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ABC launches digitial radio stations
01.07.2009 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) - Australia Australia
The ABC has launched a unique sports channel, ABC Grandstand, on its new digital radio platform that will broadcast every ball of the upcoming Ashes series ...

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Consumers embrace digital radio
01.07.2009 - Australia Australia
A consumer survey by electronics retailer Dick Smith has found that 77 per cent of consumer electronics shoppers are likely to upgrade to digital radio. ...

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DAB on test at the Festival #radiofest
25.06.2009 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
A short-term test transmission will occupy Digital One from 26th June to 1st July, for a demonstration at the Radio Festival. But the most interesting elements of the test transmission will not be available on standard UK shop-bought DAB digital radios ...

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DAB is the future
23.06.2009 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cheaper DAB radios: Already under £30, within 12 to 18 months they will be £20 or even £15. At that price the benefits of DAB will appeal to millions more consumers. 5. Cars: Ford and Vauxhall, the manufacturers of six of the 10 most popular cars in ...

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Eureka! - Issue 9
18.06.2009 - WorldDAB News
This time last year I chaired the first meeting of the WorldDMB Receiver Profiles Task Force, which was a joint collaboration between WorldDMB, EBU and EICTA (now DIGITALEUROPE).

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Frontier Silicon welcomes recommendations
18.06.2009 - Frontier Smart Technologies WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
[London] Frontier Silicon welcomed the Government's proposal for the completion of digital...

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Vauxhall and Ford support Digital Britain targets for digital radio
17.06.2009 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Both Vauxhall and Ford already offer DAB in some car models. The Digital Britain report sets out a five-point plan to encourage the take-up of digital radios in cars, which includes working with manufacturers so that vehicles sold with radio are ...

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UK Government report says all UK national and local radio stations to be DAB-only from 2015
16.06.2009 - WorldDAB News - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The UK Government published its final Digital Britain report today (June 16th) with a number of actions to secure DAB digital radio as the primary radio broadcast platform in the UK. It proposes all national and the majority of local radio stations will be transmitted on DAB-only within 6 years, signalling the end of national FM services in the UK. A five point plan for DAB to be in all new cars by 2013 is proposed and the report calls on the European Commission to lead a common Europe-wide approach to digital radio.

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Brown visits site of digital dream
16.06.2009 - Arqiva WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The group were shown examples of analogue television and radio transmitters inside the firm's headquarters and met two young apprentices, before going outside to view the 750ft tall broadcast mast which services 12million homes across greater London. ...

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Brave new era in radio
16.06.2009 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia Australia
When it comes to digital radio there are two types of people; those who are excited about it and those who wouldn't know a digital radio if it cuddled up and called them sweetheart. Whichever group you may be in, the fact is that digital radio cranks ...

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