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05.05.2017

Germany

The German Federal Cabinet has adopted the draft of a Fourth Act amending the Telecommunications Act to ensure that in the future, high-quality radio receivers may only be sold if they are capable of receiving standardized digital signals. Federal Minister of Economics, Brigitte Zypries: "With the amendment of the Telecommunications Act, we are making an important contribution to the digitalization of radio transmission. Broadcasters can thus increase their diversity and offer listeners a high quality product. It was important to us that the regulation is technologically neutral. We want to promote the digitalisation of the radio as a whole." When finally approved, this amendment will mandate that all radio receivers are capable of receiving digital content, for example DAB+ or internet radio. Since the equipment requirement refers only to devices which can display the program name, it is limited to higher-quality devices. In addition, only those devices that are predominantly designed for radio reception are included: mobile phones are excluded, but car radios are included. Subject to the legislative process, the amendment could become effective one year after adoption.

04.05.2017

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member

United Kingdom

Listeners in Wolverhampton and Shropshire will soon be able to listen to new stations because of the expansion of the DAB system in the UK. Four new DAB mux transmitters have been brought online over the past 18 months and a final transmitter will launch in Market Drayton in the coming weeks.

04.05.2017

Australia

"We know that DAB listening is increasing across the board, and this trend has been reflected in our own recent listener surveys. Our audience have told us that they want to hear our main offering FBi 94.5fm on DAB," says Managing Director, Clare Holland.

04.05.2017

United Kingdom

The Private Members' Small-Scale DAB Bill received Royal Assent to pass into law as an Act of Parliament on April 27, thereby providing the means for a huge expansion of local and community stations on DAB, marking an historic day for UK radio.

04.05.2017

United Kingdom

The new D-M41DAB has Bluetooth connectivity as well as "enhanced sound" from its CD, DAB/DAB+, FM and digital sources.

04.05.2017

Austria

The " Digitisation Concept 2017 ", which came into force on 1 May 2017, states that the media authority KommAustria will continue to make significant contributions to the improved use of radio frequencies and the associated conversion of existing television channels in favor of mobile radio applications. A further activity of the agency remains digital radio in the DAB+ standard.

04.05.2017

United Kingdom

Steve Penk has launched a crowdfunding page seeking £30,000 to pay for Eternity Radio to be created, and made available via the DAB minimux in Manchester and online.

04.05.2017

Germany

The second nationwide DAB+ multiplex could be launched later this year in Germany. Several platform providers have now applied to operate the second nationwide DAB+ multiplex, and the Landesmedienanstalten has decided to appoint the platform operator by June 2017 at the latest.

04.05.2017

United Kingdom

Over 100 radio industry professionals attended the Doing the DAB: Birmingham event on Wednesday night to hear about the developments in digital radio in the city. Capacity for DAB stations in Birmingham is now fully utilised, and there are calls for Ofcom to create a second local DAB multiplex for the city.

04.05.2017

Australia

For the second time since the launch of DAB digital radio broadcasts at the end of 2009, audience numbers for all DAB only stations have been released one week after the official metropolitan GfK radio ratings.