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The latest member of Pure’s popular Siesta family, the S2 includes a stunning edgeless display, superb digital sound and is available to buy from Currys in a graphite or cool white finish, priced at £69.99.

Standard equipment includes LED headlights, DAB+ digital radio, selectable driving modes, diamond front grille design along with ambient lighting.

To test the strength of it's DAB coverage, NRK has completed several measuring trips along the Norwegian coast in cooperation with Rescue Society. In the report that was submitted to the Minister of Culture in Arendal, NRK concluded that DAB coverage offshore is good.

BMW's Professional navigation system and DAB radio are standard features in this model.

The city and region of Basel, has welcomed 10 new DAB+ radio stations. Including Radio X, Open broadcast, Spoon, channel K Radio 3FACH, World Radio Switzerland, Raven, Radio industry, Traxx FM and toxic.fm.

About 3.1 million digital radios have been sold since the launch of DAB+ in Gemany 5 years ago. It is estimated that more than 1 million digital radios will be sold in 2016 alone.

ZT GmbH will take part in this year's IBC and is presenting its latest solutions for broadcast infrastructures like the DAB ContentServer and high-performance test and measurement products. Including the S1000 signal generator with expanded DVB-T/DAB support. Further show highlights include products from IZT’s families of wideband receivers.

It was a year ago that the trial Portsmouth DAB multiplex started broadcasting with six services. The minimux, owned and operated by Angel Radio, now has 17 services broadcasting, with two more expected to launch soon.

Free for IBC attendees, the event is titled, “Looking to Radio’s Digital Future — Digital Switch Over Progress and Plans,” and will look at the progress digital radio has made across Europe and the countries planning to make the digital switchover.

From 1st September 2016 Schwarzwald Radio will be broadcast nationwide throughout Germany on DAB+.