.2017 - Ukraine Ukraine
On December 21, the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting decided to announce a tender for digital radio of the T-DAB (DAB+) standard in Kyiv, and also approved the tender conditions.

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National Council announces the T-DAB Digital Broadcasting Tender in Kiev
21.12.2017 - Ukraine Ukraine
On December 21, the National Council approved the competitive conditions and decided to announce the T-DAB Digital Broadcasting Contest in Kiev. This was reported in the press service of the National Council. Two transmitters for distribution of a digital signal are planned to be installed on the streets Dorogozhichy and Saperno-Sloboda. Synchronous broadcasting will be organized on the 7D channel. Number of programs - 14, broadcast volume - 24 hours a day.

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Netherlands DAB stats
21.12.2017 - Netherlands Netherlands
In the Netherlands, 581,000 DAB+ radio sets have now been sold, according to WorldDAB. It concerns figures up to and including the fourth quarter of 2016 and they include cars delivered with DAB+. Halfway through 2016, the counter stood at 439,000 units. This equates to a growth of 33% compared to 2015. This puts the Netherlands on track with the plan to realize the fastest rollout of DAB + within Europe.

(Radiovisie) Read more