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The Flemish Parliament has approved the new radio plan of the Flemish Media Minister Gatz. The new plan provides a focus on digital radio via DAB+. The FM licenses of the national commercial radio stations in Flanders (Qmusic, Joe and Nostalgia) will be extended by four years until the end of 2021. However, these stations must begin broadcasting via DAB+ from September 2018.

Digitalradio Büro Deutschland looks back at the success of DAB+ throughout Germany in 2016. In Germany almost 14% of the population listen to DAB+ regularly, which is almost ten million people, an increease of 2.1 million than in the 2015.

Nkom has published the Norwegian Media Authority's map showing when national audio broadcasters will shut down their FM radio services and switch solely to DAB+.

Minister Henk Kamp of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands said the government will be on course to organise an auction for regional commercial DAB+ licenses in early 2017.

Since Dec 17, listeners with digital radios have been able to receive Gelre FM, Best FM and FM Fun in a large part of Achterhoek, a region in the eastern part of the Netherlands, on a new DAB mux.

The ACMA is facilitating the digital radio rollout by preparing digital radio channel plans for Canberra, Darwin, Hobart and the Gold Coast. These plans will make frequencies available to broadcasters wishing to provide ongoing digital radio services ...

The expansion plans announced by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) on Wednesday reveal the authority's plan for the future development of DAB digital radio across Australia...

Additionally, RAS has expanded the reception of DAB programs in South Tyrol with the commissioning of the stations in San Vigilio, Casies, Corvara in Passiria, Schlinig, Anterselva, the valley of Braies and Maso Corto, according to digitalradio.it ...

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Norwegian network operator Norkring has signed an agreement with Paneda for DAB multiplexing. The new agreement enables both parties to offer complete solutions for DAB multiplexing and transmission.