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Among the sessions at Radiodays Europe will be “First Shut Down of FM for DAB+. How Did it Go?,” which features Norway’s Marius Lillelien, NRK head of radio, Kenneth Andersen, head of P4/MTGand will focus on the aftermath of Norway’s shutdown of its FM stations in favour of DAB+.

Global is starting a third national Heart station, as Heart 80s joins Heart and Heart extra. The new station will launch on Digital One – where Bauer’s 80s station, Absolute 80s, recently left to join the smaller Sound Digital multiplex.

There are a wide range of digital radios available on the market and many have features that are particularly useful when looking to buy for an elderly relative or friend. Features such as ease of use, large display and large buttons are available on a range of DAB+ digital radios.

Following the digital switchover in Nordland in early January, Digital Radio Norway has released new data showing the impact of the FM switch off on radio listening. DAB is now the most common platform for radio in Nordland. 81 percent of all radio listeners use DAB, before the digital switchover the reach was 57 percent.

Standard kit on even the entry grade HSE models is comprehensive and includes sat-nav, heated front and rear seats, DAB radio, a reversing camera and enough hardware to launch a space rocket.

The radio world has been watching Norway to see if its bold experiment to switch off FM radio and replace it with DAB+ digital radio will be successful. So far so good, according to Jørn Jensen from Norway's national broadcaster NRK who provided an update on the digital switchover at ABU DBS 2017.

The second nationwide digital radio multiplex is to be broadcast as soon as possible. The media institutions have set a tight schedule for this and four applications are currently being considered from Digital Audio Broadcasting Platform DABP GmbH, Absolut Digital GmbH & Co. KG, Media Broadcast Digital Radio GmbH and Radio digital GmbH.

Which? put the latest digital radios from Pure, Roberts and John Lewis through our tough lab tests

The infotainment system offers DAB radio and satellite navigation with a smart user interface. A BOSE seven-speaker sound system is available as an option.

For every parent who has lunged at the radio or Spotify controls when they hear an explicit word belt out in a pop song, a new G-rated radio station comes as welcome relief. Kinderling is Australia’s first child friendly radio station broadcast nationally on DAB+ and online from kinderling.com.au.