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Radio and TV bill presented by the Swedish government states that FM radio broadcasts should be replaced by digital radio services by 2022, and the TV licence fee will remain for the next six years, at least.

Three quarters of the older and disabled people in the trial found the DAB radios easier to use than expected, said the report, although some required setup assistance. Seven in 10 of this group said that digital radio was better than analog.

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Swedish government to finance DAB+ investment by taking out a loan to cover dual transmission costs. The government appoints professional coordinator to work on transition to digital radio to be achieved by 2022.

[Stuttgart] Mobile Media has announced the signing of a new partnership with TomTom. Under the agreement, the company will deliver traffic data via DAB for its Mediamobile premium traffic service.

TeamRock Radio is part of a new content, creation and distribution business for rock fans around the world. It owns the rock titles, Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Prog, Blues, and AOR Magazine as well as the brand extensions of the magazines alongside internationally famous branded events, The Golden Gods, Prog Awards, and The Classic Rock Roll of Honour.

Today Mediamobile announced the signing of a new partnership agreement with TomTom, one of the world’s leading suppliers of navigation products and services. Under the agreement, TomTom will provide the company’s highly accurate traffic content to Mediamobile, and thus contribute to the first nationwide traffic service to be broadcast over Germany’s digital radio network: Mediamobile’s V-Traffic Premium DAB.

Willi Schreiner, the Managing Director of Deutschland Radio spoke of a goal to end analogue radio distribution by 2018 in an interview with Text Internal. Such a date would create the necessary planning security for industry, trade and broadcasters.

Glasgow-based Eklipse Sports Radio is to launch on the Central Scotland DAB multiplex later this summer. The station, led by former broadcaster Spencer Pryor, will offer a Sports Talk format with sports news, chat, commentaries, phone-ins and rock music.

The UK government is touting its recent digital radio test as a success, saying listeners who are in a good coverage area love digital radio, according to Radio Today.