, European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member, Radioplayer WorldDAB Member, Xperi Corporation WorldDAB MemberRadio must fight for its car dashboard placement
In-car listening is critically important to radio’s health. Making sure it stays that way was the theme of a sought-after session at the WorldDAB Summit 2025 at DPG Media in Antwerp, Belgium. The one-day event was hosted by WorldDAB, the global advocacy group for the DAB+ digital radio standard. The session, “Driving radio forward: metadata on the move,” focused on how stations and media companies are working together to ensure radio stays prominent and accessible in cars and trucks. The session opened with Tomas Granryd, Swedish Radio’s head of digital partnerships, speaking about the challenges that radio is facing in connected cars. Granryd referenced how simply finding FM and DAB/DAB+ radio in a vehicle’s infotainment system can be dizzying.
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