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Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) antennas from Rojone
04.10.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Most radios require a more efficient antenna than the standard one fitted to enhance the reception of digital signals. Rojone offers several models of DAB antennas including AM/FM/DAB radio amplifiers.

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New owners for DAB channel
04.10.2012 - Switzerland Switzerland
Both Radio Eviva and Radio Sunshine serve the Lucerne area in central Switzerland. Folk music stations are popular in Switzerland, possibly boosting DAB listeners.

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MW switch-off remains at BBC Local Radio
04.10.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Medium Wave services mainly duplicate what is already available on FM and DAB.

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Community broadcasters lobbying for additional funds
04.10.2012 - Australia Australia
The federal government's mid-year budget review is in process and the community broadcasting sector is hoping that funding will be restored to two critical national community broadcasting sector projects, Amrap and the Digital Radio Project.

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Eureka! - Issue 18
03.10.2012 - WorldDAB News
Topics covered include: Future trends in receiver technology, Emergency Warning Systems in DAB and the DAB+ Indonesia Technology Showcase

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Successful TPEG Testfest held in Munich
02.10.2012 - Germany Germany
This 1st TPEG Testfest, which was jointly organised by ERTICO and by TISA, follows a series of interoperability test events already organised by ERTICO in the scope of various ITS services (cooperative mobility, eCall). The event aimed at providing the framework for one-to-one testing and live debugging with clearly defined use-cases and a systematic record of the learning points.

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New Honda CR-V with DAB radio
02.10.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The CR- V SR range starts at £26,445 – and features 1/2 leather and Alcantara interior, heated front seats, ambient lighting for driver/passenger foot well and doors, premium audio, DAB Radio, colour-coded roof rails, privacy glass, Bi-HID lights with Auto Levelling, dynamic cornering lights, High Beam Support System, headlight washers, 18-inch alloy wheels, passenger power lumbar support and manual passenger seat height adjustment.

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Solution for new amplifier technology for digital radio in electronic retailing
02.10.2012 - Germany Germany
Digital radio listeners can now be tested directly in the salesroom for interference-free reception of digital radio programs in electronics stores. This has been approved by the Federal Network Agency (FNA). These so-called repeater will allow the Salesroom good reception of digital radio programs in the region.

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Absolute to time-shift Hometime for DAB
02.10.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The time-shift allows the digital stations to continue play their usual playlist but benefit from content created elsewhere

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Solution for digital radio reception in specialised markets
02.10.2012 - Germany Germany
For interference-free reception of digital radio programs in electronics stores there is now a nationwide solution. From now on stores installed is approved by the Federal Network Agency (FNA) amplifier technology into their showroom and operate there. These so-called repeater then allow the sales floor a good reception of digital radio programs that are broadcast in the respective region.

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