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EBU Forms Strategic Program on Digital Radio Platforms

03.12.2013 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member - Switzerland

European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Strategic Program on Digital Radio Platforms (SP-DRP) was recently created to help members to clarify their strategies, to identify work to be done, and to exchange ideas on technologies for digital radio that now exist.

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Norway Chooses 2wcom's DAB+ Technology

03.12.2013 - Norway

2wcom has announced that Norway’s new national DAB network is being bimguilt with its DAB+ technology in a major project to ready the country for its FM switch-off in 2017.

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Commercial Radio Australia team up with Sony to push digital radio

03.12.2013 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia

Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) has teamed up with Sony to encourage radio listeners to purchase a digital radio in a Christmas ad campaign.

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Radio innovates in commercial communications and platforms to provide marketers with the most effective audio advertising solutions

03.12.2013 - OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member

During the egta annual conference dedicated to the sale and marketing of radio advertising Martin Baumgartner, Head of Business Development at Swiss Radioworld spoke about how radio is now fully embracing digital audio and creating highly effective platforms for building brands and driving sales.

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Citybeat launches Christmas radio station in Ireland

03.12.2013 - United Kingdom

Christmas radio is spreading north of the border with CN-Group station Citybeat launching a 24 hour Christmas service on DAB.

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Radio Energy plans FM exit in 2019

02.12.2013 - Switzerland

Energy are looking to phase out its FM broadcasts as early as 2019 says CEO of Energy, Dani Büchi.

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Mercedes-Benz to launch SLK 55 AMG today with DAB

02.12.2013 - United Kingdom

Mercedes-Benz to launch SLK 55 AMG today with DAB as standard.

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WDR 4 is now available in West Germany via DAB+

02.12.2013 - Germany

The oldies and hit station WDR 4 is now on air via via DAB+ in West Germany. On Monday 2 December the transmitter that covers state of North Rhine-Westphalia was switched on.

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Ofcom to advertise "Digital 2" next year?

02.12.2013 - United Kingdom

Ed Vaizey's digital switchover announcement this month is expected to include news of a second national digital radio multiplex being advertised by Ofcom.

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