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British digital radio manufacture Pure welcomed the findings of the CSA on digital radio. "The official launch of Digital Terrestrial Radio (RBT has been long awaited in France and the report clearly reaffirms that DAB radio enriches the offering without excluding other radio access modes" explains Pure.

A poll by Group SOS has revealed that almost half of the general public has heard about RNT (DAB+), with many also familiar with what it is - people are prepared to pay an average of €21 for a receiver.

Speaking during a visit to Panjab Radio, Mr Vaizey revealed how he felt that some of the existing broadcasting rules are overly restrictive and outdated. Vaizey also said Panjab Radio, which has just taken over an analogue frequency in North London, was a ‘fine advert for Digital Radio’.

Former Radio Tees and Radio 1 presenter Mark Page wants one of Ofcom’s 10 small scale DAB trial licences, to broadcast to Teesside. He says the area has not been served by a local commercial radio station since TFM moved to Newcastle in 2013, and is looking for investors and other stations who can afford to be on the multiplex with him.

Geneva International Motor Show is one of the best motor shows to review DAB+ presence in the car because of advanced DAB+ deployment in Switzerland with many radio stations available on air in Geneva and in the halls of the show.

For the first time mapped the proportion of listening that takes place in a car. Norwegians spend 23 percent of the time listening on the car radio.

Bernie O’Neill, Joan Warner and Lindsay Cornell spoke during a workshop organised by WorldDMB on the digitisation of DAB radio and its continued growth around the world. In addition, broadcasters from the Asia-Pacific region spoke about the developing concerns regarding digital radio in their individual countries.

The current R1 is the third generation of Ruark’s design to hit the shops and we think it’s the best one yet… With an updated control system and state-of-the-art OLED display, this desktop radio certainly packs a punch when it comes to sound quality.

A new radio station called Downtown Country has been given permission to join the Northern Ireland DAB multiplex. The new service will be a sister station to Bauer’s Downtown Radio and Cool FM, already operating in Belfast. Downtown Country is described as “A genre based music station playing primarily a range of country style music (including American and Irish) aimed at all adults” and will be provided by Bauer.

Having drawn the digital radio map, we can say that the “digital radio in Europe” topic is a complex one and includes not only broadcasters but many industries, governments and, last but not least, the audience. The arguments are clear and most of them well known: terrestrial digital radio is not only reliable in terms of network stability and QoS but also up to 40 times more cost-efficient than broadband.