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On 23 January 2014 the next stage of development of digital radio in central Germany will be reached.

Lovers of rock in Norway are now able to tune into new rock station P6 and from the 28 January will also be able to tune into the NRK station P13.

Not just one model in two colours, the Philips 1960s-style Original DAB clock radio comes in two subtle variations of features too.

Poland's National Broadcasting Council has upheld the decision to switch from analogue to digital radio.

Scotland's Eklipse Sports Radio will become the latest station to launch on DAB digital radio at the beginning of February.

Thailand’s media regulator plans to auction 4,000 digital radio licences early in 2015. The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) says it will licence 20 national frequencies, the rest will be local and regional licences.

The RTM-WorldDMB-ABU DAB+ Technology Workshop and Transmission Demonstration” will showcase the DAB+ standard and its transmission technology, demonstrating its features and efficiency improvements compared to analog FM broadcast.The technology workshop and transmission demonstration will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 28–March 4.

The first series of television and radio commercials to promote digital radio in Italy has been launched. The campaign will take place over three weeks from January 13 to February 2.

The Rundfunk-Anstalt Südtirol RAS has launched four new DAB stations and an additional radio station in South Tyrol. In Greater Bolzano consumers can now tune into 52 radio programs and even more than 70 digital radio stations are now available in the south of South Tyrol. During 2014 there are plans to continue the expansion of ten new sites. Furthermore, local radio operators are planning a nationwide expansion next year.

Three major commercial radio broadcasters or associations – SkyRadio in the Netherlands, RTL in Belgium and APR in Germany – have now joined the Euro-Chip initiative, confirming their support for the hybrid future of radio.