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According to GfK’s third ratings survey of the year, Coles Radio has the most listeners nationally on DAB+ in Australia, reaching 254,000 listeners across the country - the highest number achieved by any DAB+ station since surveys began. Coles ranked first in Sydney (78,000), Melbourne (79,000) and Brisbane (47,000).

In an event marked by the launch of the DAB+ logo in the Polish market, the National Broadcasting Council of Poland (KRRiT) announced the start of a licensing process to build regional digital multiplexes in 36 cities across Poland. The multiplexes will be rolled out in four stages, including Warsaw, Gdansk, Krakow, and Poznan, with the last stage due to be completed in 2020.

Digitisation in the automotive sector is continuously raising the bar when it comes to reliable test equipment. WorldDAB member IZT offers a number of tailored solutions for testing automotive entertainment systems.

Digital Radio NL has launched a new advertising campaign for the promotion of DAB+ in the Netherlands. The slogan of the new campaign, which includes a TV commercial featuring famous DJs, is "DAB +, the new sound of radio".

GatesAir, a global leader in wireless, over-the-air content delivery solutions for TV and radio broadcasters, and a portfolio company of The Gores Group, today announced that it has acquired Onetastic, a leading provider of television and digital radio transmission systems. With this acquisition, GatesAir, which has significantly expanded its global sales and business development teams worldwide since 2018, further strengthens its presence and visibility in Europe.

Schleswig-Holstein, the northern German state that borders with Denmark, has launched a call for tenders as it prepares for the upcoming launch of DAB+ in the region. The deadline for application is 28 June 2019.

With 98 percent of the population covered and approximately 250 regional DAB+ stations on air, Germany's radio digitisation continues to progress. 13 new transmitters are expected to be installed across the country by the end of 2019 to fill in the gaps.

Delegates from across the Central and Eastern European Region attended the WorldDAB Spectrum and Network Implementation Committee’s first seminar on ‘Best practice for implementation of DAB+ SFN networks’. DAB+ network operators from Germany, UK, Norway and Poland shared their key learnings from their deployment of DAB+ Single Frequency Networks.

WorldDAB's latest version of the User Experience (UX) Design Guidelines for auto manufacturers and broadcasters, which is based on consumer research carried out in five different countries, details how to deliver the best possible digital radio user experience in the car.

Digital audio broadcasting offers a more robust radio listening experience than classic analogue, with the capacity for way more stations and the potential for superior sound quality. A dedicated DAB radio is all it takes to benefit from this digital listening platform - here are eight of the best currently available in the UK.