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Radio Top grows on DAB+ in Switzerland
12.01.2018 - SwitzerlandFM has reached its limits! There is no capacity for complementary services and also in terms of quality, analogue radio is severely limited. That's why Radio Top, which has been digital for some years now, is distributed via DAB+ throughout German-speaking Switzerland. In the next five years FM will further disappear.
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Regional roll out in Australia with DIGIDIA and Clearbox
11.01.2018 - DIGIDIA WorldDAB Member - France - AustraliaDIGIDIA and Clearbox Systems have been selected by Broadcast Australia to provide DAB+ digital radio multiplexing, program monitoring and networking timing software, hardware and support. The systems are being deployed in Canberra, Darwin and Hobart.
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Lyca Radio going national on Sound Digital
11.01.2018 - United KingdomLyca Radio UK has gained a Digital sound programme service (DSPS) licence to broadcast on the Sound Digital DAB multiplex. It means the brand, which operates in London on Medium Wave as Lyca Dilse 1035 and Lyca Radio 1458, will provide a new service...
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The Brits are switching off AM - should we panic?
11.01.2018 - United KingdomDAB is almost exactly the same as AM and FM - it’s broadcast radio, received on a little box with an antenna. You don’t need a mobile phone, a data plan, or a SIM card. It’s just broadcast radio - radio as you know it. So losing the 1485 AM transmitter for BBC Radio Humberside is not, quite, the seismic shift that the doom-mongers would want you to get all concerned about. The station is still available on a number of other platforms.
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Bauer Media Denmark orders more DAB multiplexer systems from Paneda
11.01.2018 - Paneda WorldDAB Member - DenmarkThe system has been installed in the existing datacenter and contains both multiplexers and encoders. The system will be used for the Bauer Media expansion of DAB in Denmark, and in particular for its regional broadcasting. Capacity in the multiplexers will be offered also for local radio stations.
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Clear change in listening pattern on radio after introduction of digital radio
10.01.2018 - Digitalradio Norge AS - NorwayFrom December 2016 to December 2017, the "traditional" channels have fallen in daily listening from 60.2 to 42.1%, while NRK, P4 and Bauer Media niche channels have increased daily listening share from 26.4 to 36%. The difference has never been smaller between the two groups of radio stations.
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Kia adds X-Line trim to Picanto range
10.01.2018 - United KingdomInside you will find a 'floating' seven-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple Carplay and Android Auto, Bluetooth and DAB radio...
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Department of Culture, Media and Sport looks to help local radio move to digital
10.01.2018 - United KingdomThe UK Government is looking to help local radio stations across the UK still broadcasting on analogue FM and AM frequencies to move into the digital age. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation...
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Telechips, to show off new cockpit solution with DAB+
10.01.2018 - South KoreaTelechips will showcase all-in-one IVI(including Wireless CarPlay)/HUD on Dolphin(TCC802x), cluster/AVM/connectivity(SDL) on TCC897x, entry-level Cluster on TCC892x and low-end car audio solution with connectivity and digital-radio(DAB/DAB )...
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People Are Buzzing About Forces Radio BFBS Coming To DAB+
10.01.2018 - United KingdomThere has been a flurry of excitement on social media since we announced that Forces Radio BFBS was to launch on DAB which has made us feel all warm and fuzzy. Some listeners even asked for DAB radios for Christmas and were obviously on Santa's nice list...
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