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Kinderling Kids Radio won Best Digital Radio Format at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards held in Melbourne. It’s a crowning moment for a radio station that has already achieved so much in just twelve months.

The ACMA has been working closely with the radio industry to facilitate the rollout of digital radio into regional areas of Australia. The report highlights how "following on from the recommendations of the report of a statutory review into digital radio, we established a joint government–industry Digital Radio Planning Committee."

Standard equipment includes 17in alloy wheels, a leather multifunction steering wheel, a touchscreen infotainment system and DAB radio.

Radio is the most popular thing to listen to, according to figures in the UK, the US, and now Australia. According to new research released by Commercial Radio Australia, live radio (including AM/FM/DAB and online simulcasts) accounts for 65% of all time spent listening.

A new survey from the radio station "Absolute relax" shows that radio listeners in Germany are increasingly using DAB+ with over 65 percent opting ​​for DAB+ when listening to the radio.

Seven programs of Radio France are now broadcast via DAB+, as well as those of some smaller stations, thanks to transmission provider Towercast, who installed a digital radio transmitter mux at the top of Mercuriales.

Javier Sanchez, President of the Strategic Programme Platforms EBU Digital Radio explores the future of digital radio in Spain. He notes how the spectrum efficiency of DAB+ is about three times greater than that of DAB. He notes how switching to DAB+ in Spain could allow up to 48 new radio stations on air.

WorldDAB has announced the first keynote speakers and topics for its 2016 General Assembly, taking place on Nov. 9–10, in Vienna. The theme of the event is “New content. New markets” and it will bring together regulators, broadcasters, governments and manufacturers to look at how DAB is being used in established and emerging markets around the world, reaching new audiences and delivering innovative content.

Digital radio coverage continues to grow in Italy and new transmitters activated today bring digital radio to the area between Brindisi and Taranto.

Public media broadcasters from all over Europe, representatives from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), WorldDAB and representatives from the automotive industry, gathered in Poland for the European Radio Forum. The conference was devoted to the technological future of radio. Among the speakers were: Helen Boaden - Director of BBC Radio, Willi Steul - CEO Deutschlandradio, Miklos Vaszily - Director General of the Hungarian public television and radio MTVA, Rene Zavoral - Director General of Czech Radio and Graham Dixon - Director of Radio at the EBU.