Newsroom

07.02.2017

Italy

The tagline for the new campaign is " radio is magic, digital radio is the magic in your car" and will run throughout 2017. The new campaign is scheduled to go out on digital radio on national, commercial and local stations. It is hoped the campaign will reach 23 million listeners.

07.02.2017

United Kingdom

Model comes with an 8.0in infotainment touchscreen, a head-up display, two 4.2in TFT information screens and a rear-view parking camera. Sat-nav, a DAB radio, Bluetooth, a wireless phone-charging area and a rear-view parking camera come as standard.

07.02.2017

Norway

PPM figures from Kantar TNS show that Norwegians are still listening to radio like they did before the FM switchover began in January. Year on year there is no change and 67.8 per cent of Norwegians listen to the radio on a daily basis.

06.02.2017

Norway

NRK will disappear from the FM band in Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal when the digital switchover takes place on 8 February. Øyvind Vasaasen, from NRK, says that three times as many people will be affected by FM extinction in this region, compared to Nordland which switched off on 11 January.

06.02.2017

Norway

In January, Nordland became the first region in Norway to switch off FM broadcasts. Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal are the next regions due to switch over on 8th February.

06.02.2017

France

Various aspects concerning the digitisation of the radio industry were on stage at European Radio Show, held in Paris. WorldDAB's session “DAB+ in Europe — a Vision for the Future of Radio,” highlighted the current state and development of digital radio in Europe.

06.02.2017

Austria

Digital Radio Austria has translated WorldDAB's presentation focusing on the growth of DAB+ across Europe into German.

06.02.2017

France

As part of the call for DAB+ applications last year, the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel has granted permission for Radio France and France Médias Monde to broadcast the FIP, Mouv 'and RFI radio stations via DAB+ in Lille, Lyon and Strasbourg.

02.02.2017

Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) WorldDAB Member

Malaysia

WorldDAB has announced the line-up for its annual Digital Radio Workshop, taking place on Monday, March 6, during ABU's 2017 Digital Broadcasting Symposium.

02.02.2017

United Kingdom

Pioneer has launched the VSX-531D amplifier, which is basically the VSX-531 with the addition of DAB radio. The entry-level amp supports both DAB and DAB+ standards, so should be futureproofed.