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20.01.2014

United Kingdom

Scotland's Eklipse Sports Radio will become the latest station to launch on DAB digital radio at the beginning of February.

20.01.2014

Thailand

Thailand’s media regulator plans to auction 4,000 digital radio licences early in 2015. The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) says it will licence 20 national frequencies, the rest will be local and regional licences.

20.01.2014

Malaysia

The RTM-WorldDMB-ABU DAB+ Technology Workshop and Transmission Demonstration” will showcase the DAB+ standard and its transmission technology, demonstrating its features and efficiency improvements compared to analog FM broadcast.The technology workshop and transmission demonstration will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 28–March 4.

20.01.2014

Italy

The first series of television and radio commercials to promote digital radio in Italy has been launched. The campaign will take place over three weeks from January 13 to February 2.

20.01.2014

Italy

The Rundfunk-Anstalt Südtirol RAS has launched four new DAB stations and an additional radio station in South Tyrol. In Greater Bolzano consumers can now tune into 52 radio programs and even more than 70 digital radio stations are now available in the south of South Tyrol. During 2014 there are plans to continue the expansion of ten new sites. Furthermore, local radio operators are planning a nationwide expansion next year.

19.01.2014

European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member

Switzerland

Three major commercial radio broadcasters or associations – SkyRadio in the Netherlands, RTL in Belgium and APR in Germany – have now joined the Euro-Chip initiative, confirming their support for the hybrid future of radio.

15.01.2014

United Kingdom

Rapid SE Connect which adds 3,665 GBP worth of goodies such as rear parking sensors, 16-inch Antia alloys and an Amundsen satellite navigation system with support for DAB radio.

15.01.2014

Germany

The radio station Schlager Paradies will soon be available nationwide to German listeners on DAB+.

14.01.2014

Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member

Australia

Commercial Radio Australia have released listening statistics for 2013, and it's good news for the radio industry. The cumulative audience has grown by 2.4% since 2012, with more than 9.7 million people listening to metro commercial radio each week.

13.01.2014

Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member

Australia

Listening to live and local commercial radio, particularly while in the car, continues to be the activity of choice for Australians, with the summary of commercial radio listening for 2013, showing commercial radio grew its weekly cumulative audience by 2.4%.