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03.11.2016

United Kingdom

The small-scale DAB trial for Aldershot has added a second transmitter to its service to expand the coverage area.The service is provided by BFBS, which has been offering a number of radio stations from a transmitter site in Woking but now has added a transmitter based in Aldershot too. The Ofcom trials of these SSDAB services are due to run until summer of 2018.

02.11.2016

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) WorldDAB Member

Norway

Early next year, Norway becomes the first country to start switching off FM transmissions in favor of terrestrial digital broadcasting via DAB+. Throughout the Norwegian summer, three NRK engineers packed a variety of radio monitoring equipment, and a few portable DAB+ sets, and took to the waves.

02.11.2016

United Kingdom

Radio TechCon is the UK radio industry's engineering and technology conference.It's aimed at broadcast engineers and anybody with an interest in radio, audio, technology and engineering - managers and techy-savvy producers are welcome.

02.11.2016

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United Kingdom , Netherlands , France , Germany , Italy , Switzerland

Figures released today show that DAB adoption in the car is growing in key markets across Europe – with over 1.7 million new cars sold with DAB in the first half of 2016 (compared to 2.7 million for the whole of 2015).

02.11.2016

Germany

NDR radio stations are now in the Osnabrück region via DAB+. The North German public broadcaster has launched a new transmitter to cover the area.

02.11.2016

United Kingdom

The latest figures from the WorldDAB industry forum show that even if DAB receivers might not yet in the majority, they certainly will be soon: Across eight major European markets surveyed by WorldDAB, 31 % of the new cars are now sold with DAB as standard.

02.11.2016

Australia

The Ruark R1 Mk3 radio is a DAB, DAB+ model with Bluetooth connectivity to stream music from your other devices. The first thing you notice is how stylish it is, with its pleasing chunky-looking rectangular shape and beautiful curved edges. For a little radio, this has a great, full sound.

02.11.2016

CARIAD SE WorldDAB Member

France

At Medientage München Holger Hees from Audi said that beyond the quality of broadcasting in DAB+, the other advantage claimed is that it redices weight gain in the vehicle. And therefore less produces C02 emissions, he noted how all manufacturers seeking to slim down their vehicles.

02.11.2016

Spain

The 2016 WorldDAB General Assembly will bring together an audience of more than 200 radio experts including policy makers, broadcasters and industry representatives to discuss the future of digital radio.The dominant theme of this year's event will be the growing momentum towards the deployment of DAB across Europe and beyond.

01.11.2016

Poland

Digital radio can currently be received  in the following cities: Bialystok, Kielce, Koszalin, Krakow, Lublin, Lodz, Opole, Poznan, Rzeszow, Szczecin, Torun, Tri-City, Warsaw, Wroclaw, Zielona Gora. Trial transmissions are also being conducted in the area of ​​Siedlce.