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The likes of Roberts and Pure seem to have the retro radio market sewn up, but with designs like Hepburn and Bardot vintage-style DAB radios, there might be room for View Quest too.

BBC Radio 6 Music, a digital radio station operated by the U.K. public broadcaster, will offer some counter-programming this holiday season, announcing it will air an interview with Metallica's Lars Ulrich and two shows hosted by the "godfather of punk" Iggy Pop around Christmas and New Year's.

London, UK, November 13th 2013: Pure evolves an icon with the Evoke D4, the 4th generation of one of the world's most iconic digital radios. The Evoke is the radio that has become synonymous with DAB and has shipped over a million units since its launch in 2002 making it one of the world's most popular and best-loved digital radios.

The product in the line-up is the Evoke Mio Deutsche Grammophone Edition digital and FM portable radio – in partnership with renowned classical music label Deutsche Grammophon. The radio comes in the label's signature yellow and is etched with its DG logo.

The head of Digital Radio UK has told RadioToday that the DAB switchover could be many years away still so that listeners and broadcast companies have more time to prepare. Speaking on this week's RadioToday Programme, Ford Ennals said that the row this week between smaller commercial radio operators and industry bodies boils down to a difference of opinion about the pace of change.

The Loewe Gallery Arnhem in conjunction with Tivoli Audio will host DAB+ demo days on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 November 2013. Explanations on DAB+ digital radio will be given and various models of the American brand will be on the demonstration stand. Read more about DAB+ Demo Days at hifi.nl

The Austrian Embassy in Berlin was the venue of the event "own genre, its own regulation? - The challenge of radio convergence ". Radio experts from Austria, Germany and Switzerland met there to discuss the further development of digital radio and on current regulatory issues for radio. Central themes were the question of a deadline for switch off of the analogue FM radio as well as the need for an independent radio regulatory framework at national and European level.

Standard kit includes iPod connectivity, DAB and automatic lights and wipers. The suspension settings of Sport and S line models are interchangeable as no-cost options. The engine range includes 1.4 TFSI engines with cylinder-on-demand technology, 1.8 TFSI in two power outputs and a 2.0-litre TDI.

UKRD-owned Eagle Radio is to launch a spin-off digital-only station on the new Surrey local DAB multiplex when it goes live next month. 'eagle3′ will play chart hits as well as new and emerging music. The station says it will give talented young local people the chance to get their music heard by a much wider audience.

The Pure Evoke D4 is a portable DAB digital and FM radio that comes in real walnut or oak veneer and costs £130. The Pure Evoke D4 with Bluetooth will come in real wood domino black or glacier white matt for £150 and offers wireless streaming for the extra cost.