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Bauer Media has announced its launch of DAB+ digital radio services in Sweden in summer 2020, with multiplexes launching in cities of Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. The network will have a population reach of above 40% and will include ten DAB+ digital radio stations. Commenting on the announcement, Teemu Korhonen, distribution manager at Bauer Media said “DAB+ is the natural step for future-proofing and developing radio for listeners”.

Reasserting its commitments to the rollout of digital radio in with a budget of over 11 million euros for 2020, the media council of Baden-Württemberg - a state in southwest Germany - also announced its plans to launch a small-scale DAB+ trial in the region.

The D30BT is a splash-proof portable DAB+ radio hat includes a Bluetooth speaker and USB charging for other devices.The D8 DAB+ Clock Radio features a dual alarm for couples with different wake-up times, and includes a large, easy-to-read display. Rounding things off is the DM502 stereo system, which includes a DAV radio, CD drive, and Bluetooth streaming in a tidy wooden speaker cabinet.

Albrecht has announced the launch of the Albrecht DR 490, a hybrid radio that includes DAB+ digital radio, internet and FM as well as a 2.4 inch colour display.

Analogue broadcasters launching substations on DAB+ digital radio are reaping the financial benefits of DAB+, according to a study conducted by the regulatory authority for new media in Bavaria. Antenne Bayern, HitRadio FFH and Unser Radio feature amongst the radio groups to have made a profit.

Commercial radio stakeholders in Australia are calling on the Federal Government to spend $80 million in an accelerated rollout of DAB+ technology, with SCA’s Grant Blackley and Commercial Radio Australia's Joan Warner both voicing their support for this initiative.

As one of the long-time advocates of DAB+ in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, the northernmost region of France, Delta FM has recommended its listeners tune in via DAB+ digital radio and make the most of a switch to digital.

Pure is celebrating World Radio Day with the launch of StreamR Splash, a small and portable version of the StreamR. The new iteration boasts an IP67 water and dustproof rating alongside all of the DAB+ radio, Bluetooth and Amazon Alexa functionality of its bigger version.

Maxximum, the iconic French radio station from the 90s is set to make its radio return just under thirty years after going off air. Aimed at 18-35 year olds, the popular radio station will be available to DAB+ listeners in and around Paris starting from this spring.

The European Broadcasting Union's Digital Radio Summit helped highlight some of the progress of DAB+ in Europe - in the UK, 95% of cars are now equipped with DAB, while in Germany, there are now more DAB radios being sold than FM, and a second national multiplex with commercial stations is set to launch in September. Digris has been licensed by Ofcom for the installation of local DAB+ networks in Switzerland as the country prepares for the switch off of its FM services.