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RTI and Czech Radio Pilsen held a successful 'Day of Digital Radio' event on 9th March to highlight the benefits of digital radio. During the event a range of DAB+ radios were on show so participants could see the wide range of radios available on the market for their car and home.

The Landeszentrale für Medien und Kommunikation (LMK), Rhineland-Palatinate, has presented an innovative project aimed at facilitating entry into the digital world, especially for local radio and broadcasting media. The LMK has been working in cooperation with the University of Kaiserslautern and the TU Kaiserslautern exploring the suitability of the small-scale DAB transmitter concept for local radio.

On January 11 off the FM network in Nordland was turned off as part of the digital switchover underway in Norway. DAB is now the most common platform for radio in Nordland. 81 percent of all radio listeners use DAB, before shutdown the reach was 57 percent.

64 percent of northerners hear radio by DAB, compared with 74 percent before the digital switchover in the region, according to new figures.

BBC World Service English has launched as a 24/7 DAB+ station in the Netherlands. The station has launched in an agreement with Broadcast Digital Networks (BDN) and Mobiele TV Nederland (MTVNL).

BBC World Service English has announced the 24/7 DAB + radio service launched in the Netherlands. It has signed an agreement with Digital Broadcast Networks (BDN) and Mobile TV Netherlands (MTVNL).

Every Stepway has air conditioning, electric front windows, remote central locking, DAB radio and Bluetooth - and sensible steel wheels that look convincingly alloy without their wallet denting potential.

Digital Radio UK, together with the Radio Academy Midlands and RadioToday, are to hold a digital radio event in Birmingham. “Doing the DAB: Birmingham” will be similar to recent digital radio events in Manchester and Glasgow and will celebrate the strength of digital radio in Birmingham.

In a three year contract BBC World Service English will be streamed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on digital radio in the Ranstad area, which covers the four largest cities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, the Hague, Utrecht and Rotterdam. BBC World Service English is also available in the country via the internet and Hotbird satellites.

Media and entertainment group Global is launching a brand new radio station in the form of Heart 80s on the Digital One (D1) platform. As its name suggests, the new station will be dedicated to playing ‘classic hits from the ‘80s. It is hoped that the new station will increase the Heart brand’s audience, which currently comprises 9.3 million weekly listeners.