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The clock is counting down to Radiodays Europe and the list of speakers and events continues to fill out. A new session has also been announced. “First Shut Down of FM for DAB+. How Did it Go?” will feature Norway’s Marius Lillelien, NRK Head of Radio, Kenneth Andersen, Head of P4/MTG, and Jacqueline Bierhorst, Director, Digital Radio NL, and will focus on the aftermath of Norway’s shutdown of its FM stations in favour of DAB+.

The Brits are one of the most glamourous and star-studded evenings in the UK's music calendar and VQ will be supplying a range of digital radios from their designer collection for lucky celebrities to take home and enjoy as part of the Brit Awards goodie bags.

There will soon be radio silence on traditional FM networks in Norway. The Nordic state is the world's first country to stop the FM radio by the end of the year.

The Institut für Rundfunktechnik and Bayerische Rundfunk have begun testing components for small-scale DAB in Munich. With small-scale DAB transmission systems for DAB+ can be realised at a comparatively low cost in the low-power range. This technique is suitable for local or temporally limited broadcasting.

The Institut für Rundfunktechnik and the Bayerische Rundfunk will begin testing components for small-scale DAB in Munich. Small-scale DAB transmission systems for DAB+ can be realised at a comparatively low cost in the low-power range. This technique is suitable for local or temporally limited broadcasting of radio stations or for event radio stations.

Today in Switzerland, one third of households already have a DAB+ radio. To encourage others to switch to DAB+, Ofcom has launched a two-year information campaign to educate the public about the switch to DAB+. After a call for tender, the responsibility for leading the campaign was entrusted to the media agency Republica.

A connected car radio has been launched in the UK by Radioplayer. With a long-term aim to share learnings with auto manufacturers, Radioplayer Car is an aftermarket-installed device to existing car dashboards, and offers FM, DAB and IP in one unit.

Digidia and Clearbox Systems have announced they have entered an agreement for Clearbox Systems to represent Digidia’s DAB and Synchronous FM product lines in Australia.

With voice control being the hot new thing, radio heads will be happy to hear that the first 'smart radio' system has just launched. The system will automatically switch between DAB, FM or streaming radio, depending on which is the strongest signal at the time.

As of 2020, regional radio broadcasters will be given more autonomy in urban areas, since they will no longer be subject to a concession with a service contract. This proposal is part of the draft regulation of the Radio and Television Regulations (RTVV), which has been sent to the Department for Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC). The new proposal also sets the course for the switchover of FM to digital DAB+ transmissions.