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16.10.2013

Thailand

Digital radio is on the agenda over the next year now that the digital TV licence process is underway, says Thailand’s media regulator.

15.10.2013

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member

United Kingdom

The BBC's national digital radio services are being extended to Guernsey.It is part of a move to bring the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) service to 2.5 million people in the British Isles before the end of 2015.

15.10.2013

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member

United Kingdom

BBC Director of Distribution Dr Alix Pryde announced plans to add 162 new digital radio transmitters to improve DAB coverage for its national network stations to more than 97 percent, according to Radio Today.

15.10.2013

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member

United Kingdom

The BBC is set to launch DAB across Gloucestershire in two phases.

15.10.2013

Global WorldDAB Member

United Kingdom

Global Radio Founder and Executive President Ashley Tabor, speaking during his interview on stage at the Radio Festival in Salford said "Global Radio is supportive of the digital radio future. “It’s very important we have a positive decision from the Government on the DAB switchover in December, Ashley said on the upcoming announcement in December.“What we need is for the Government to say DAB will be the predominant radio listening platform in the future. That will unlock the funding to take it forward.”

15.10.2013

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member

United Kingdom

The BBC's new director of radio has called for mobile phones to come installed with digital radio receivers because the experience of streaming radio on smartphones is so poor.

15.10.2013

India

At the recently concluded International Radio Forum (IRF 2013) at Zurich, James Cridland had a session on "How People Are Listening to Radio in Today's Multiplatform World - and what your station needs to do about it." This is part I of a two part summary of Cridland's session by The Indian Television Dot Com Pvt. Ltd. group South India Head Tarachand Wanvari.

14.10.2013

United Kingdom

The Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi 163PS now comes with DAB as standard.

14.10.2013

Germany

The range of radio stations via DAB + Neieren is greatly expanded in the coming year. Last week divided the regional media council BLM capacity at the local multiplexes Munich, Nuremberg, Augsburg and Ingolstadt. Include Radio Paloma, Pure FM and Mega 80's have a place assigned to multiple network

14.10.2013

Germany

Steul Willi, Director of Deutschland Radio in an interview with a digital magazine said "A clear commitment to DAB+ and, to a future transition to digital terrestrial broadcasting - as we see in England, Norway, Denmark or Switzerland - is missing here".