Newsroom

27.01.2017

Netherlands

The Radiocommunications Agency (AT) has recently issued several new licenses for local trials with DAB+. Currently, there are already local DAB+ trials engaged in Vlagtwedde (East Groningen) Groenlo (Gelderlander) Emmeloord (Flevoland) and Vlaardingen (Zuid-Holland).

27.01.2017

Malaysia

Titled "DAB+ expansion in Asia Pacific," the WorldDAB workshop will cover the latest developments in DAB+ digital radio, an introduction to hybrid radio, the business case for implementing DAB+ and the benefits of DAB+ in smartphones. Speakers include Joan Warner as well as Lindsay Cornell from the BBC, Les Sabel and Bernie O'Neill from WorldDAB, Nick Piggott from RadioDNS, and Jørn Jensen from NRK in Norway, the first country to switch off FM

27.01.2017

Malaysia

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

26.01.2017

Sweden

Mats Åkerlund, Vice-Chair of the EBU New Radio Group and Head of Digital Strategy at WorldDAB member, Swedish Radio, has died after a short illness. Mats worked for more than 40 years at Swedish Radio, had several international assignments in radio, and was a valued member of WorldDAB. 

26.01.2017

Italy

South Tyroleans can look forward to another digital radio station DRadio Wissen, which is coming on air on January 31 2017.

26.01.2017

Germany

Radio listeners in Damme will be able to get their NDR radio programmes in even better quality in the future. The new DAB+ transmitter in Damme will supply the region between Bramsche and Vechta as well as Quakenbrück and Diepholz in Lower Saxony from Friday, 27 January.

26.01.2017

Malaysia

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

26.01.2017

France

WorldDAB's session at the European Radio Show will give an update on the growth of DAB+ digital radio across Europe, from those countries ready for digital switchover to those in the process of launching.

26.01.2017

Italy

Prior to purchasing a digital radio the consumer wants to understand and test their desired radio, therefore it is vital that retailers display DAB+ radios in the best possible way in terms of acoustics etc. Digital House Ltd is one of the companies leading the way in Italy in terms of installing digital radios in the retail environment.

25.01.2017

Austria

"An important step for an innovative radio future in Austria has been done today", Wolfgang Struber, deputy chairman of the association Digitalradio Austria, said welcoming the publication of regulation to enable DAB+ by the media authority KommAustria.