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Bush inspires retro revival with new Heritage DAB+ digital radio with Bluetooth
25.06.2013 - Australia Australia
With clearer sound and extra stations, digital radio (DAB ) is steadily gaining popularity with music, sports and talkback radio audiences seeking wider variety and a more enjoyable listening experience.

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New Onkyo Mini Systems
25.06.2013 - Germany Germany
Onkyo presents the new CD Mini Hi-Fi Systems CS-255 and DAB-variant CS 255DAB.

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Local radio stations in Switzerland to get a platform for the digital distribution of their programs
25.06.2013 - Switzerland Switzerland
The Funkkonzessionärin intends by 2015 to build DAB + antennas across Switzerland. This platform will enable mainly non-commercial and popular radio stations over the Internet the ability to broadcast services via DAB+.

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Bath-based digital pilot opens the way for UK-wide switch-off
21.06.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
A Bath-based pilot on converting homes to digital radio has been hailed a success ahead of a national switchover.

(South West Business) Read more

DAB in mobiles by 2015?
20.06.2013 - Imagination Technologies - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Digital radio broadcast chips could be fitted into mobile phones by 2015, according to Sir Hossein Yassaie, chief executive of Imagination Technologies, speaking at this year’s Intellect Consumer Electronics Conference in London.

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FM broadcasts scrapped by 2022
20.06.2013 - Sweden Sweden
FM radio broadcasts should be replaced by digital radio services by 2022, and the TV licence fee will remain for the next six years, at least. Those are some of the highlights of the public service radio and TV bill presented by the Swedish government today.

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Swedish Government Culture Bill 2014-2019 just published
19.06.2013 - Sweden Sweden
Swedish Government Bill “Culture and Accessibility – Public Radio and Television 2014-2019": transition from FM broadcasts to terrestrial digital radio, through collaboration between Swedish Radio (SR) and commercial radio broadcasters, with the aim to shut down FM broadcasts in 2022.

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LAB Geneva announces Model S DAB+ wireless in Germany and Austria
19.06.2013 - Switzerland Switzerland
LAB Geneva, Swiss manufacturer of high-style all-in-one solutions, today announced that the Model S DAB+ Wireless is now available in Germany and Austria. The wireless Geneva Model S DAB + allows integrated Bluetooth wireless music transmission from Smartphone, Tablet PC and laptop.

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Minister: FM broadcasts scrapped by 2022
19.06.2013 - Sweden Sweden
Radio and TV bill presented by the Swedish government states that FM radio broadcasts should be replaced by digital radio services by 2022, and the TV licence fee will remain for the next six years, at least.

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UK Government Releases Results of DAB Pilot
19.06.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Three quarters of the older and disabled people in the trial found the DAB radios easier to use than expected, said the report, although some required setup assistance. Seven in 10 of this group said that digital radio was better than analog.

(Radio World) Read more