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The 66 page 2013 Digital Radio Industry Report, has been released by Commercial Radio Australia showing digital radio sales figures have risen to a total of 192,974* in a four month period while listening continues to grow.

The highest ever sales figures of DAB devices were recorded over the 2012/2013 Christmas and New Year period bringing the total number of digital radios sold since launch to 1,195,940.

Karen Stacey, Broadcast Sales Director at Bauer Media: “We are thrilled that Kiss will now be reaching 85% of the population and are excited about the advertising opportunities that we will now be able to offer those wanting to reach the youth market. We fully intend to maximise on these in order to drive Kiss’ success as we look to cement Kiss’ place as the only youth radio station with true national digital coverage.”

The ST gets you a DAB Radio CD with SYNC, 17” alloy wheels, MyKey technology, Quickclear windscreen, Thatcham Cat 1 alarm, unique ST body styling kit and Recaro sports front seats with cloth trim.

DAB now comes as standard in Peugeot 208 GTI.

Standard equipment includes panoramic roof, 18-inch wheels and keyless start and the only thing we found truly missing off the spec list was a DAB radio.

Digitalradio Norway has signed an agreement with UK Radioplayer and will launch a new type of radio player for Norwegian radio channels. The British system, in Norway being named Radio.no, makes it easier to listen to online radio. The radio player contents features adding new dimensions to the use of Internet radio.

The space on the dashboard that was once reserved for the car radio has morphed into a digital gateway offering everything that the web has to offer.

ZENEC The Swiss company has unveiled a DAB+ tuner which can be combined with existing multimedia systems in vehicles.

If you want AM that sounds better than FM, there's a simple way to get it: digital radio. The big-city AM stations broadcast their programming in digital alongside analog AM. Well, almost alongside - there's a delay of about a second with digital, but that's the nature of the technology. With a digital receiver, you can have your beloved AM programs crisp and clear.