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11.07.2018

France

Arriving in June 2014 around Paris, Marseille and Nice, the digital terrestrial radio (DAB+) expanded its field of action last June with more than 50 stations available in digital around Lille and several areas of the North and Pas-de-Calais. According to the CSA, the future of radio in France will be hybrid, with receivers capable of capturing all existing formats: FM, DAB+ and internet.

10.07.2018

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Switzerland

A vote in the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) formally endorsed a political deal in trilogue on a new EU Electronic Communications Code, aimed at transitioning towards digital radio. A key provision of the code would include requiring radios in cars to be enabled to receive digital content. The Parliament’s plenary is expected to vote on the issue after the summer.

10.07.2018

Austria

RFmondial GmbH has equipped RTG Radio Technikum GmbH with a complete integrated broadcast, monitoring and logging solution for its first DAB+ ensemble, CityMUX, in Vienna. In April, the organisation launched a regular DAB+ service for the Austrian capital and surrounding areas, which its sees as setting the foundation for ongoing digital radio development in Austria.

10.07.2018

Spain

In addition to FM reception, with the ability to receive RDS information (text from the station for example), the JBL Tuner has DAB. This type of emissions is equivalent to television DTT: it uses a traditional channel to send packaged digital signals.

10.07.2018

Australia

The Si Premium includes 8.0-inch infotainment display with satellite navigation, 10 years of Mapcare updates and SUNA live traffic monitoring, DAB+ digital radio and Eight-speaker JBL audio system.

10.07.2018

Germany

Radio programmes broadcast by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in the region south of Hildesheim in northern Germany have begun airing via DAB+, after a new transmitter was commissioned by the broadcaster.

10.07.2018

Germany

Radio listeners in the region south of Hildesheim in northern Germany can now also receive NDR programs via DAB+.

10.07.2018

France

The Q30 now has a top TECH bearing providing a reinforcement of technological endowment latest generation: intelligent cruise control, DAB digital radio, InTouch navigation system with traffic info.

09.07.2018

Germany

Stations Radio Seefunk and radio B2 will begin DAB+ broadcasts in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, following approval by vthe Media Council of the State Institute for Communications (LFK).

09.07.2018

Germany

New research by Kantar Media shows 15% of Bavarians listen to DAB+ radio in a typical week - up by more than a quarter compared to last year, and that DAB+ listening has greater reach than internet listening. DAB is up, radio through internet, cable and satellite is relatively static, but FM use has decreased: down by almost 5% year-on-year.