03.07.2012
Key 103 to launch pop-up station for Manchester Digital Day
Key 103, Bauer Radio's Manchester radio station, is to broadcast a special pop-up digital station called Key 103D tomorrow (4 July) to highlight the launch of the city's enhanced DAB signal. Key 103: readies pop-up station.
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03.07.2012
Key 103 to launch digital pop-up station
The switching-on of a new digital radio transmitter in Manchester has prompted Bauer station Key 103 to launch a pop-up station. The extra station will only be on-air for a day though, and will be called Key 103D.
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03.07.2012
Key 103 launching pop-up station for Manchester Digital Day
CEO of Digital Radio UK, Ford Ennals, said: ”The Manchester signal boost is great news as it brings the full line-up of digital radio stations to 250000 more people."
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03.07.2012
Toumaz buys radio chip firm for $50 million
Toumaz Ltd. (Abingdon, England) has agreed to buy fabless DAB radio chip firm Frontier Silicon (Holdings) Ltd. (London, England) for up to £32.3 million (about $50 million).
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03.07.2012
Digital radio transmitter brings airwaves to 250000 Manchester listeners
The new transmitter marks the culmination of four years of investment by broadcasters to deliver digital radio across Greater Manchester. From tomorrow, nearly 90% of Manchester households can receive the full line-up of 42 digital stations.
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02.07.2012
Digital Radio at IFA 2012
Digital Radio will a key subject that will be highlighted during IFA 2012 in Berlin where equipment manufacturers and private and public broadcasters, will be in attendance.
02.07.2012
DAB Memorandum of Understanding signed
Plans to extend local digital radio coverage moved a step closer today as Government, the BBC and commercial operators signed a joint agreement, establishing the framework for up to £21 million of new investment in radio infrastructure.
02.07.2012
Digital radio in tunnels – Switzerland as a test ground
At the end of June SRG SSR, in collaboration with the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM), the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), SwissMediaCast and a number of manufacturers, will begin digital radio tunnel tests. The findings will also benefit Switzerland’s international neighbours. The programme will be testing the latest technical digital radio equipment, including the facility to interrupt broadcasts with important emergency travel information, as required by ASTRA. MCDT has been able to engage importers of Audis, BMWs and Minis to participate in the tests by providing cars fitted with the latest DAB+ car radios.
02.07.2012
New DAB+ network for German-speaking Switzerland
OFCOM has green-lit a new DAB+ transmitter network in German-speaking Switzerland. Both private and SRG SSR radio stations will now be able to expand their offerings at the regional level. In the future, SRG’s regional news magazine programmes will be broadcast in DAB+. The third network in German-speaking Switzerland covers seven reception areas, which are being built up gradually. The first, covering the Zurich-Aargau-Glarus-Schaffhausen region, will go live in December 2012.
02.07.2012