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50 stations will be connected to the new DAB+ radio service that has been launched in Hauts-de-France on Tuesday 19 June, with more than 20 being established as new stations following the announcement in Lille.

he Roberts Stream 94i does a lot more than just DAB and FM radio. Press the Mode button and you can scroll through the Bluetooth, Spotify Connect, Internet radio and My Music modes. This last one, My Music, lets you play files shared over your home network, or from a USB stick plugged into the Roberts Stream 94i’s rear.

You will be able to listen to Latina in digital, without an internet connection! 51 radio stations will now be available in DAB+, of these, seventeen are totally new in the North and the Pas-de-Calais and Latina is one of them.

As DAB+ launches in Nord- Pas-de-Calais, what is DAB+, how can you listen and how much does it cost?

In addition to Lille , the inhabitants of Calais, Dunkerque, Lens-Douai and Valenciennes can now enjoy the advantages of DAB+ technology, provided they are equipped with a compatible receiver: better sound quality, enhanced mobile reception, associated data flows and above all a greater choice of stations.

About 50 radio stations have been launched in DAB+ digital radio in Hauts-de-France. "With a saturated FM network, there was a need to access additional channels, and DAB+ guarantees the choice of listening," said François Decoster, vice-president of the region Hauts-de-France in charge of Culture, during an official ceremony in Lille on Tuesday.

JBL has launched a new bluetooth speaker. The Tuner is a portable speaker with both an FM radio and DAB + radio.

After Paris, Marseille and Nice, DAB+ is now available in Lille and in the Hauts-de-France region with the launch of 51 stations. On-air radio is continuing its transition to digital, as part of the trend in Europe. This is an ambitious national deployment plan being driven by the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA - Higher Audiovisual Council)

In anticipation of the gradual transition to DAB+ in Belgium next year, RTBF has decided to gradually phase out medium wave (AM) broadcasts, firstly by reducing services by five hours a day at low listening hours (8pm- 6am), before the complete shutdown of its last two transmitters in coming months. FM broadcasts will continue to air after medium wave is switched off to enable a gradual transition to full DAB+ services.

Nine radio stations are broadcasting in the first DAB+ trials in Kyiv following the country's earlier tender process. Ukrainian National Broadcasting Council NRADA chairman Yuriy Artemenko and council member Sergey Kostinsky conducted tests of the new service, reporting that they were able to receive several stations in their vicinity without lifting the antenna from their receiver. Winners from a new tender process will be announced 14 August.