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20.10.2014

Germany

In the first digital radio survey of all car manufacturers represented in the German market, Skoda has ranked first in both overall standings as well as high scores in individual categories for "plans of the manufacturer" and "sales ranking". Second place ranking went to VW with third place shared by Honda, Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Aston Martin. Alf Pollex at VW "sees DAB+ as an evolutionary step in classical radio listening".

20.10.2014

Germany

The Bavarian archiving system is already operating as a prototype in the nation-wide and Munich network of Bayern Digital Radio.

20.10.2014

United Kingdom

After being a DAB radio black spot for a long time, coverage on the Island has finally increased touching many areas where it hadn’t reached previously. Are you included?

17.10.2014

, European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member, Arab States Broadcasting Union WorldDAB Member

Tunisia

This week, our sister union, the Arab State Broadcasting Union (ASBU) organised a two-day symposium on Digital Radio at its headquarters in Tunis together with WorldDMB. Various speakers, from broadcasters and operators to industry, came to share their experience, best practice and deployment strategies for Digital Radio in Europe.

17.10.2014

Frontier Smart Technologies WorldDAB Member, Pure

United Kingdom

Devices based on Frontier Silicon technology swept the board in the radio category of the What Hi-Fi Awards on Monday 13th October 2014. Prem Rajalingham, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, said: “The What Hi-Fi Awards set the benchmark for high quality audio experience. We are delighted to work with brands who expect the highest standards in terms of quality and reliability. These awards are testimony to the fact that Frontier Silicon delivers on both measures.”

16.10.2014

United Kingdom

This is a DAB/FM radio (with 30 presets for each), with integrated Bluetooth connectivity (for streaming music from your other gadgets) and a USB charging port, keeping those gadgets going for a little bit longer.

16.10.2014

, Arab States Broadcasting Union WorldDAB Member

Norway

Ole Jørgen Torvmark, CEO of Digital radio Norway, represented Norway at the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) "Symposium on Digital Radio" conference in collaboration with WorldDMB, currently taking place in Tunis. "Many Arab countries, especially in the Gulf are the size of Norway and hence our story is more interesting." said Torvmark. The event was attended by over 70 delegates made up of Egyptian media, Pakistani media, as well as Russian, Italian and French media.

16.10.2014

Germany

BLM, the Bavarian commercial regulating authority, has awarded PN Medien GmbH a license to broadcast the station Radio Ilmwelle on DAB in the local DAB spectrum covering the areas of Augsburg and Ingolstadt. The station offers a programme round the clock with a ‘classic based Soft AC’ music format, and with oldies, rock and classics of the music history targets the audience of over 30. The station also delivers information regarding the regions of Ingolstadt, Augsburg, Pfaffenhofen, Neuburg/Schrobenhausen and Donauwörth.

16.10.2014

Germany

The Bavarian commercial regulator has awarded PN Medien GmbH a license for the broadcast of station Radio PN Eins on DAB in the local area of Augsburg.

15.10.2014

France

Libéradio (formerly Positive Radio) launched on DAB in Paris. Recently the team anounced the launch of a national network which will be done by obtaining frequencies on the RNT.