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Listen Up: 1M+ Tune Into Digital Radio
02.11.2012 - Australia Australia
Digital radio sales and listening showed significant rise with close to 100,000 (94,655) DAB digital radio devices sold in July-September period, Survey 7 research shows. This brings the total number of DAB devices sold in total to over 1 million

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BBC radio shuts down its medium wave service
02.11.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The BBC is exploring switching off MW services except where it is depended upon as an alternative to FM and DAB as a money saving option.

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Audi Black Editions with DAB
02.11.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Inside, piano black inlays compliment the black leather sports seats, while the S line equipment list (on which the Black Editions are based) is expanded with a BOSE surround sound stereo, DAB digital radio and an iPod input as standard.

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BBC extends trial to switch off AM radio
02.11.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
As stated, the BBC really needs to ensure DAB coverage is equivalent to the current service (and therefore a viable option for listeners to upgrade to) before considering total switch off and the loss of the ability to split transmission to a majority of the audience.

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Digital radio sales & listening figures continue to climb
01.11.2012 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia Australia
Digital radio sales and listening figures recorded a significant rise with 94,655 DAB+ digital radio devices sold in the third quarter of 2012, bringing the total number sold since the 2009 launch to over 1 million (1002,966), in addition listening figures from Survey 7 show 1.336 million people are now listening via a DAB+ device each week.

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BBC radio shuts down its medium wave service
01.11.2012 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The BBC is exploring switching off MW services except where it is depended upon as an alternative to FM and DAB as a money saving option.

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WorldDMB messages to the automotive industry at Telematics Update
31.10.2012 - WorldDAB News - Germany Germany
WorldDMB yesterday brought together high profile speakers from the broadcasting industry for a panel discussion ‘Digital Radio the Forgotten Connection’ at Telematics Update conference, Munich, Germany.

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Pure launches ‘One Mi Series 2’
31.10.2012 - Pure - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pure launches 'One Siesta Mi Series 2', an updated and improved version of the Siesta. The model has been improved to include alarms and two special keys for programmable alarms. Siesta Mi Series 2 is available in black or white for a retail price of € 59.99.

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Notable Headway for DAB in UK
29.10.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
This according to a release issued by Digital Radio UK and based on figures published by RAJAR for the period ending September 2012. The results also showed that DAB now reaches 15.3 million adults in the U.K. on a weekly basis, up 10 percent from 13.9 million in Q3 2011, and DAB listening hours have reached 209 million, an increase of 8% year-on-year, representing 65.2% of all digital listening hours.

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Ireland's DAB Trial Advances
27.10.2012 - Ireland Ireland
dB observes that the test run proves that much will have to be done to pave the way for Ireland’s eventual transition to DAB+, as the country is currently far from the WorldDMB/EBU Profile 1 standard, as established in 2009 to evaluate the European market for broadcasters, manufacturers as well as consumers; currently, not all standard digital radios receive either DAB or DAB+, as would be required by the standard.

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