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Volkswagen will now offer its entire up! line-up with DAB digital radio fitted as standard. The decision means the German brand's entire model range will now feature the technology system for no added cost.

DAB digital radio gives customers a greater than ever choice of stations for their listening pleasure, from music to comedy to drama to sport (cricket aficionados in particular will be delighted that they will be able to listen to Test Match Special, while crystal clear BBC Radio 5 Live is a boon for all sports fans).

Listeners who were accustomed to ‘fuzzy’ reception now have a chance to enjoy the benefits of digital radio reception, with access to twice as many channels than they previously had with FM; some have 4 times as many

The next phase of the BBC's digital radio network expansion plan will bring an additional two million people into the DAB coverage area, with an additional 162 transmitters. This will extend coverage of the BBC's national radio stations on DAB from 93 percent to 97 percent of the UK population by the end of 2015.

All scheduled DAB transmitters are now installed and operational in the Agder counties and along the coast of Telemark. Most people in the area now have access to 22 channels on the radio, the minimum range is 10 radio channels.

DAB digital radio listeners in London and parts of Scotland can now choose between two versions of sports radio station TalkSPORT.

By 2024 It is expected that the stations currently operating in the frequency modulation will switch once and for all on their numerical systems. This is essentially the result of the early work done by the Advisory Group and reported the day before yesterday.

Automobile industries, in order to meet the infotainment needs of the customers, also need a solution to combine digital radio systems along with traditional analog ones.

In November, the Council informed the operators authorised for a diffusion of digital radio terrestrial in Paris, Marseilles and Nice, opportunity which was given to them to usually choose the standard + instead of standard T-DMB, on condition that making the request near the Council of it or of the territorial committee of audio-visual qualified. After examination of the requests, the Council authorized several operators Usually to be emitted in the standard + as of the starting of the emissions.

Listeners in parts of Derbyshire, Shropshire and North Wales are set to benefit from the next phase of the BBC’s digital radio network expansion plan. The BBC is hoping to extend coverage of its national radio stations on DAB from 93% to 97% of the UK population by the end of 2015.