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View Quest Retro Mk II review
01.02.2017 - VQ - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The VQ is a versatile product, able to act as a decent Bluetooth speaker or digital radio. But for all its modern features, there’s also a nice smattering of vintage style to go with it.

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Technical improvements for DAB standard
01.02.2017 - WorldDAB News - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The DAB technical standard has been updated, identifying obsolete features, clarifying the description of features to aid interoperability and updating other specific features.

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Spencer Pryor: Glasgow will be doing the DAB
31.01.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Spencer Pryor from Brave Broadcasting explores the growth of digital radio in Scotland ahead of the upcoming digital radio event in Glasgow. Over 50% of Glasgow households having access to a DAB radio, the amount of digital listening is only going to continue increase.

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European Radio Show 2017 ends on a high note
31.01.2017 - France France
The European Radio Show 2017 concluded in Paris with a commitment to play host to even more international exhibitors and conference speakers in the 2018 edition. WorldDAB hosted a digital radio session within the main conference programme titled “A vision for the future of radio: DAB+ in Europe.” The session featured broadcasters, regulators and digital radio experts from across Europe.

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Digital radio in better quality
31.01.2017 - Italy Italy
The RAS converted all of its digital radio programmes from DAB to DAB+ and put the DRadio Wissen radio station operation. The RAS now distributes 22 radio stations in South Tyrol in the high-quality DAB + standard.

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Digital radio now on major roadway in Germany
31.01.2017 - Germany Germany
The radio stations of NDR are now available on DAB+ on the whole of the German A1 motorway between Osnabrück and Hamburg. The public broadcaster has switched on a new transmitter in Damme, north of Osnabrück.

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Calls for digital radio tenders by Komm Austria
31.01.2017 - Austria Austria
Komm Austria has opened applications to tender for DAB+ in Austria. Applications must be received by the media authority by 12 June 2017 at the latest.

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Tender for digital radio frequenecies opens in Austria
31.01.2017 - Austria Austria
As of January 20, 2017, KommAustria has published a draft regulation for the DAB+ tenders. Applications must reach the media authority by 12 June 2017, 13:00 at the latest.

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KommAustria has issued frequencies for digital radio
31.01.2017 - Austria Austria
KommAustria has opened applications to tender for DAB+ in Austria. Applications must be received by the media authority by 12 June 2017 at the latest.

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LXClassics now broadcast via DAB+
31.01.2017 - Netherlands Netherlands
MTVNL has announced that popular radio station LXClassics will now be broadcast via DAB+.

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