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DAB+ test transmissions going under the name of “Brighton Experimental” along with seagull noises and chilled out music are now on-air.

DAB+ test transmissions going under the name of “Brighton Experimental” along with seagull noises and chilled out music are now on-air. The service, operated by the Office of Communications appears to be two DAB+ channels from Sussex Heights with a loop of announcements on each one titled BEX6 and BEX7.

A major milestone has been reached this week with one third of all new cars (33.3%) in Q4 2012 now having digital radio as standard, according to CAP/SMMT.

With the new year, Berlin and Brandenburg got a selection of new digital radio channels.

Polish Radio plans to launch DAB operations by mid-2013, the offer including External Service programs in English.

Kiss will appear twice on DAB sets in areas where the station is carried locally, including Birmingham, Exeter & Torbay, Cambridge, Manchester, South Yorkshire, Swindon, Tyne & Wear, Berkshire & North Hampshire, Coventry, Essex, Leeds, Peterborough, Stoke & Stafford, Cornwall, Humberside, Liverpool, Norwich, Teesside, West Yorkshire, Wolverhampton and London.

Nova, owned by DMG, launched a pop-up digital radio station – dubbed Maroon Radio – dedicated to the NRL in the lead-up to the State of Origin.

Breakfast shows from BBC Radio Oxford, Heart and JACK fm were all broadcasting live from same venue for the first time to mark the occasion.

Specification levels are generous across the range with all new Golfs featuring a new Composition Media System compromising a 5.8-inch colour touchscreen, DAB digital radio receiver, MDI (Multi Device Interface), eight speakers and Eco HMI.

Our B-Class continues to impress with its wide range of on-board tech After nearly five months together, the Mercedes B-Class and I are most definitely on the same wavelength. You see, thanks to its brilliant DAB radio, the car has reignited my passion for music on the move.