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Sometime during this year, our politicians take a stand on whether Sweden should invest digital radio broadcasting via terrestrial network, or not. The main arguments FOR digital radio is that more channels can place on the airwaves (including for commercial radio), and that the broadcasts will be cheaper when new technology replaces the old FM band.

The 2013 Metropolitan Commercial Radio Advertising Revenue figures, sourced by Deloitte, show that total advertising revenue for February 2013 in the five metropolitan markets, compared to the year before, was up by 0.44%.

'Now is the time to make decisions' say the CEOs of Sweden's three largest radio broadcasters.

Standard equipment includes a DAB radio, Bluetooth and dual-zone climate control.

ROCK ANTENNE has grown by 13%, with 97,000 listeners, making it a fixture in the Bavarian radio landscape.

John Lewis is announcing the arrival of the PURE Evoke Mio DAB Radio designed by Orla Kiely, which features her buttercup print.

Topics of interest to radio broadcasters included discussions of the two main digital radio formats, DRM and DAB , and various sessions on workflow technology that can make internal production processes more efficient.

Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has indicated that it will likely use Australia's digital radio system as a model to migrate from analog, according to the Bangkok Post.

It’s good to see more digital radios taking up touch screen technology to show off DAB+ to its best advantage.

As part of the deployment of future RNT, several independent operators and unions have come together to create RadioCoop, a company designed to operate digital multiplexes. This structure is positioned as a single point of contact between the CSA, radios combined in a multiplex and diffuser. It would preserve the independence of radio and defend their interests in the future digital multiplexes.