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It’s great news that 39.9 per cent of UK radio listening is now done via a digital device (for Bauer Media listening this rises to 53.3 per cent) – of this, DAB is the most popular, accounting for 67 per cent of all digital hours, but online listening has increased to 16 per cent of that total.

The issue shows how people continue to turn to internet radio to listen rather than using traditional FM/MW/LW analogue frequencies or the more modern DAB digital radio.

Many people point to "the future" for live, simulcast radio as being streamed online. Yet online is growing slower than DAB, and people use it less. It's also worthwhile remembering that this is not at the expense of radio listening overall. Radio is as popular as ever; but the internet is not playing the part many people believe it to.

Radio Prague’s director Miroslav Krupička says the move is good news for both Czech Radio and listeners. “The main advantage is a wider choice...The other advantage is the quality of sound. The sound is much better in digital, in DAB, in general.”

From 10 August to 23 August, Radio Vaticana will be broadcasting the Encyclical “Laudato Sì”, dedicated to people with eyesight problems.

For the first time, over half of all UK households now have DAB radio, giving 27 million adults access to DAB.

The UK market had presented their fresh listening figures for the second quarter today and the numbers are quite clear: radio listening is high and healthy, fewer than ever are listening to analogue signals (AM / FM) and digital DAB increases significantly faster than online.

RAJAR Q2 2015 data shows strong growth in DAB digital radio listening in the UK, with hours listened growing by 13% year on year.

The increasing popularity of DAB digital radio has boosted all digital radio listening to fractionally under 40% of all hours (39.94%), according to Rajar Q2 2015 data released today, with both DAB listening and ownership increasing year on year.

Suzuki have launched their summer offers across the range, including the new Celerio SZ2 which comes with DAB digital radio as standard.