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Retune your digital radios
25.05.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Digital radio listeners in Manchester are being urged to retune their digital radios on Wednesday morning (25th May 2016) to ensure they continue to get a clean-feed following engineering works. The essential maintenance was carried out to boost and change the frequency of existing digital radio transmitters in the Manchester area and switching on two new transmitters, which will bring the area’s 11 local stations to 400,000 more listeners for the first time.

(Key 103 Manchester) Read more


One year of digital radio in Austria: DAB+ makes terrestrial radio fit for the future
25.05.2016 - Austria Austria
The first pilot year of DAB + in Greater Vienna has been very successful. In the second pilot year 16 stations will be on board.

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SCA to create a bespoke DAB+ radio station for Rio Olympics
25.05.2016 - Australia Australia
SCA's Triple M Network will broadcast selected events from Seven’s multiple broadcast and streaming channel coverage during the games. SCA will also create a bespoke DAB+ radio station called 7 Rio Live to run a live audio simulcast from Seven from 5.30am to 1pm every day.

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Volkswagen Amarok review
25.05.2016 - Australia Australia
Smartphone integration, with a touchscreen interface joins the Amarok’s list of capabilities, as does DAB+ digital radio, Guide & Inform online navigation, and App Connect.

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The status of DAB+ in Italy
25.05.2016 - Italy Italy
Today DAB+ covers 70% of Italy and over five thousand kilometers of highways, particularly in the North and in the Tyrrhenian coast. If you have listened to the radio in recent days you will have heard a new campaign promoting DAB+.

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Products: Pure Highway 400 in-car DAB radio
25.05.2016 - Pure - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The advent of DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) radio has improved the wireless listening experience by offering a broader selection of stations with an enhanced sound quality over its FM, MW and AM forefathers. The Highway 400 from Pure, an expert in the DAB field, offers an aftermarket digital radio and Bluetooth music streaming solution and promises an uncomplicated installation process.

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Manchester benefits from engineering work on local DAB muxes
24.05.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Digital radio listeners in Manchester are being urged to retune their digital radios to ensure they continue to get a clean-feed following engineering works. The essential maintenance was carried out to boost and change the frequency of existing digital radio transmitters in the Manchester area and switching on two new transmitters, which will bring the area’s 11 local stations to 400,000 more listeners for the first time.

(Key103) Read more


A year digital radio in Austria: DAB+ makes terrestrial radio fit for the future
24.05.2016 - Austria Austria
The first pilot year of DAB + in Greater Vienna has been very successful. "With the two transmitters on the DC Tower and in Liesing we now open up an area that extends far beyond the northern and eastern border and south to the exchange area. Thus, the 15 digital radio programs could reach around 2.5 million people, "said Gernot Fischer, CEO of Digital Radio Austria, one year after the launch of digital radio in Austria.

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Updated BMW 4-Series revealed
24.05.2016 - Australia Australia
In the 420i and 420d models come with 18-inch alloys, rear-view camera, electric leather seats, bi-xenon headlights, front and rear park assist, BMW ConnectedDrive features and digital radio.

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Manchester DAB radio stations change frequencies
24.05.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Staff from a number of Manchester based radio stations gathered today for an official re-tune event in the city. The event was held at the Beetham Tower – the tallest building in the UK outside London – ahead of the DAB expansion taking place at 6am Wednesday 25 May.

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