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The French-speaking part of Switzerland will have commercial radio via DAB+ in 2014 with radio stations to broadcast via the second DAB network.

The R&S THV9 and R&S TMV9 transmitter families cover much more than ISDB-TB and ATSC. They also support DAB, DAB+, T-DMB, DVB-T/DVB-H, DVB-T2, DTMB and analog TV standards.

Research on comparing the costs of supply of radio transmission in Bavaria through DAB+ or LTE is now available. The analysis was commissioned by Bayerische Landeszentrale für neue Medien (BLM) and Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR).

German commercial broadcaster Klassik Radio AG has signed up for the EBU Smart Radio initiative. The campaign, which promotes the integration of analogue and digital broadcast chips in every mobile device, has won broad European support over the past year.

Kia announced this week that DAB will be offered as standard on their Kia Soul model.

James Cridland laid out the radio landscape in the U.K., where DAB is slowly growing and listening online and listening through digital TV are roughly equal and trailing far behind DAB.

Company car drivers now have a choice of 19 variants with standard equipment which includes 'Amundsen' touchscreen satellite navigation system with DAB radio, Bluetooth, dual zone air conditioning and cruise control.

The Philips Dual Dock Flat Micro (DCB2270) sound system lets you play & charge all your iPods/iPhones/iPads with DualDock offering both lightning & 30pins connectors plus DAB+ radio and CD playback. With 20W RMS maximum output power and a Bass Reflex Speaker System the DBB2270 delivers powerful, deep bass. The DCB2270 has been designed to blend into your interior with a compact design that fits any space and has a wall-mountable option.

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV GX4 now comes with DAB.

McLaren is to offer every 12C owner a free Technology Upgrade, which will bring the supercar more inline with the manufacturer's latest model, the 650S. The upgrade includes an uprated infotainment system, reversing camera and DAB radio.