Newsroom

06.02.2014

United Kingdom

36.1% of all radio listening hours is via a digital platform, up from 33% in Q4 2012. More and more people are using their mobile phones to listen to the radio, nearly a quarter of all adults and 45.4% of 15-25 year olds claim to have done so. More people are purchasing DAB radios with 45.9% of adults claiming to own a DAB set at home

06.02.2014

Norway

Norwegians appear to be embracing DAB+ radio. 511,000 DAB+ radios were sold during 2013, representing a 140 percent increase, year over year. 81,000 sold in 2010; 1340,000 in 2011; and 220,000 during 2012. Much of the 2013 increase was attributable to the introduction of the new station, NRK's P1+, which is only available via DAB+, and many radio users sought out DAB+ radios over the Christmas season, according to Kampanje.com.

05.02.2014

Norway

Norwegian radio listeners take the step from analog to digital with sales of DAB radios increasing by almost 140 percent from 2012 to 2013.

05.02.2014

Germany

There is increasing interest from radio stations in Southwest Germany to start broadcasting on DAB+ with almost all major regional and local commercial radio stations having applied for licences.

05.02.2014

Germany

The 2012/2013 unaudited figures for the short financial year (01.10.2013 - 31.12.2013) by Klassik Radio AG shows higher revenues and significant earnings growth. All growth expenditures for the national digital radio distribution and the expansion in the FM distribution, are processed in the result.

05.02.2014

Germany

Since the beginning of February a new station has been on air in Munich. The MKR is the radio of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and provides current information and background information on church events, issues and developments in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and the world.

05.02.2014

United Kingdom

In the latest Ofcom update, Global Radio has also been granted permission to add a new station, with an unconfirmed name, playing music from the 70s, 80s and early 90s with particular appeal to audiences aged 35-54.

05.02.2014

United Kingdom

Digital radio specialists Celsus have welcomed the upcoming introduction of the new digital ‘tick mark’, announced at the recent Go Digital Conference in London.

05.02.2014

Australia

Since becoming the first luxury brand in Australia to provide DAB * digital radio as standard fitment to a model - GS Line, launched in 2012 - Lexus has sold almost 8000 vehicles with the technology.

04.02.2014

Malaysia

The “RTM-WorldDMB-ABU DAB+ Technology Workshop and Transmission Demonstration” will be held Feb. 28–March 4 at the IPPTAR Building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Registration is free.