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During digital radio week it was announced that thirteen percent of Dutch radio listening is over DAB+, which corresponds to about two million listeners.

The days of BMWs with no standard equipment, everything on the options list are long gone – even choosing the ‘base’ SE one will get satellite navigation, DAB radio, parking sensors front and back, heated leather seats and dual-zone climate control as standard.

A chat with experts from DAB+ radio showed that the questions among the listeners are still numerous. We provide you with the answers to the five most frequently asked questions...

Research firm GfK indicates that 13% of the Dutch listen to DAB+ radio—about 2 million people. This is a three fold increase since 2015. In the Netherlands, the number of DAB+ radios sold grew by 48% in the first half of 2017 compared with the same period last year.

Digital Radio UK is taking its Doing the DAB event to Northern Ireland, following the success of previous events held in Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Liverpool. Attendees to will hear about the future of digital radio in Northern Ireland and how local stations are using digital platforms to reach new audiences.

Since September 2016, Schwarzwaldradio has been broadcast nationwide via DAB+ Since September 2016. Nearly 800,000 listeners have listened to Schwarzwaldradio in just over a year. Advertisers are happy, as an average advertising campaign of two weeks reaches 214,000 listeners across Germany.

Brand new price list of hybrid radio features options in the new AUDI A8.

Regional programming on DAB+ in Germany continues to expand. In Hamburg, the interest in DAB+ is so great that there are now calls to add a second multiplex. It was recently announced that there will be two multiplexes in Berlin - a local only for Berlin and a regional one for Berlin and Brandenburg.

Standard equipment bestowed on the S-Line trimmed A3 Cabriolets, including luxuries such as dual-zone climate control alongside Audi's 7.0in retractable infotainment system complete with DAB radio, USB and Bluetooth connectivity and sat nav.

On 15 September 2017, the last nationwide channels ended on FM in Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Rogaland, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. Now all nationwide radio broadcasts in southern and western Norway are on DAB. The latest listener figures from the first region that turned off FM, Nordland, show that just as many people listen to the radio now as before the switch off.