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In an interview with Newseria Biznes, the head of the Polish broadcasting council KRRiT Jan Dworak outlined the perspectives for the transition to digital radio broadcasting.

Although France launched DAB multiplexes in Paris, Marseille and Nice last June, the government and the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, appear to have gone silent on the subject of digital radio, which currently covers 20 percent of the population.

The real concern here isn't that DAB set sales are down: it's that all radio set sales are down. DAB is outperforming total radio; but if radio receiver sales are down by 11.3% - in an economy generally felt to be improving - isn't that more a cause for concern?

Meanwhile, Magic will go national on DAB digital radio in January 2015, taking it outside of its London audience, while Kisstory will launch on DAB in various UK cities including London and Birmingham.

Hong Kong's Communications Authority (CA) has given three DAB licensees an additional three and a half years to provide an Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) for their digital radio services. The original date of September 2012 was extended to September this year.

DUBLIN—Ireland’s public service broadcaster RTE will terminate the long-wave transmissions of Radio 1, heard on 252 KHz, at the end of October. The 2% of Radio 1 listeners that use the long-wave service are being encouraged to tune in to the service on DAB or FM.

From January 2015, Magic will broadcast nationally from London on the national DAB multiplex. Bauer Media is planning to triple its marketing budget for the Magic brand following the launch.

Listeners with Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) receivers can now pick up BBC Somerset, Heart, Capital, Smooth Radio and Triple Hits. The transmitters at Mendip, Taunton and Hutton cover 70% of the county's population and more than 360 miles (580km) of road.

Triple M is will launch of a new digital radio station called Triple M Modern Rock Digital in Adelaide and Perth this weekend. Featuring the best modern rock from the 2000s to now, the station will feature the world's new generation of rock acts. The launch of the new digital radio station signals the continued growth and diversification of the Triple M brand across Australia; strengthening its market position as the home of rock and the country's number one network for men.

Jeremy Browne, MP for Taunton Deane and Dave Durdan, Mayor of Taunton Deane officially switched on new DAB digital radio transmitters at the Somerset County Cricket Club Ground in Taunton, giving over 500,000 listeners new local stations on DAB in the Somerset area. The switch-on means listeners will be able to receive 5 local radio stations - BBC Somerset, Heart, Capital, Smooth Radio and Triple Hits for the first time on DAB digital radio.