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LG DAB+ Smartphone comes to Australia

27.04.2016 - LG Electronics WorldDAB Member - Australia

To celebrate the launch, participating radio stations will promote the LG Stylus DAB+ with an extensive on air marketing campaign from May 9, including giveaways of 250 of the new handsets.

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Tune in to LG's Stylus with DAB+ radio, launching 2 May

27.04.2016 - LG Electronics WorldDAB Member - Australia

Australians wanting to listen to their favourite stations in DAB+ quality on their smartphones can now do so with LG’s world-first Stylus-equipped DAB+ model. The phone will be available from 2 May and will cost $449.

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Austria's DAB+ test period extended

27.04.2016 - Austria

Vienna’s DAB+ testing period has been extended by one year by media regulator KommAustria. All but one of the stations that have been on the test multiplex will continue for the entire test period, which started in May 2015 with 15 stations.

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Digris AG facilitates more DAB+ broadcasters in Switzerland

26.04.2016 - Switzerland

From the first of May, ten new cultural and thematic radio stations will be heard via DAB+ around the Swiss city of Aaura and environs.

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Media Broadcast launches DAB+ in Herscheid

26.04.2016 - Germany

Media Broadcast, the operator of the national digital radio multiplex, has launched a transmission site in Herscheid, in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Increasing usage of DAB in Norway

26.04.2016 - Norway

A recent TNS Gallup poll, conducted on behalf of Digitalradio Norway, shows that 61% of listeners said they daily hear radio via digital radio equipment.

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Angel Radio to appear as DAB pop-up station

26.04.2016 - United Kingdom

The station is being added to 18 DAB multiplexes for a fortnight to celebrate the life and work of Bing Crosby. The nostalgia station will focus on the man and his music with two weeks' worth of special programming dedicated to his career.

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Chris Moyles encourages everyone to back DAB radio

25.04.2016 - United Kingdom

Radio DJ, Chris Moyles took a quarter of an hour of his show to explain the benefits of digital radio and future of Radio X. He was encouraging his listeners to spread the word about DAB and thanked his loyal fans for buying new radio sets just to be able to enjoy his show.

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