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Nation Hits! launches on DAB in North West Wales
15.12.2014 - United KingdomBroadcasters switched on two new DAB digital radio transmitters, giving over 100,000 listeners local and national stations on DAB in the North West Wales area for the first time. The switch-on means listeners will be able to receive Nation Radio for the first time in the area only on DAB digital radio.
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Two new dance music radio stations for London
15.12.2014 - United KingdomPreviously the two stations were available on TV via Freeview and online via the KISS FM website and their rather nifty smartphone apps. Now if you have a DAB digital radio you can listen much easier, and even in the car if you’re one of the few with a digital dashboard.
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Digital Alliance in France Adds Five
15.12.2014 - Pure - FranceDigital terrestrial radio deployment in France has gained support as five companies have joined Syndicat Interprofessionnel des Radios et Télévisions Indépendantes (SIRTI), le Syndicat National des Radios Libres (SNRL) and WorldDMB in the Alliance for digital radio.
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2 brand new KISS radio stations for London
15.12.2014 - United KingdomKISSTORY and KISS FRESH will be available in London on DAB digital radio from 12th December 2014, in addition to the online players, Freeview TV and the free to download KISS KUBE mobile app. In order to receive the station's digital frequencies, make sure you re-tune your DAB Digital Radio to get the most up to date stations including KISSTORY and KISS FRESH.
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Richard Dunmall, group managing director of advertising at Bauer Media, on the value of advertising on DAB digital radio
15.12.2014 - United KingdomThe stats say that ad space is premium, with DAB digital radio listeners 19% are more likely to notice ads on the radio than the average UK adult. Couple that with the fact that they earn 7% more than the average UK adult and you've got yourself a very valuable consumer group. Tech and data will help us prove the premium value of digital advertising.
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London DAB reshuffle as new Kiss stations launch
15.12.2014 - United KingdomIn London, a number of stations on DAB digital radio have changed frequencies and two new stations have launched, as Bauer brings its two Kiss offshoot stations to the capital's airwaves.
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Netherlands May Not Renew FM Licenses
15.12.2014 - Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy WorldDAB Member - NetherlandsThe Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs has told the Parliament that if at least half of the households in the Netherlands have a digital radio receiver in 2016, that a plan to ‘sunset’ FM services will be set in motion.
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Alfa Romeo launches Giulietta Business Edition with DAB radio
15.12.2014 - Stellantis - United KingdomThe Giulietta Business Edition offers £2,000 of additional equipment over Distinctive trim, but actually costs £500 less. It's based on the current Distinctive trim, with 16-inch alloy wheels, dual-zone climate control, rear parking sensors, cruise control, DAB and Bluetooth.
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BBC DAB boosted as 12 more transmitters are brought into service
14.12.2014 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United KingdomThe BBC has released details of twelve new DAB digital radio transmitters which have been brought into service over the past two months, part of an ongoing exercise to boost the coverage of the BBC's national radio stations on the DAB platform in both rural and urban areas.
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Bavarian Radio Continues Expansion of DAB+ Network
14.12.2014 - Bayerischer Rundfunk WorldDAB Member - GermanyBy the end of 2014, Bayerischer Rundfunk will add 4 new DAB+ mux transmitters to its network. The transmitters, at Alzenau, Amberg, Deggendorf and Hohenpeißenberg, will be heard on channel 11 D.
With the addition of these transmitters, the BR network will have expanded from 28 to 32 locations scattered across Bavaria.
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