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DAB+ transmission demonstration in Bangkok
05.03.2013 - Thailand Thailand
Using DAB equipment and expertise from Australia and Europe where digital radio is on air, the three-day Workshop in Bangkok from 1 to 3 March 2013, will include a live field test demonstration in and around Bangkok.

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Radiokomunikace launches DAB pilot
05.03.2013 - Czechia Czechia
Czech Radiokomunikace launched a pilot radio broadcast project with the Frekvence 1 and Radio Impuls channels following a one-month technology trial.

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Dutch radio stations develop DAB+
04.03.2013 - Netherlands Netherlands
Dutch radio stations 538, Q Music, Sky Radio, SLAM! FM, Radio Veronica, 100% NL, Sublime FM and BNR News Radio have signed a contract with Broadcast Partners to go forward in the DAB+ digital format. The public broadcasters are also moving towards digital radio. Broadcasting is expected to begin in September. A new (car) signal will be necessary in order to receive the signal.

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DAB+ Digital Radio Transmission Demonstration in Bangkok
01.03.2013 - WorldDAB News - Thailand Thailand
DAB+ digital radio will be broadcasting live for the first time in Bangkok tomorrow as part of a three-day technology Workshop and demonstration jointly organised by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), Thailand, and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

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Digital radio mulled for 2013
01.03.2013 - Thailand Thailand
Natee Sukonrat, vice chairman of the NBTC and chairman of the broadcasting committee, said that this year the committee would test-launch digital radio once every six months. Next year it might allocate an unused VHF spectrum for digital radio.

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Win 1 of 5 compact DAB digital radios with Welch's
01.03.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
To celebrate, we are giving you the chance to win one of five ‘MessageR’ compact DAB digital radios worth £100 courtesy of Roberts Radios.

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Community Radio's digital campaign continues
01.03.2013 - Australia Australia
CBAA President Adrian Basso, and a range of other Melbourne stations managers were featured on ABC TV's Melbourne 7.30 Report discussing the funding shortfall for digital radio and the community broadcasting sector's campaign for more funding.

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Digital killed the community radio stars? Conroy's fight with DJs
01.03.2013
But community radio has a digital problem. As Australia's radio waves slowly digitise, the importance of analogue systems is slowly declining.

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Aussie digital model urged
01.03.2013 - Thailand Thailand
Thailand will likely use Australia's digital radio system as a model to migrate from analogue, says the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

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Orla Kiely, Pure launch third radio collaboration
28.02.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fashion and homewares designer Orla Kiely has created a third digital and FM radio for Pure. The Evoke Mio - Striped Petal Edition comes in a buttercup pattern, and is finished with a mirror-chrome handle, walnut-veneered cabinet and a cream fascia.

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