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18.10.2012

Switzerland

Digitalradio Deutschland and the BBC have teamed up to jointly support the introduction of a pan-European electronic receiver chip for radio equipment by the EBU.

18.10.2012

Hong Kong

A group of radio hosts and staff from the troubled Digital Broadcasting Corporation will host what they are calling a 'gathering' outside government headquarters this afternoon, to urge the administration to save the cash-strapped station.

17.10.2012

United Kingdom

Sales of analogue radios fell by 1.5million in the 12 months to the end of June, while DAB radio sales remained steady despite declining prices. Overall, 29.5 per cent of all radio is now listened to digitally, compared to 25.8 per cent a year ago and just 19.6 per cent in 2009.

17.10.2012

United Kingdom

For the quarter April-June 2012, 31.5% of all listening hours were to digital radio. DAB digital radio sets were the most widely-used method of listening to digital radio, accounting for 64.9% of all digital listening hours in the 12 months to the end of June 2012.

16.10.2012

Switzerland

From the 17th October 2012 in German-speaking Switzerland nearly all SRF-radio programs were on air on DAB+. For all radio listeners this means that after this switch to DAB+, a new channel scan will be set up in order to receive all programs properly. Initially there are 3 SRG radio programs on DAB available in mono quality.

16.10.2012

Germany

The Volkswagen Passat and Passat Estate have options such as a Driver Alert System that monitors for signs of fatigue, DAB digital radio and Bluetooth.

15.10.2012

Denmark

The Danish government’s new media policy for the period 2012–2014 has defined 2019 as the year for the country’s digital switchover. This providing that at least half of all radio listening in the country is digital by 2018

15.10.2012

Hong Kong

Hong Kong's financially troubled radio station Digital Broadcasting Corporation (DBC) has gone off-air less than a month after its official launch. Regular programming has ceased, and radio hosts have bid farewell to their listeners.

13.10.2012

Frontier Smart Technologies WorldDAB Member

Hong Kong

Frontier Silicon, the leading supplier of Digital Radio and Network Audio technology, today announces the launch of Venice 6.5, its most cost-effective module for network audio devices.

12.10.2012

European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member

Switzerland

Now is the time to focus on the 'certainty' of a hybrid digital future for radio, because the European digital radio project has passed the tipping point, Tim Davie, BBC Director of Audio and Music, told delegates at the EBU Digital Radio Conference, which concluded on Thursday 11 October at the EBU office in Brussels.