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Radio has come a long way since its basic bedside clock integration. Here is What Hifi's pick of the best DAB radios currently on the market. All products have been tested in comparison with rivals in the same price category.

National commercial radio stations have further improved their DAB+ reception in parts of the Netherlands as digital radio continues to make headway in Europe. There are currently 39 commercial radio stations available to listeners in the Netherlands on DAB+.

This article outlines the different options available to car owners looking to retrofit DAB+ into their existing cars. Starting from December 21 2020, all new cars sold in Germany will include digital capabilities.

From October 2018 to September 2019, just under 140,000 receivers were sold in France - a 30.9% growth in a receiver market down 12%. This is the strongest growth with Belgium ( 4.4% growth) and the Czech Republic (82% growth).

A new DAB+ multiplex operated by Polish broadcast operator Bcast has launched on the Spanish island of Tenerife, in the Canary islands. The multiplex was launched near the town of Adeje.

The FM transmitter serving the municipality of Les Brenets, in Switzerland's Neuchatel, is set to be replaced with a DAB+ transmitter in January 2020 as Switzerland continues to digitisation.

The National Council of TV and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine, at its meeting on 20 December 2019, determined the winners of the competition for 2 digital radio broadcasting programmes in the T-DAB standard in Kyiv. They were Prosto Radio station and Radio Miami station. Two programmes were put up for competition; the volume of broadcasting is 24 hours per day. The broadcast will be made in the 11D frequency block (222.064 MHz frequency). Requirements to the programme concept prohibit retransmission of programmes of other broadcasters. Broadcasting licenses will be valid for a period of 7 years.

A second private multiplex is set to launch in Hamburg in the near future. This follows an announcement made by the media regulator for the state of Schleswig-Holstein expressing plans to expand existing DAB+ services in Germany's northernmost state.

Ofcom has awarded two 12-year licences for new local radio multiplexes for areas in Cumbria and Morecambe Bay. Bauer, which applied for a multiplex to cover North and West Cumbria, and MuxCo, which partnered with Nation Broadcasting to apply for a multiplex to cover Morecambe Bay and South Cumbria, will both start broadcasting in 2020.

Czech Radio has confirmed the budget for its DAB network extension plans in 2020. As part of the public broadcaster's expansion plans, DAB+ coverage is set to go from 80% to 95 % population.