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Pure Highway H270sb DAB review
14.01.2017 - Pure - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The Pure Highway h270sb looks very smart and sleek and offers a great range of choice when it comes to listening to music. With DAB/DAB+, a CD player and Bluetooth, you’ll be spoilt for choice. The attractive design and large number of features make it good value for money..

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Radio Kiss Kiss now also on DAB+
13.01.2017 - EuroDab Italia WorldDAB Member - Italy Italy
EuroDAB Italia has welcomed a new station as Radio Kiss Kiss now broadcasts via DAB+. The station boasts some 2 million faithful listeners each day.

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Digital radio switchover - FM dead?
13.01.2017 - Norway Norway
The official switching off of most FM stations to DAB started in Norway overnight. Representatives from radio in Norway and around the world gathered to mark the occasion, throwing a switch from FM to DAB and DAB+.

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Which country will abandon FM next?
13.01.2017 - Italy Italy - United Kingdom United Kingdom - Switzerland Switzerland
Italy’s RAS (Radiotelevisione special agency) has expanded the reception of DAB + programs in South Tyrol and plans to begin its DSO in 2017.Digital radio has also made great strides in Switzerland.The UK is a likely candidate for the next major player to make the switch to DAB from analogue FM.

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Digital Radio event to take place in Glasgow
13.01.2017 - Digital Radio UK - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Glasgow’s digital radio scene will be celebrated at a special Radio Academy event – Doing the DAB – from Digital Radio UK. The free event will be held on Thursday 23 February at 7pm at 29 Private Members’ Club.

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Le DAB+ au Salon de l’Auto
13.01.2017 - Belgium Belgium
Envie d’une nouvelle voiture ? Choisissez le modèle, la couleur…, mais n’oubliez pas de demander une autoradio compatible DAB+ ! » Par l’intermédiaire de ce slogan, les principaux acteurs belges de la radio, Norkring België et la Febiac adressent le message suivant au public belge. Après la télévision, la radio se préparer à entrer à son tour dans l’ère 100% numérique, grâce à la technologie de diffusion radio en DAB+ !

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DAB+ op het autosalon
13.01.2017 - Telenor Norge AS WorldDAB Member - Belgium Belgium
“Koop je een nieuwe auto? Kies het model en de kleur maar vergeet zeker geen DAB+ radio!” Met deze slagzin geven Norkring, VRT, maRadio en Febiac de boodschap mee dat na televisie, ook het radiolandschap de digitale weg is ingeslagen.

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DAB+ on display at the 95th European Motor Show Brussels
13.01.2017 - Telenor Norge AS WorldDAB Member - Belgium Belgium
During the 95th European Motor Show Brussels first cooperation between the Belgian radio industry and the Belgian car industry is on display. The project aims to inform the public about digital radio, in preparation for a big DAB+ promotional campaign launching next year.

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A successful digital switchover in Norway
13.01.2017 - Norway Norway
Norway is now the first country in the world to initiate the digital switchover from FM radio broadcasting to DAB+. National FM networks will be phased out gradually throughout 2017, region by region, starting with Nordland and ending with the Troms and Finnmark regions, which will complete the process in December.

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Over and out: Norway turns off FM radio
12.01.2017 - Norway Norway
At 11.11am the FM broadcasting signal in the Arctic county of Nordland was shut down as NRK, the public broadcaster, and other commercial broadcasters switched over to digital audio broadcasting (DAB).

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