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While the Federal Government eventually made good on the $1.4 million in funding that community radio needed to ensure the survival of 37 community broadcasters on the digital spectrum, it very nearly signed the death warrant on the community radio sector. It’s a situation that the Australian Greens Party want to ensure never happens again should they be brought into power, today announcing a $27 million pledge to community TV and radio broadcasters.

The VW Beetle Cabriolet 1.4 TSI 50s Edition now comes with DAB as standard.

The Honda CR-V 1.6 i-DTEC now comes with DAB as standard.

The Kuga Titanium X Sport features sports styling such as body coloured bumpers and wheel arches, a rear spoiler, front silver skid plate, 19-inch alloy wheels, privacy glass, high gloss rear diffuser and gloss black bumper detailing. Inside sat-nav, Sony DAB radio, Active Park Assist and a rear-view camera have been fitted as standard.

Southern Cross Austereo is launching its first ever digital-only radio station by extending its Triple M brand to Perth. SCA’s Director of Digital and Innovation is Clive Dickens, former COO of Absolute Radio in the UK which launched a number of digital-only stations under his control.

Sangean will present its latest digital radio receiver during the IFA 2013 exhibition in Berlin. The new Sangean WFR-29 D is a compatible with DAB/ DAB+, FM and internet radio.

With over 1.3 million digital radios sold around the country to date, broadcasting an increasing number of stations to 1.6 million Aussies each week, Digital Radio is revolutionising media entertainment, making it the perfect platform to extend Triple M's reach around Australia.

Absolute Radio has created unique D Love commercials to promote the station’s new season of Barclays Premier League Football Commentary. The animated character was created by digital radio industry body Digital Radio UK and the BBC. He appears in regular radio and TV advertising across, acting as an advocate and evangelist for digital radio.

The Reading And Basingstoke multiplex is getting a new station this weekend as Reading 107 launches on DAB digital radio. The station is making a big deal about the switch-on too, with a countdown and launch in the half time break of Reading’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Watford at the Madejski Stadium.

Prospective broadcaster Mobile TV will expand its trial network using Korea’s digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) technology, to the Western Cape and the Free State, founder Mothobi Mutloatse said on Wednesday. Mobile TV has already run a trial using DMB — which offers radio and video broadcasting services along with interactive “datacasting” — in Gauteng. It switched on test signals in the province in December 2010.