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While there has been no official announcement OMG! appears to be the new DAB brand that SCA has launched to replace Classic Rock which closed down because it had too many listeners.

WorldDAB has announced the first keynote speakers and topics for its 2016 General Assembly, taking place from November 9-10 in Vienna, Austria.

A tender for a DAB+ trial multiplex in Latvia has been won by “A-T TRADE MUSIC”. In November LVRTC starting mounting DAB+ equipment and the trial multiplex should be on air in November 2016 with 18 DAB+ channels. The multiplex will first be used Latvian Radio (LR) with 6 channels and shortly after commercial radio stations will be invited.

For anyone who enjoys listening to DAB radio and doesn’t have hands-free calling already built into their car, the Pure Highway 600 is both an effective and inexpensive way to update a car audio system.

COLOGNE, Germany — Germany's national network for the digital radio multiplex (Bundesmux) is nearly completed, with the commissioning of four new transmitter sites in Kreuzberg (Bavaria), Biedenkopf (Hessen), Booßen (Brandenburg) and Aachen City (Nordrhein-Westfalen).

I found the inclusion of Digital Radio to be the real stand-out feature here (besides Android Auto). Gone is the fade-in / fade-out of standard terrestrial radio, and in its place is a crystal clear audio experience that just works.

During the week of the Paris Motor Show, Paris taxi drivers with newer vehicles are discovering they can listen to digital radio while driving around Paris. Over 50 DAB+ stations are on air in Paris (many exclusive to digital), including all 7 Radio France programmes, Crooner Radio, and many more. Watch the video here.

British digital radio brand VQ is taking on a seasonal marketing campaign with a number of Bauer stations including Absolute Radio and Magic.

This is a far nicer take on the sort of wake-up radio you might pick up on the high street for £15. And the most worthwhile upgrade is the screen.

A new DAB transmitter on Skomvær will give fishermen in the area better DAB coverage.