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Digitalradio Italia at Salon de la Radio
02.02.2016 - Italy Italy
Club DAB Italia and EuroDAB Italy were represented at the WorldDAB session at Salon de la Radio in Paris this week. During the session, Sergio Natucci, CEO, Club DAB Italia told the audience of the progress in Italy and the growing coverage.

Salon de la Radio 2017 honours the UK
02.02.2016 - France France
Next years event for radio professionals will take on a European theme not only in name but in the the products and services that will be exhibited.

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Radio JND added to DAB+
02.02.2016 - Netherlands Netherlands
The station will now be available on DAB+ in large parts of the Netherlands and exclusive to digital in the Eindhoven region.

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Sound Digital test DAB+ "Sound Waves+"
02.02.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Tests for the UK's forthcoming second national DAB digital radio multiplex are giving listeners the chance to see how hi-tech their DAB radios are. Sound Digital has been testing a DAB+ service called "Sound Waves+" alongside the existing "Sound Waves" test station, enabling listeners to see if their radio can handle the newer DAB+ standard.

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New plans make it easier for private stations to broadcast on DAB+
02.02.2016 - Germany Germany
Siegfried Schneider, Chairman of the Directors' Conference of the State Media Authorities (DLM) continues to call for an advertising limit in public radio which would make it easier for private broadcasters to invest in DAB+.

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Radio 2 Country returns on national DAB
02.02.2016 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member
The four day country music pop up station will coincide with and broadcast events from the C2C: Country festival in London from 10 -13 March.

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Salon de la Radio makes the right move
02.02.2016 - France France
During the event which gathered together 4,800 radio professionals, WorldDAB hosted a session which offered an overview of DAB+ recent developments and what's in store for the coming months.

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Drive to Digital event to celebrate new DAB stations
02.02.2016 - Digital Radio UK - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The event in London on February 29 will showcase the 18 stations being launched by the Sound Digital consortium on the D2 National DAB Network as well as new digital launches from Global and the BBC.

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Global to launch Heart extra on DAB radio
02.02.2016 - Global WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ashley Tabor, the founder and executive president at Global, said "Our strategy of brand extension and investment in building audiences on national DAB is very clear. We’re driving digital radio take up and more and more of our listeners are enjoying our radio stations on DAB than ever before."

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Panjab Radio plans to launch on new DAB mux
01.02.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Currently available on UK local multiplexes as well as in Berlin and Oslo, Panjab Radio will now launch nationally using capacity on the second national digital radio multiplex.

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