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Standard equipment includes a 7.0-inch touchscreen multimedia system with DAB digital radio and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto support.

To prevent the loss of in-car radio reception while travelling, V-Traffic, TDF and Alpine have launched Radiobridge, a smart hybrid radio system for better radio program listening continuity.

The BBC is operating a digital pop-up station this September to celebrate the 50th anniversary of BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2. Radio 1 Vintage will be available live on DAB digital radio, online and via BBC iPlayer Radio and UK Radio Player.

The application deadline for DAB+ Berlin and Brandenburg has now passed, with 24 applications received by mabb. This makes it very likely that soon there will be a second multiplex in addition to a private multiplex for Berlin and the surrounding area, which will be heard in Berlin and all over Brandenburg in the medium term.

Hyundai will launch its new i30 Tourer to UK customers in July. Standard kit for the starting trim includes DAB radio, a multifunction steering wheel, USB and auxiliary connectors plus Bluetooth connectivity.

Hessian Radio has made recent moves to strengthen its DAB+ network, including adding a new transmitter site and boosting the power at another broadcasting station.

At the recently held 2017 WorldDAB Automotive event in Munich, speakers from automotive manufacturers, regulators, and the broadcast industry, gathered to discuss the growing adoption of DAB radio in the car. The event also saw the results from research WorldDAB and its members have undertaken into the digital radio user experience in cars, a first of its kind study.

24 radio stations have applied for the DAB+ capacity in Berlin and Brandenburg, marketed by the Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg (mabb). "I am delighted about the abundance of applications and the commitment to DAB+ in the region," says mabb Director Dr. Anja Zimmer.

Now, 20.1 percent of the population aged 14 or over in Bavaria have at least one DAB+ receiver in their household. This has almost doubled since 2015, when the figure was only 10.2 percent.

24 radio broadcasters have applied for the DAB+ capacities in Berlin and Brandenburg, which have been marketed by the Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg (mabb). Of the applicants, 15 are also interested in DAB+ broadcasting in Brandenburg, beyond the Berlin metropolitan area. The media council will now deal with the applications received.