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Creating a better listener experience in the car with broadcast and IP
11.03.2021 - WorldDAB News - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member
Yesterday, WorldDAB and the EBU brought together experts from the broadcast and automotive industries to discuss the future of radio in the car and how hybrid radio - with DAB+ at the heart of it - allows radio to stay relevant in the competitive entertainment world inside the connected car.

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Cyprus launches tender for study on the development and rollout of DAB+ services
10.03.2021 - Cyprus Cyprus
The Department of Electronic Communications launched a tender for the development of a study on the operation of DAB+ in Cyprus, with a view to develop the regulatory and technical framework, which will be used for the subsequent authorisation of the individual right of use of radiofrequencies.

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DAB+ coverage improves in northern Germany
10.03.2021 - Germany Germany
Tens of thousands more people in northern Germany will have access to DAB+ services with the newly launched transmitter in Neumünster, located north of Hamburg towards the border with Denmark.

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Belgium: five local stations move to DAB+
10.03.2021 - Belgium Belgium
At the beginning of March, five local radio stations in Belgium began broadcasting in DAB+ to serve the Picardy Wallonia region and the North of France. The transition from FM to DAB+ grows the listening area from 150,000 to 5 million people.

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Small-scale DAB gets permanent launch across UK
08.03.2021 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The full rollout of small-scale DAB in the United Kingdom has moved a step closer with regulator Ofcom receiving 45 applications for new multiplex licenses.

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Radioplayer announces new metadata partnership with BMW Group
08.03.2021 - Radioplayer WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
Radioplayer has announced a new smart radio partnership with the global car manufacturer BMW Group. Starting next year, the partnership will see BMW Group using official broadcaster metadata from Radioplayer’s Worldwide Radioplayer API (WRAPI) to help create a brilliant radio interface.

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New multiplex launched in Genoa
07.03.2021 - Italy Italy
DAB+ coverage in Italy continues to expand with the launch of a new DAB+ in Genoa in the Liguria region.

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Flanders - five local radio stations switch to DAB+
05.03.2021 - Belgium Belgium
The newly launched stations - Néo Radio, Radio Beloeil, Radio Libellule, RLM - Radio Loisir Mouscron and RQC - Radio Qui Chifèl - are now available to listeners in on DAB+ in Western Belgium, and in parts of Northern France, including Lille.

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Swiss listeners take up digital radio
04.03.2021 - OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member - Switzerland Switzerland
OFCOM, the Swiss Federal Office of Communication, says DAB+ is now the most widely used radio reception method in the country, and that only one in eight people say they still tune in exclusively to FM radio.

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DAB+ in the car - the new normal
04.03.2021 - Bayerische Landeszentrale fur neue Medien (BLM) WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
Previously sold as an add-on in new cars across Germany, DAB+ digital radio is now factory-fitted in the majority of new cars sold in the country - ensuring listeners on the go can benefit from great sound an wide pool of choice.

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