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BBC 6Music is UK's most popular digital radio station
31.01.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Digital radio continues to transform the way people listen to the radio and one third of all listening to digital platforms represents an important milestone,” Ford Ennals, CEO of Digital Radio UK has said as the platform as a whole saw a rise of 14% in listeners.

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MDR Broadcasting is committed to digital radio
30.01.2013 - Germany Germany
The MDR Broadcasting Council has agreed that DAB+ is the standard of choice for the future of terrestrial digital broadcasting.

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Opinion Barometer Digital Broadcasting in January 2013
30.01.2013 - Germany Germany
The topics included in the latest Opinion Barometer Digital Broadcasting is the abolition of royalties and the ARD digital radio campaign that continues in 2103.

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DLM Symposium 2013: Local media in the digital world
30.01.2013 - Germany Germany
The DLM-2013 symposium is devoted to the theme "Local media in the digital world".

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Terrestrial digital radio will be launched by the end of 2013 in France
29.01.2013 - France France
Terrestrial digital radio (DAB) will become a reality in Paris, Nice and Marseille before the end of the year.

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SONY with DAB for cars
29.01.2013 - Germany Germany
The SONY CDX-DAB500U has new a digital radio tuner and CD/MP3 player for the car in the program. The receiver is equipped with a front-side USB port on Walkman ® / iPod / iPhone connectivity.

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Capital Radio Network launches new Digital Station
29.01.2013 - Australia Australia
With a focus on more music and less talk, X Digital is Perth's only digital radio station playing 55 minutes of hits every hour. Josh Elliott, Perth General Manager said, “With a small playlist of less than 30 songs, X Digital is all about only playing the biggest hits.

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Keys for Successful Digital Uptake
29.01.2013 - Australia Australia
Radio broadcasters worldwide have recognized the need to be in the digital space. DAB+ digital radio is powerful, spectrum-efficient and offers broadcasters worldwide the ability to give listeners greater interactivity, more programming, better sound, plus scrolling text and slide show to complement the audio.

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Improved Digital Radio portal in Germany
23.01.2013 - Deutschlandradio WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
Improved Digital Radio website launched by Digital Radio Deutschland (ARD, Deutschlandradio, public and commercial broadcasters) now offers more information includes information on digital radio enhanced functionality, postcode search for coverage, where to buy digital radios for the home, car and mobile phone adaptors.

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Vauxhall van drivers offered DAB Radio
23.01.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Vauxhall van drivers can now tune in to the latest audio entertainment, with Vauxhall's excellent value DAB upgrades, available for Astravan, Corsavan, New Combo, Vivaro and Movano.

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