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30.08.2018

Czech Radio WorldDAB Member

Czechia

In the next years, Czech Radio (Czech Radio) will increase DAB + digital coverage by 40 percent to 80 percent by 2022. Within four years, it will also transfer funding from the Special Fund to the current operating budget. This results from the Czech Radio Development Plan for the period 2019 to 2022 available to CTK.

30.08.2018

Sony Corporation

This new AX3005DB car audio receiver will keep you listening clearly to your favourite radio stations for years to come. With a built-in DAB/DAB+ tuner it will make sure you are ready for broadcast changes ahead too.

30.08.2018

United Kingdom

Mitsubishi’s new SDA (Smartphone Link Display Audio) system which includes Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility with DAB and Bluetooth connectivity.

30.08.2018

OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member, SRG SSR WorldDAB Member

Switzerland

The Swiss Association of Private Radio Stations have launched a Radioplayer app on 30 August. The three associations ASRP, Unikom and RRR, together with the SSR, announced that the app would take place in May, and was launched as part of Swiss Radio Day.

30.08.2018

Germany

New from Yamaha is the CX-A5200 11.2 AV pre-amp, with DAB/DAB+ tuner, presented for the first time at IFA 2018.

30.08.2018

Germany

The Brandenburg region of Germany will receive DAB+ services for the first time, following the Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg (mabb) decision to award new DAB+ capacity for the area and Berlin. The decision has been taken ahead of IFA Berlin starting tomorrow, with up to 60 stations now available on DAB+ in the region.

29.08.2018

Norway

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration upgrades 27 short tunnels with DAB coverage. One of these is the Skarett tunnel. "This is a service for road users," says senior engineer Jan Øyvind Pedersen, according to the website of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.

29.08.2018

Germany

From August 31 to September 5, employees and program managers will inform in hall 2.2. about the program, reception and contact possibilities. This year's focus will be on the Deutschlandradio apps and planned additional functions for the digital radio standard DAB+. Visitors to the fair can also find out about the current Deutschlandradio campaign.

29.08.2018

SRG SSR WorldDAB Member

Switzerland

Since the end of August, Swiss station Radio Südostschweiz has been connected to SRG's Ticino DAB+ multiplex I01. Thus, Radio Südostschweiz extends the DAB+ transmission area in the south to the Italian border at Chiasso and Ascona and at the same time opens up the southern valleys of Misox and the Calancatal. Managing director Silvio Lebrument says the move is aimed at preparing for the eventual DAB+ switchover in Switzerland between 2020 and 2024. "Now it is time to motivate the listeners to switch to the new technology," he said.

29.08.2018

United Kingdom

There are few things in life that are as certain as the quality of a Ruark product. For years, the company has proved itself with excellent DAB radios, Bluetooth speakers and all-in-one CD plus speaker-type devices. Now it’s time for a music-streaming speaker: the Ruark MRx.