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Norway: Successful transition from FM to DAB+
19.09.2017 - Norway Norway
Despite some concerns, the private radios stations could benefit from the switch to DAB+. The radio advertising market is growing by 1.4 percent in the second quarter of 2017 with revenues of 369 million crowns, ie 40 million euros (source: institutet för reklam- och mediestatistik), while the advertising revenues for daytime newspapers (-16.2 percent) and TV (-3.3 percent).
Radio Classique reaps the first fruits of its digital strategy
19.09.2017 - France France
With more than one million listeners per day, and with listening on the rise among people aged 25 to 59 ( a 27% increase in one year), Radio Classique is seeing growth on DAB radio and on mobile.

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IBC2017 puts spotlight on radio
19.09.2017 - Netherlands Netherlands - United States United States
IBC is the ultimate place to show off the new technology. This view was supported by WorldDAB Project Director Bernie O'Neill, “We were excited to include the top executives from Norwegian public and commercial radio, NRK and P4 in the final day session, where they presented the latest radio listening figures from Norway, revealing the true impact on radio listening halfway through this year's national FM switch-off process.”

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Same level of listening in Norway after the FM switch off
19.09.2017 - Norway Norway
In Norway, radio audiences have reached the same levels as before the start of the FM switch off in January 2017. The first Norwegian regions who made the transition to DAB already show strong audience levels.

(RADIODIGI.FR) Read more

WorldDAB outlines progress
19.09.2017 - WorldDAB News - Netherlands Netherlands
During the WorldDAB session at IBC2017, Patrick Hannon, WorldDAB president, highlighted the above figures in his keynote speech, while reconfirming the request to European Union authorities to stop the sale of analog-only radio receivers in Europe.

(Radio World) Read more

New DAB models from Pure shown at IFA
19.09.2017 - Pure - Germany Germany
At the IFA trade show this year, digital radio specialist Pure displayed a trio of new radios, the "Siesta Rise S", "Pop Midi S" and "Pop Maxi S". All three devices are FM/DAB+ Duo solutions from Radiowecker, via a portable small variant, to the compact model for the domestic four walls.

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Geneva Labs brings digital and Analog Radio Alongside Bluetooth Streaming in an eye-catching package
18.09.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Back in July I reviewed the gorgeous Swiss-designed Geneva Touring radio with its FM/DAB tuner and Bluetooth capability. This month it's the turn of the Geneva Classic S radio which also features dual FM/DAB tuner and a Bluetooth input. The Classic S ...

(Forbes) Read more

Termination of FM has not affected listening
18.09.2017 - Norway Norway
The radio audience reaches the same levels as before the start of the FM shutdown in January 2017. The first Norwegian regions that have made the transition from FM to digital already show strong audience levels.

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FM in Norway is dead, long live DAB
18.09.2017 - Norway Norway
Norway, the first country to switch off FM radio to move 100 per cent to DAB, has reported that the first region to have made the radical change, Nordland County, has said viewing figures have remained the same while advertising has risen.

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Radio listening in Nordland now at same level as before FM shutdown
18.09.2017 - Norway Norway - Germany Germany
In 2017, Norwegian radio will be moving from analogue to digital technology. The conversion to digital radio is done regionally. In the administrative region of Nordland, the first region in which the FM stations were switched off, listeners are currently reaching the same values ​​as 2016: in the second quarter of 2017, 64.2% of the population of Northern Germany listened to radio, compared with 64.8% in the second Quarter 2016.

(Digital Radio Norway) Read more