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We look at five of the best portable radios available on the market with features such as DAB for great sound quality.

British audio company Ruark Audio has announced the third generation of its R7 modern radiogram. There’s expected features, like CD, DAB/DAB+/FM, DLNA Wi-Fi, and the newly added Spotify Connect.

The SX7 is a CD player, FM tuner, DAB digital radio receiver, Bluetooth speaker system, Wi-Fi speaker system, USB music player, USB DAC speaker system for your computer, and a Chromecast speaker system with Chromecast built in..

GatesAir’s new DAB/DAB+ Maxiva Vaxte transmitter is available in 2RU and 4RU single-chassis models to drive power levels from 15W to 1.2kW, with larger configurations available for single-rack DAB solutions up to 9.2kW.

In Switzerland, the proportion of radio programs listened to on a digital basis continues to increase to 57% with DAB+, the main driver of this development. The DigiMig working group presented the results of this survey as part of the SwissRadioDay in Zurich.

The AT 35 comes with new features including keyless entry and push button start, a seven-inch touchscreen infotainment system, DAB radio, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, satellite navigation and even a shark fin antenna.

Standard kit includes: 17” alloy wheels, a leather and alcantara interior, heated front seats, keyless entry and start, climate control, sat-nav, DAB radio and cruise control.

In recent times we have seen how radio in our country has begun to reinvent itself. New listening formats, podcasts, content, greater offer, specialization and improvements in sound quality are just some of the benefits that the digital universe has brought to the radio sphere.

Revival Uno offers FM/DAB/DAB+ to give you the full choice of digital radio stations currently available. Revival RD70 keeps the classic 50’s styling, but has had some technology updates. This is the ideal kitchen radio and features FM/DAB/DAB+ and now it has Bluetooth connectivity.

The first chamber of the Leipzig Administrative Court rejected the application from DABP GmbH. "In the interests of the rapid development of the second national DAB+ platform and thus the further positive development of digital radio in Germany, we are looking forward to the early allocation of the platform license," said a spokesman for Antenne Deutschland GmbH.