Finland

On 12 August, radio reception via DAB+ was recorded for the first time at long distances - in this case over 800 km - during a meteor shower. This is only the first time that it has been shown that such meteors can also reflect the (higher) radio frequencies in which DAB+ takes place.

Finland joins its Nordic neighbours, Norway, Sweden and Denmark as a member of the Radioplayer family which now covers nearly all of western Europe. The “Radioplayer Finland” collaboration will join the existing broadcasters in Radioplayer, ensuring that the international radio sector can speak to all car manufacturers with one voice, to keep radio strong in the dashboards of the future. Radioplayer Finland will be co-ordinated by Radiosoitin Suomi Oy which is a collaboration between the public service media company Yle and RadioMedia, the umbrella group for Finnish commercial radio. Stations in Radioplayer Finland will add their official metadata (station information, logos, high-quality streams, podcasts etc.) to the international Radioplayer data feed which powers ‘hybrid’ radio interfaces in millions of cars, including Audis, VWs, Porsches, and BMWs.

Bauer Media Group has completed its acquisition of the Nordic broadcaster SBS Radio from Discovery Communications Nordic ApS.

ESPOO, Finland – Nokia today launches a new accessory for the Nokia N8, C7 and their Symbian^3 stablemates: Nokia Digital Radio Headset, DAB.

Why do you want this rather than the regular radio player that comes with your device? DAB digital radio offers a much clearer reception, less interference ...

The proposed writers strike in Hollywood has put the industry into a panic. To see one possible outcome of this strike you only need to look at the situation of mobile TV in Finland.