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Polish Radio started digital broadcasting in Bydgoszcz and Torun on 30 April and coverage of DAB+ now reaches 31% of the territory and 53.8% of the population.

Mari Hagerup, Head of Communications for DigitalRadio Norge talks to La W on the planned shutdown of FM in Norway.

IZT has shown its strong commitment to digital radio by joining WorldDMB, the leading global forum that is facilitating the adoption and implementation of digital radio based on DAB, DAB+ and DMB.

Broadcast Partners have began regional broadcasting on DAB+ networks in parts of the Netherlands. The three networks will be begin in the North, East and South/South East of the Netherlands

Sound Digital, owned by Arqiva, Bauer Media and UTV is advertising for services to get in touch to register their interest in running a DAB channel on the new D2 multiplex. The ad reads: “There is still capacity to add your brand to the list of new national radio stations. Alongside a strong business plan, you need to be adding something extra for listeners.”

In a welcome address at Saarland Radio's DAB+ summit, Professor Thomas Kliest believes that switch off from analogue to digital can be achieved if all participants work together and if value is added compared to the current status quo.

The Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel(CSA) have authorised tests of T-DMB/DAB+ until 11 November in the area of Rambouillet (Yvelines).

Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp urged the automotive sector to put more digital radios in cars. “Digital radio is definitely the future: I would not spend my money to an analogue radio anymore.” Henk Kamp made his statement on Business News Radio last Friday 24th of April. The show was broadcasted from the AutoRai in Amsterdam. (Listen from 00.34 of audio)

The DAB network provides a different opportunity to alert people when a disaster occurs. A bigger test of DAB+ and EWF (Emergency Warning Functionality) shows how the government can break into all broadcasts, even on radios that are in sleep mode, and also in several different languages.

Norway is tuning out FM radio for good, and becoming the world's first country to put a date on the switchover to digital-only transmissions. "Nobody's ever done this before and it's quite a nervous time for everyone," James Cridland, a British-based radio broadcasting consultant told AFP, adding that many other countries planning the change will be watching closely. "Norway is testing this out for all of us," he said.