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• Delta FM endorse listeners' move to DAB+

  13 février
  As one of the long-time advocates of DAB+ in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, the northernmost region of France, Delta FM has recommended its listeners tune in via DAB+ digital radio and make the most of a switch to digital.
  

• Pure launches portable DAB+ radio

  13 février
  Pure is celebrating World Radio Day with the launch of StreamR Splash, a small and portable version of the StreamR. The new iteration boasts an IP67 water and dustproof rating alongside all of the DAB+ radio, Bluetooth and Amazon Alexa functionality of its bigger (...)
  

• Maxximum makes radio return on DAB+

  13 février
  Maxximum, the iconic French radio station from the 90s is set to make its radio return just under thirty years after going off air. Aimed at 18-35 year olds, the popular radio station will be available to DAB+ listeners in and around Paris starting from this (...)
  

• DAB+ progress in the spotlight at Digital Radio Summit

  12 février
  The European Broadcasting Union's Digital Radio Summit helped highlight some of the progress of DAB+ in Europe - in the UK, 95% of cars are now equipped with DAB, while in Germany, there are now more DAB radios being sold than FM, and a second national multiplex with commercial stations is set (...)
  

• RadioDays announces more speaker details for Lisbon

  12 février
  Speakers at the RadioDays event held in Lisbon will include Jacqueline Bierhorst, WorldDAB vice president and member of the steering board.
  

• Second national DAB+ multiplex presents big opportunity for private broadcasters

  12 février
  According to Olaf Hopp, NRJ's Germany CEO, the launch of a second national multiplex in Germany presents an opportunity for private broadcasters across the country, particularly when taking into account the significant increases in both advertising revenue and listening (...)
  

• India telecoms regulator urges government to outline digital radio plans

  12 février
  TRAI, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, urged the government to come out with a detailed policy framework for digital radio broadcasting.
  

• DAB+ progresses in French-speaking Belgium

  11 février
  DAB+ digital radio has experienced significant success in the French-speaking part of Belgium since its official launch in November 2019. There are currently 25 services on air across the region, with another 72 scheduled to launch in coming (...)
  

• DAB+ increasingly popular in French-speaking Belgium

  11 février
  DAB+ digital radio has experienced significant success in the French-speaking part of Belgium since its official launch in November 2019. According to maRadio.be, two thirds of listeners are now familiar with DAB+, while the number of listeners equipped with DAB+ receivers more than doubled in (...)
  

• DAB+ radio now available in Nordheide, Lower Saxony

  10 février
  Radio listeners in Nordheide, Lower Saxony are now able to benefit from DAB+ digital radio following the launch of atransmitter in Rosengarten. The transmitter will serve the regions between Stelle, Hanstedt, Schneverdingen, Heeslingen and Neu (...)
  

• Austria's first children-only radio station takes off on DAB+

  6 février
  Austria's first radio station exclusively aimed at children has taken launched in Austria. First launched in Vienna in 2014, Mein Kinderradio is now available to 77% of people in Austria on DAB+.
  

• New record for digital radio listening in the UK

  6 février
  Digital listening in the UK has increased by 11% to a new record of 58.5%, up from 52.6% in Q4 2018 in the latest figures for Q4 2019. Listening via DAB grew by 16.1 million hours (or by 4%) year on year to now account for 41% of all listening and 70% of digital (...)
  

• Nielsen research indicates a bright future for Norwegian radio

  5 février
  Measurement of national channels shows an overall positive trend over the last three years, with radio listening continuing to rise. With the challenge from global platforms it remains important for Norway to have strong national and local radio channels. Norwegians spend 90 minutes on radio (...)
  

• Frontier Smart add colour to radio revolution

  4 février
  Frontier Smart Technologies is helping to enrich the digital radio experience by supporting integration of full colour displays into DAB+ radios. All Frontier modules now include support for a colour user interface, which allows users to benefit from the Slideshow services being offered by (...)
  

• European Radio Show highlights DAB+ progress in France and beyond

  4 février
  Held in Paris at the end of January, the European Radio and Digital Audio Show brought together stakeholders from across the French radio industry and beyond to discuss the future of radio in France, Europe and around the world. It also served as a platform to highlight the opportunities DAB+ (...)
  

• Best DAB radios for 2020

  3 février
  The Mirror's roundup of the best radio receivers on the market featuring DAB+ digital radio capabilities.
  

• WorldDAB General Assembly 2020 dates announced

  3 février
  The WorldDAB General Assembly 2020 will take place in Prague, Czech Republic on 3-4 November 2020. The event will see over 200 experts from across the broadcast, automotive and receiver manufacturer industries come together to discuss the future of digital (...)
  

• Path cleared for second national multiplex in Germany

  3 février
  The Saxon State Institute for Private Broadcasting and New Media and the Digital Audio Broadcasting Platform have been able to resolve their long-standing legal dispute out of court, which finally clears the way for the second national DAB+ DAB+ multiplex. Consumers across Germany will soon (...)
  

• DAB+ network expands to cover tunnels across Switzerland

  1er février
  At the end of 2019, all tunnels over 300 meters long located across major national roads in Switzerland - approximately 200 tunnels in total - were equipped with DAB+ reception signals.
  

• HRT's public radio stations in Croatia now on DAB+

  1er février
  The radio programs of Croatian public broadcaster HRT (Hrvatska Radiotelevizija) can now also be received in large parts of the country via DAB+, marking the first time public radio stations are available on DAB+ in the country.
  

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