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The Digital Migration (DigiMig) working group presented the results of a new research project on digital radio listening today at Swiss Radio Day. It examines the extent of digital listening among the radio audience in Switzerland.

The Digital Migration (DigiMig) working group presented a new research project on digital radio listening today at the Swiss Radio Day. Research found that digital radio listening is increasing with more than a quarter of radio listening at home and at work via DAB+.

GatesAir is demonstrating its enhanced DAB radio solution for broadcasters transitioning from FM to national digital radio systems, which the company says, adds a new layer of redundancy across expansive DAB transmitter networks.

Mathieu Quétel asks if we are on the eve of a national launch of DAB+ in France, with the CSA expected to publish, during the first days of September, the results of its consultation for the extension of DAB+ into 20 more cities / zones.

"DAB network has large contingency advantages compared with FM network," says the Norwegian Culture Department. Further more, in a country with many tunnels, it is possible to receive emergency alerts via DAB.

Four regional DAB+ networks built by Broadcast Partners went to air in the Netherlands in May, all of which were installed with 2wcom’s FlexXtract+ DAB+ distribution extractor.

Network operator Media Broadcast has announced the schedule for the further roll-out of a national DAB+ network in Germany. On 01 Sep, the transmitter at Löbau (Saxony, 10 kW) will be turned on, followed by Aurich (Lower Saxony, 4 kW) on 01 Oct. On 20 Oct, the turn-up of the new transmitter at Cottbus (Brandenburg, 1 kW) is planned.

In response to a recent article on the situation of DAB in Spain, Gorka Zumeta argues that DAB in Spain is still very much an current issue.

In South Africa the National Association of Broadcasters and the Southern African Digital Broadcasting Association (Sadiba), are busy with DAB+ digital radio technology trials, which are being headed by Dave Cherry. Cherry shares with Screen Africa how Africa and the rest of the world are moving towards this digital medium.

GatesAir, a global leader in wireless, over-the-air content delivery solutions for radio and TV broadcasters, will introduce its next-generation software-defined exciter for TV and DAB Radio broadcasters and network operators at IBC2015.