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8 out of 10 new cars fitted with digital radio
20.01.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Data from industry analysts CAP and The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) for the final quarter of 2015 shows that the percentage of new cars sold that were fitted with digital radio as standard grew to 80.1%, compared to 7.5% five years ago and 61.2% year-on-year. This is the second biggest quarterly increase since monitoring began in 2010.

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Norway begins to switch off FM Stations
20.01.2016 - Norway Norway
A year before the shutdown of FM stations in Norway, Bauer Media’s Kiss and Radio Rock stations have switched off their FM stations and are now exclusively available on DAB+ or the Internet. Bauer Media says the decision to shut off the FM broadcasts of both stations was to accelerate the digitisation process.

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RTV Slovenija receives DAB+ network operator licence
20.01.2016 - Slovenia Slovenia
Slovenia's Agency for Communications Networks and Services (Akos) has issued a decision on the allocation of radio frequencies for the DAB+ multiplex R1. Public broadcaster RTV Slovenija and its transmission unit Oddajniki in zveze will be responsible for managing the DAB+ network.

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UK's Panjab Radio using DAB+ to exapnd Panjab Radio into Norway
20.01.2016 - Norway Norway
The UK now has many formerly local radio stations on national DAB radio, like KISS and Capital Xtra; and now, some UK radio stations are using DAB to help them expand overseas.

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Panjab Radio launches on DAB+ in Norway
19.01.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom - Norway Norway - Germany Germany
UK station Panjab Radio has launched its service on DAB+ in Oslo and Akershus, Norway. Panjab Radio have increased its DAB+ reach across Europe by recently launching on DAB+ in Germany.

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WorldDAB feature in EBU Digital Radio Week
19.01.2016 - WorldDAB News - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member
WorldDAB's Technical Committee meeting (WorldDAB committee members only) will conclude the EBU Digital Radio Week 2016 on 11 February. The week takes place in Geneva during the week of 8 February and will cover a series of meeting and discussions on digital radio including case studies on hybrid radio, smartphones and radio in the car.

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Slovenia issues license for first national DAB network
19.01.2016 - Slovenia Slovenia
Issued to the public broadcaster, RTV Slovenia, the initial network should be operational by September 2016 and is planned to cover 70% of the population.

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Digital radio: a complete guide to in-car DAB
18.01.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
What is in-car digital radio? Should your next car have it fitted? Automotive website carbuyer.co.uk explain DAB and the advantages to having it in your new car or retro fitted.

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Romanian regulator launches public consultation on allocation of DAB multiplexes
18.01.2016 - Romania Romania
ANCOM (the National Authority for Management and Regulation of Communications) have invited views on the spectrum bands that could be available to tender, the number and type of multiplexes and the services that would be offered.

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Pure Evoke F3 review
18.01.2016 - Pure - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The Pure Evoke F3 is a DAB radio, one that packs in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to let it stream internet radio and audio from your phone. It includes plenty of features and is easy on the eye. Sound quality is decent too, being far better for music than pretty much any single-speaker Evoke model to date.

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