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German-French Radio Commission underlines importance of DAB+ network development
05.07.2016 - Germany Germany - France France
At its meeting on 29 June in Berlin, the German-French Radio Commission requested the German and the French Governments to ask EU Institutions to assist with EU-wide market development of digital radio, by making it mandatory for all new radio receivers sold to be equipped with DAB+. This is particularly relevant for the automotive industry, to future-proof all new vehicles.

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Audi A6 review
05.07.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The car comes with bi-xenon headlights, a 6.5-inch colour display, DAB radio and 10-speaker hi-fi.

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Mini Cooper Convertible review
05.07.2016 - Australia Australia
The Multimedia Pro package which includes professional navigation, 20GB hard drive, voice recognition and touch controller, Harman Kardon 12-speaker audio, head up display and DAB+ digital radio.

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Norwegian Culture Minister confirms digital switchover will go ahead as planned
04.07.2016 - Norway Norway
The Minister of Culture in Norway has confirmed digitizing radio will not be postponed until the neighboring countries have moved to digital. Therefore the proposed dates for the digital switchover will remain the same.

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Digital Radio Pearl DOR-100 review
04.07.2016 - Germany Germany
The widespread adoption of DAB+ depends primarily on the availability of affordable entry-level devices for customers to choose from. This a great entry level digital radio and costs 50 Euro.

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Rapid growth for DAB+
04.07.2016 - Germany Germany
Listening to digital radio has skyrocketed with an increase of 74 percent compared to 2015. Bavarian households now own 1.48 million digital radios. The number of people who have a DAB+ device in their home has nearly doubled from 550,000 to 1.088 million (98 percent growth). DAB+ in the car has also seen an increase of 31 percent to 392,000 units.

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Hyundai Ioniq HEV Premium SE review
04.07.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Standard kit includes climate control, a rear parking camera with sensors, DAB radio, Bluetooth and adaptive cruise control.

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Magic Radio launches Magic Soul Summer on DAB
04.07.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The DAB pop-up digital station will be featuring the best of Soul and Motown and will be broadcast on DAB in London, Birmingham, Teesside, Tyne & Wear, Humberside, Leeds, Edinburgh, Northern Ireland, Tayside and Inverness.

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Media Broadcast opens more transmitter sites
01.07.2016 - Media Broadcast GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
The focus of this expansion is regional and on motorway coverage. This expansion will bring digital radio services to Pfaffenberg and Bamberg/Geisberg sites in Bavaria and Brandenburg (Pritzwalk).

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DAB+ solution for all Android smartphones with OTG
01.07.2016 - Norway Norway
POPyourPHONE is a DAB+ tuner for all Android smartphones with OTG, the app is free and can be downloaded from the Google Play store. POPyourPHONE allows users to listen to digital radio wherever they are.

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