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OFCOM Publishes Third Annual Report on Digital Radio in UK
18.10.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
London - Oct 17, 2012 - OFCOM has published its 3rd annual report on the state of digital radio in the UK. Di

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BR build out of digital radio continues
18.10.2012 - Bayerischer Rundfunk WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
Bayerische Rundfunk continues with build of its digital radio transmitter networks in the following areas: Pfaff, Kreuzberg Ochsenkopf and Grünten.

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Digital accounts for 29.5% of UK radio listening - study
18.10.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
In the 12 months to the end of June 2012, almost three in ten (29.5%) of all radio listening hours in the UK were to digital radio.

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Irish DB Q3 2012 Report Out Now
18.10.2012
Our first three months on-air have shown some very interesting insights into digital broadcasting.

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Germany and BBC Radio propagate "Euro-chip"
18.10.2012 - Switzerland Switzerland
Digitalradio Deutschland and the BBC have teamed up to jointly support the introduction of a pan-European electronic receiver chip for radio equipment by the EBU.

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DBC staff urge govt to save station
18.10.2012 - Hong Kong Hong Kong
A group of radio hosts and staff from the troubled Digital Broadcasting Corporation will host what they are calling a 'gathering' outside government headquarters this afternoon, to urge the administration to save the cash-strapped station.

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Radio sales slump as listeners move online
17.10.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sales of analogue radios fell by 1.5million in the 12 months to the end of June, while DAB radio sales remained steady despite declining prices. Overall, 29.5 per cent of all radio is now listened to digitally, compared to 25.8 per cent a year ago and just 19.6 per cent in 2009.

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Ofcom publishes Digital Radio Report 2012
17.10.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
For the quarter April-June 2012, 31.5% of all listening hours were to digital radio. DAB digital radio sets were the most widely-used method of listening to digital radio, accounting for 64.9% of all digital listening hours in the 12 months to the end of June 2012.

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SRF-Radio on DAB+
16.10.2012 - Switzerland Switzerland
From the 17th October 2012 in German-speaking Switzerland nearly all SRF-radio programs were on air on DAB+. For all radio listeners this means that after this switch to DAB+, a new channel scan will be set up in order to receive all programs properly. Initially there are 3 SRG radio programs on DAB available in mono quality.

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Volkswagen replaces Passat SE with Highline model and DAB Radio
16.10.2012 - Germany Germany
The Volkswagen Passat and Passat Estate have options such as a Driver Alert System that monitors for signs of fatigue, DAB digital radio and Bluetooth.

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