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Wireless World Communications, 2wcom, will be joining Wisi at its ANGA COM booth launching new professional audio broadcast products for FM, RDS, DAB, DAB+, DVB-S, DVB-S2 and DVB-T.

The new Fiesta ST-3 adds keyless entry, a Sony DAB radio/CD with navigation system, cruise control, automatic headlights and wipers to the original spec.

MCDT (Marketing and Consulting for Digital Broadcasting Technologies has released its financial report for 2013. MCDT offers professional consulting and marketing services for the introduction of new digital transmission technologies, in particular for DAB+ digital radio.

MEDIA BROADCAST has been commissioned by NDR Norddeutscher Rundfunk (public service broadcaster in northern Germany) to realize a new, cutting-edge telecontrol system. It is to supervise and monitor the transmission sites distributing DAB digital radio.

Filip Rožánek, analyst at Czech public broadcaster, Český rozhlas, discusses how drivers who listen to the radio in the car, can look forward to a new generation of traffic information. "Digital radio will tell drivers what awaits them on the road, what is the practicability of the road in front of them or where the nearest free parking places are."

To expand the station's infiltration rate, owner Bill Wong Cho-bau is sparing no effort and is handing out digital radio sets widely. I saw Loh recently, and he said digital sets have already been installed in more than 10,000 taxis and 5,000 green and red public light buses.

Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavaria Radio) continues to invest in its DAB+ infrastructure. Its current plan is to build another 21 DAB+ multiplex transmitter sites by the end of 2015, which will provide coverage for 97.3 percent of the population of Bavaria.

Starting in 2015, a unique programme with high-quality offerings is due to bring a breath of fresh air to the German radio scene. For this purpose, the "Privates Radio Deutschland" (PRD) company is setting up an independent umbrella brand for various special interest channels that cover a variety of different interests and topics. The model used will be the successful development of special interest titles in the magazine market since the 1970s.

The station, based in Kinning Park, Glasgow, will broadcast on DAB digital radio across the central belt and worldwide online. Eklipse will broadcast a mix of rolling Scottish sports news, talk and rock music.

I don't think you need to worry too much about FM radio being turned-off. It may never happen, unless the transmitters become unmaintainable.