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Volkswagen Car-Software Organisation’s Head of Development Entertainment & Car Functions to chair WorldDAB Automotive Working Group

26.01.2021 - Top story -

WorldDAB announces the appointment of Martin Koch, Head of Development Entertainment & Car Functions at Volkswagen Car SW.Org Wolfsburg AG, as the Chairman of the WorldDAB Automotive Working Group.

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France's independent radios celebrate national launch plans

27.01.2021 - France

SIRTI - France's independent radio association - has expressed its support for the CSA's decision to authorise national broadcasts across France from 15 July 2021.

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National offering expands in Austria

27.01.2021 - Austria

Welle 1 is now available to listeners on DAB+ across the country, making it the twelvthe DAB+ station available nationally in Austria.

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Teleko improves DAB+ coverage in Czech Republic's second-largest city

27.01.2021 - Czech Republic

Czech operator Teleko has improved the coverage of its DAB+ multiplex in Brno as well as its immediate surroundings.

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Martin Koch Appointed to Chair WorldDAB’s Automotive Working Group

27.01.2021 - United Kingdom

WorldDAB announced the appointment of Martin Koch as chairman of the WorldDAB Automotive Working Group. Koch is head of Development for Entertainment and Car Functions at Volkswagen Car SW.Org Wolfsburg AG. He replaces Laurence Harrison, who was chairman from 2015 to 2020.

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VW ICE chief joins WorldDAB auto working group

27.01.2021 - United Kingdom

WorldDAB has named Martin Koch, head of development entertainment and car functions at Volkswagen, as chairman of its automotive working group.

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New transmitter improves DAB+ coverage in northern Germany

26.01.2021 - Germany

Listeners in Neumünster will now be able to listen to NDR's stations on DAB+ digital radio.

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Martin Koch Will Head WorldDAB Auto Working Group

26.01.2021 - United Kingdom

The WorldDAB Automotive Working Group has a new chairman, Martin Koch, who succeeds Laurence Harrison. Koch is head of development entertainment and car functions at Volkswagen Car SW.Org Wolfsburg AG.

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Germany - DAB+ receiver sales increase by amost a quarter

26.01.2021 - Germany

According to the latest data from GfK, year-on-year DAB+ receiver sales in Germany recorded a 23% percent increase. A total of 4.2 million audio devices were sold in Germany in 2020, 38% of which were DAB-enabled.

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Switzerland to switch off FM services in 2022/2023

25.01.2021 - Switzerland

Switzerland's various radio associations have accepted the regulator's switch off plans, and public and commercial FM services are set to be switched off between August 2022 and January 2023.

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