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Volkswagen Touran now as Comfortline Edition
17.01.2018 - Netherlands Netherlands
The standard features include the 'Discover Media' navigation, radio and multimedia system with DAB+ compatability, as well as voice control and Bluetooth telephone preparation.

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Long-awaited SuperCD from REVO now available
17.01.2018 - Netherlands Netherlands
The SuperCD is the newest REVO 'Super' system. So it has all known 'Super' features, but completes that with a full-fledged CD player. The radio part includes DAB, DAB+, FM (with RDS) plus Internet radio (with access to 30,000 stations).

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Virgin Radio launches two new DAB+ stations in Switzerland
17.01.2018 - Switzerland Switzerland
Virgin Radio Switzerland went live two new stations on Wednesday - the Virgin Radio Hits Switzerland and Virgin Radio Rock Switzerland on DAB+.

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Greek regulator announces tender for study of radio frequencies for DAB+
17.01.2018 - Greece Greece
The Greek National Telecommunications and Post Commission have announced a formal tender process on the direct award of a study to determine the starting price for the rights of use of radio frequencies of free-to-air digital broadcasters.

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Norkring started expansion of DAB+ in Flanders
16.01.2018 - Belgium Belgium
Various Flemish commercial radio stations will soon be better received via DAB+. Zener operator Norkring has started rolling out phase 3, with the number of sending locations doubling to 10.

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Digital Radio Norway: Positive result after FM shutdown
16.01.2018 - Norway Norway
The public and private radio broadcasters as well as those responsible for Digital Radio Norway draw a positive balance after switching from FM to DAB+, with large range gains made in program offers that did not previously exist on FM, reports the Norwegian Communications Authority in its latest survey.

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Norkring confirms new DAB+ transmitter
16.01.2018 - Belgium Belgium
Norkring has today put a new support transmitter for its commercial DAB+ into use in Flanders. Today a support channel in Ghent has been taken into use by the operator for the DAB+ package on channel 11A. The new support channel in Ghent is part of an expansion of the existing DAB+ network with five new support transmitters.

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DAB+ project extended by LFS Landesfunk Sachsen GmbH
16.01.2018 - Germany Germany
The DAB+ pilot project of the LFS Landesfunk Sachsen GmbH (Radio R.SA) on the MDR-Multiplex Sachsen will be extended beyond 14 February 2018. This was decided by the Media Council of the Saxon State Institute for Private Broadcasting and New Media (SLM) at its meeting on 15 January 2018. The decision was preceded by the desire of the radio broadcaster to continue the successful project.

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BBC confirms local radio medium wave closures
16.01.2018 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
BBC Surrey, Sussex, Humberside, Kent, Lincolnshire, Nottingham and Wiltshire will turn off their medium wave transmitters altogether, whilst partial closures all affect BBC Radio Devon, Essex and Humberside. Kieran Clifton, Director, BBC Distribution & Business Development said: “We conducted detailed assessments of the coverage of each BBC local radio station on FM, MW and DAB. Following this process, we trialled the switch-off of a number of medium-wave."

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Norway: Transition from FM to DAB+ a complete success
15.01.2018 - Norway Norway
National diversity has grown from five to 31 stations. The expansion of the network is outstanding: the public-law programs now reach 99.7 percent of the population, the private provider 92.8. The mobile DAB+ network is better developed than the former VHF network, confirms the Norwegian Communications Authority. Today, 86 percent of the population use digital distribution channels, and the vast majority of over 78 percent hear radio every day via DAB+, Digital Radio Norway reports.

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