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Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) has announced plans to launch a new DAB+ all sports station in Mandurah, to be known as SEN Peel, on the back of another month of digital growth in Western Australia.

Bauer Media's launch of three additional radio stations - including the launch of new station Pop FM 80s - brings the total number of Bauer national stations on DAB+ to nine. "This is a perfect time for us to expand on DAB+. Listening is increasing and with DAB+ as standard in all new cars, we expect even more digital listening to come" said CEO Jim Receveur.

This year’s interoperability workshop organised by the WorldDAB Technical Committee will be held virtually, on 18 November from 14:00-16:00 CET. The purpose of the workshop is to provide a discussion platform for all technical aspects on operating the DAB system. Conclusions reached will be reviewed by the TC and may lead to specification updates.

Slovakia's telecommunications regulator RU has initiated public consultations on the use of several frequency resources. Operators have been invited to respond by 19 November.

To mark the one year anniversary since its launch, maRadio.be is organising a Digital Radio week from 16-22 November to help further inform listeners on the benefits of DAB+. A marketing campaign will also be on air across various platforms from 16 to 24 November.

Regulation published by the Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs on 9 November 2020 states that DAB+ will become mandatory in category M new vehicles on 1 January 2021 according to the Ordinance of the Minister of Digitisation – the mentioned Ordinance is an executive act of the Telecommunications Law and is effective from the date indicated therein.

DAB+ content offering continues to grow in Germany, with two new stations having just launched in Lübeck and Kiel, north of Hamburg. A total of 36 stations are now available on DAB+ in these two regions.

Towercasts has launched two new transmitters in Toulouse, with 26 stations now available to listeners on DAB+ across the region.

TDF is operating DAB+ services in Bordeaux and Arcachon since 5 November, with 26 stations on air in the former, and 13 stations on air in the latter.

Leading radio industry professionals come together to speak as one voice in a promotion video for the significant expansion of DAB+ services this week in France. DAB+ launches on 5 November in Toulouse and Montauban and on 6 November in Bordeaux and Arcachon. DAB+ is already on air in Paris, Marseille, Nice, Lyon, Mâcon, Nantes, La Roche-sur-Yon, l’Alsace, le Nord, le Pas-de-Calais and la Seine-Maritime.