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According to the survey results from the Digitisation Report 2016 published by Die Medienanstalten, 14 percent of the German population aged 14 and over have a DAB+ device. This corresponds to around 9.5 million DAB devices. 12.6 percent of households also own a DAB+ device. DAB+ receivers in the car also increased by 1.17 million to 3.08 million. Every 13th car radio in Germany can already receive DAB+.

The latest DAB adapter from Pure, the Highway 400 gives users access to DAB+ radio channels and to stream music from their mobile phone through Bluetooth. Pure 400 itself worked perfectly flawlessly while we've tested it. Streaming from mobile and DAB playback has gone without hiccups.

The dance radio station DanceXL will go on air via DAB+ from December 1 2016 and will be available in the southern half of the Netherlands. Dancexl will be received via DAB + in the provinces of North Brabant, maritime, Limburg, Zuid-Holland, Utrecht, Gelderland.

This week, several announcements were made by German politicians at both the national and federal level. In Germany, the political support behind the DAB+ continues to grow, while IFA Berlin opens and presents the latest news from DAB+ receivers.

At the launch of digitalisation report at IFA in Berlin, Dr. Willi Steul discussed the development of digital radio in Germany. He said "DAB+ is the technology of the future in terms of transmission costs."

With the digital switchover planned for January 2017 Ole Jørgen Torvmark, General Manager of Digital Radio Norway has said the country has good DAB+ coverage following recent tests.

Other highlights from the standard kit include front and rear parking sensors, LED daytime running lights, DAB radio, Bluetooth, adaptive cruise control and dual-zone air-con.

Gabriele Schöngruber, of the FEEI (Austria’s Association for the Electrical and Electronics Industries) answers questions about the development of DAB+ in Austria.

Media authorities in Germany have published their annual digitisation report, this year there are already 3.4 million people listening via DAB+. Almost 14 percent of the population listen via DAB+, about 2.1 million more people than last year. DAB+ radio devices are also available in five million German households and vehicles.

Pure presents the Evoke H3, H4 and H6, an evolution of the iconic Evoke range of digital radios. The new Evoke H3 (£129.99) and H4 (£169.99) available in both an oak and walnut finish along with the H6 (£199.99) in oak come with new colour screens, audio enhancements and Bluetooth connectivity for music streaming.