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Bauer launches Absolute Radio Country
14.05.2021 - United KingdomThe new station will be available on DAB in London and across a range of local DAB multiplexes.
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Femotion radio now on air across Germany
13.05.2021 - GermanyThe new national station dedicated to women is now on air for listeners on DAB+ digital radio throughout Germany.
(Radio Woche) Read more
Reducing driver distraction on the digital dash
13.05.2021WorldDAB is working on features to give digital radios in the car's dashboard the same voice control functionality as voice enabled smart phones.
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DAB+ helps shape the diversity of radio
12.05.2021 - GermanyGermany's public broadcaster Deutschlandfunk explains how DAB+ digital radio promotes the diversity of services available to listeners and enables the launch of niche programs and stations.
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Opportunities for local and community broadcasters on DAB+
12.05.2021 - United KingdomSmall scale DAB is radically changing the radio landscape in the UK – it offers new opportunities for smaller commercial and community broadcasters to launch on DAB with reduced costs, and gives listeners access to more diverse and localised content.
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Germany - new station launches on national multiplex
12.05.2021 - GermanyFemotion Radio - the radio station aimed at women - is now available to listeners on DAB+ digital radio across Germany.
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SWR and Xperi partner to advance the radio listening experience in connected cars
12.05.2021 - United StatesThe integration means that all broadcaster metadata, such as program information, station logos, album/artist imagery, etc., on the ARD platform for SWR stations will be accurately, consistently, and seamlessly represented in the DTS AutoStage ecosystem.
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WorldDAB publishes factsheet on DAB’s environmental impact
11.05.2021 - United KingdomWorldDAB has released a fact sheet to help its members understand the environmental impact of DAB+. The fact sheet presents the findings of multiple recent studies looking into the environmental and economic impact of broadcasting radio via DAB and other platforms.
(Red Tech News) Read more
New mux to launch in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia
11.05.2021 - GermanyThe multiplex, which will host 16 commercial stations and reach 87% of the state's population, will launch in Q4 2021.
(Media Broadcast) Read more
WorldDAB publishes factsheet on environmental implications of DAB
10.05.2021 - ItalyA new fact sheet from the WorldDAB association examining the environmental and economic factors of radio broadcasting explains why DAB is the cheapest and most energy efficient radio platform.
(MonitoR magazine) Read more