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• German consumers increasingly opting for DAB+

  9 septembre
  DAB+ receivers are setting new records in Germany, both in and out of the car. According to the latest data, there are now over 14 million DAB+ receivers in Germany, and almost almost half of all new cars rolled out across the country include DAB+ as standard. For more information on the growth (...)
  

• New digitisation report highlights impressive DAB+ growth in Germany

  9 septembre
  According to the latest figures published in the German Media Authority's new digitisation report, over 22 percent of households in Germany now include a DAB+ receiver - a 34 percent increase compared to 2018. What's more, the number of cars equipped with DAB+ in Germany in 2019 stands at 6.6 (...)
  

• WorldDAB members exhibiting at IBC - Factum Radioscape

  5 septembre
  WorldDAB and several of its members will be exhibiting at this year’s IBC. In the lead up to the event, we are conducting a series of mini-interviews with our exhibiting members, offering the opportunity to find out more about the digitisation of radio and what our members will be showcasing in (...)
  

• DAB+ expansion continues across Europe

  4 septembre
  DAB+ is progressing across Europe and in France, the CSA launched in July a call for applications for DAB+ licences in 15 new zones.
  

• Global expands its biggest radio brands with launch of five digital channels

  4 septembre
  Radio, media and advertising giant Global has launched five new DAB radio stations over the last week, to accommodate different music tastes through its top brands.
  

• GatesAir to unveil New DAB Radio Innovations at IBC2019

  4 septembre
  GatesAir has expanded its range of DAB radio transmitters and solutions to include multi-carrier and liquid-cooled innovations at IBC 2019. Many of the new innovations result from the company's recent acquisition of ONEtastic.
  

• DAB+ takes centre stage at IFA 2019

  2 septembre
  IFA 2019 will see over 40 DAB+ receiver manufacturers showcase their latest products to over 250,000 trade visitors from more than 100 countries. As the rollout of DAB+ continues across Europe, strengthened by the commitment of the automotive industry, radio’s digital migration will take centre (...)
  

• Switzerland Confirms FM Switch off Date

  2 septembre
  Radio programs will be available via FM until the end of 2024 at the latest.
  

• Global launches two brand-new radio stations on DAB

  2 septembre
  Sam Jackson, Managing Editor of Smooth said: “Through these new stations, we can’t wait to introduce Smooth to even more people, as well as giving our existing 5.7 million weekly listeners even more opportunities to enjoy the music they (...)
  

• Global to launch Capital XTRA Reloaded on DAB across the UK

  2 septembre
  Says Al Smith, Deputy Managing Editor of Capital XTRA: “This is a hugely exciting time for Capital XTRA as we launch a brand new station. It’s the perfect time to expand the Capital XTRA brand as we celebrate record audience figures, with 1.9 million listeners now tuning in every (...)
  

• RAS Sudtirol proposes 3-year FM switch-off plan

  30 août
  Public broadcaster RAS has proposed a 3-year plan to switch off FM. Since 2017 South Tyrol has already shut down 41 FM transmitters and now proposes to switch off a further 67. Two factors are driving the FM switch off - huge transmission cost savings to stop investing in an old (...)
  

• Digital radio launch in Austria exceeds expectations

  30 août
  The share of DAB+ devices in the radio receiver market already exceeded 32% in the first quarter of 2019. There are currently nine radio stations on the national DAB+ mux, with strong interest from more private broadcasters to broadcast via (...)
  

• FM switch off in Switzerland could be as early as 2023

  30 août
  A final decision will be taken on which scenario will be adopted by 2021. The first scenario is that there will be an FM shutdown in 2022/2023, with the public broadcaster SRG turning off its FM stations in the second half of 2022, and the private radio stations in early 2023. The second option (...)
  

• Switzerland's FM switch off is officially confirmed for no later than end 2024

  29 août
  Radio programs in Switzerland will only be available via FM until the end of 2024 according to Bernard Maissen, OFCOM's deputy director, on the occasion of the Swiss Radio Day in Zurich. As at end June 2019, only 17% of listeners use FM on an exclusive (...)
  

• BBC celebrates Beatles with DAB pop-up radio station

  29 août
  BBC Radio 2 will celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ Abbey Road album with Radio 2 Beatles, a four-day pop-up DAB radio station. Radio 2 Beatles follows other pop up DAB’s from the station, including Radio 2 Eurovision (2014 and 2015) and Radio 2 Country (2015, 2016 and (...)
  

• WorldDAB members exhibiting at IBC - AVT Audio Video Technologies GmbH

  29 août
  In this series of interviews on WorldDAB members exhibiting at IBC, Wolfgang Peters of AVT explains how he sees the digital radio industry evolving in the coming years, and tells us about the DAB+ products AVT will showcase at this year’s (...)
  

• Consultation on second national DAB+ network for Slovenia

  27 août
  Slovenian telecoms and media regulator AKOS has launched a public consultation on a second national DAB+ network, and will hold a public meeting at AKOS offices on 12 September. Licences for the remaining spaces on the R1 national multiplex were greatly (...)
  

• Coles Radio top spot on DAB+ survey

  27 août
  Coles Radio retains the top spot on the DAB+ survey with 270,000 listeners Australia wide.
  

• Radiodays Asia 2019 begins in Kuala Lumpur

  27 août
  In the keynote opening, said Joan Warner of CRA: “In one day, a listener can wake up to breakfast radio, listen in the car using DAB+, follow a radio show page on Facebook, listen on-demand to a radio podcast, use a mobile app or listen on a smart speaker such as an Amazon Echo using voice (...)
  

• SCA's maturing DAB assets

  27 août
  When it came to metro performance, SCA chief executive Grant Blackley told Radio Today there are three key factors underpinning this year’s performance - one of which is the continued maturity of SCA's DAB brands, which are now interwoven across SCA's entire radio (...)
  

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