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29.11.2016

Germany

MDR is expanding its digital radio network in Central Germany. 98% of Central Germany's area is mobile-equipped with digital radio. 88 percent of the inhabitants of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia can receive digital radio at home.

29.11.2016

Radio France WorldDAB Member

France

Radio France will soon expand its distribution in France in Lyon, Lille and Strasbourg, as they have asked the Ministry of Culture and Communication for applications fro digital radio in the three cities.

29.11.2016

United Kingdom

The report reveals that digital radio accounted for 45.5% of total listening hours in Q3 2016. This is a year-on-year increase of 3.6 percentage points in digital radio’s share of total listening hours. 85% of newly-registered cars are now fitted with DAB as standard. This represents a year-on-year increase of 12 percentage points. 

29.11.2016

Paneda WorldDAB Member

Norway

The local radio station 1FM in Molde Norway will soon start its first DAB transmissions and has ordered a complete head-end system from Paneda. The system contains multiplexers and encoders and will use the Paneda 1U all-in-one solution.

29.11.2016

VQ

Australia

Multi-award winning British audio brand VQ is launching their radio range of digital radios in Australia ready for Christmas. VQ is working in partnership with TONI&GUY to offer a luxury hair and beauty gift package worth over $100 with the purchase of any Retro Mini from MyVQ.com.au or national retailers in December.

29.11.2016

United Kingdom

The second of three podcasts from the WorldDAB General Assembly is now available for people to hear. Led by Sam Bonham, this vehicle industry podcast focuses on DAB adoption in cars and the evolution of in-car entertainment and features Andreas Gorsak from JVCKenwood, Roger Lanctot from Strategy Analytics, and Ron Schiffelers from NXP Semiconductors.

29.11.2016

United Kingdom

The radio has a retro look with the large speaker and single control on the front. Don’t worry, there are more on the top. Beyond the looks, the functionality includes DAB and FM reception, 10 presets for each and the option to use as an alarm, either with the radio or as a buzzer. An LCD display too, along with snooze and sleep functions.

28.11.2016

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) WorldDAB Member

Norway

In January 2017, Norway becomes the first country to start switching off FM transmissions in favor of terrestrial digital broadcasting via DAB+. Any switchoff of FM transmissions needs to consider all radio users, even those in fishing boats off the coast. So, throughout the Norwegian summer, three NRK engineers packed a variety of radio monitoring equipment, a few portable DAB+ sets and took to the waves.

28.11.2016

Paneda WorldDAB Member

Myanmar

Myanmar Radio and TV (MRTV) will start a DAB trial, following a public tender which was won by Hong Kong based system integrator BTL. Paneda will provide DAB Head-End Equipment and support.

27.11.2016

VQ

United Kingdom

The VQ Hepburn and Retro Mk II devices offer a comfortable and easy upgrade for radio lovers, allowing owners to experiment with the world of streaming without losing the radio programmmes they enjoy.