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Land Rover Discovery Sport review
25.05.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Whichever version you go for, equipment is decent: heated seats, part-leather seats, climate control, alloy wheels, Bluetooth and a DAB radio are standard on the SE.

(The Irish News) Read more


DAB+ develops in Austria
25.05.2016 - Austria Austria
It has been a year since Austria launched 15 DAB+ radio stations in the greater Vienna area, reaching about 2.5 million. The focus of the second year of digital radio in Austria is said to be additional data services like traffic information services in the TPEG standard and public protection and disaster warning services (EWS).

(Radio World) Read more


Cheesy FM and Crackers Radio to launch in Manchester
25.05.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cheese and Crackers are heading for Manchester in the form of two brand new DAB digital radio services for the city. Niocast Digital, operator of the trial multiplex in Manchester, has signed up the stations along with Sunrise Radio to start broadcasting on its minimux in the next couple of weeks.

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More than half of Bauer Media's audience uses digital radio
25.05.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bauer has reported 55 percent of its total listening takes place via a digital device, as compared to the industry average of 44 percent. Bauer has seen a 12 percent increase year over year in its digital listeners—now at 11.3 million. Bauer Radio reaches 17.5 million listeners in total, a four percent increase year over year.

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Retune your digital radios
25.05.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Digital radio listeners in Manchester are being urged to retune their digital radios on Wednesday morning (25th May 2016) to ensure they continue to get a clean-feed following engineering works. The essential maintenance was carried out to boost and change the frequency of existing digital radio transmitters in the Manchester area and switching on two new transmitters, which will bring the area’s 11 local stations to 400,000 more listeners for the first time.

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One year of digital radio in Austria: DAB+ makes terrestrial radio fit for the future
25.05.2016 - Austria Austria
The first pilot year of DAB + in Greater Vienna has been very successful. In the second pilot year 16 stations will be on board.

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SCA to create a bespoke DAB+ radio station for Rio Olympics
25.05.2016 - Australia Australia
SCA's Triple M Network will broadcast selected events from Seven’s multiple broadcast and streaming channel coverage during the games. SCA will also create a bespoke DAB+ radio station called 7 Rio Live to run a live audio simulcast from Seven from 5.30am to 1pm every day.

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Volkswagen Amarok review
25.05.2016 - Australia Australia
Smartphone integration, with a touchscreen interface joins the Amarok’s list of capabilities, as does DAB+ digital radio, Guide & Inform online navigation, and App Connect.

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The status of DAB+ in Italy
25.05.2016 - Italy Italy
Today DAB+ covers 70% of Italy and over five thousand kilometers of highways, particularly in the North and in the Tyrrhenian coast. If you have listened to the radio in recent days you will have heard a new campaign promoting DAB+.

(Wired.it) Read more


Products: Pure Highway 400 in-car DAB radio
25.05.2016 - Pure - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The advent of DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) radio has improved the wireless listening experience by offering a broader selection of stations with an enhanced sound quality over its FM, MW and AM forefathers. The Highway 400 from Pure, an expert in the DAB field, offers an aftermarket digital radio and Bluetooth music streaming solution and promises an uncomplicated installation process.

(Sunday Times Driving ) Read more