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Noxon M110 + with DAB+
17.05.2013 - France France
The Noxon M110 + is able to receive broadcasts of digital terrestrial radio with support DAB / DAB +.

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Time to tune in to 'Radio Essex'
16.05.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
On 6 June, Adventure Radio, the home of Southend and Chelmsford Radio is set to launch a brand-new, digital, countywide radio station - 'Radio Essex'.

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Garmin Ships First Consumer PND with Digital Radio-Powered Traffic in the UK
16.05.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Garmin this week announced the commercial availability in the United Kingdom of their first Personal navigation Device (PND) with real-time traffic powered by a digital radio (DAB) modem in Europe.

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Listeners Go Digital In Record Numbers
16.05.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Digital radio listening now represents 34.3% of radio listening hours, up 17% year on year, according to the latest RAJAR data issued today. In total 26 million people now listen to radio via a digital platform each week, up 11% year on year from 23.5 million in Q1 2012. Weekly digital reach is now 50% of UK adults, or 55% of radio listeners.

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Garmin® Digital Traffic Range Exclusively Available At Halfords
16.05.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Motorists looking for the most accurate live traffic information possible from their satellite navigation device can purchase their ideal solution at Halfords stores from today. The market-leading UK in-car technology retailer has become the exclusive stockist of Garmin’s latest generation of navigation devices – which feature an all-new proprietary technology called ‘Digital Traffic’.

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Half-way mark for digital radio listening
16.05.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Absoluteradio80s and digital radio listening hours now account for 34.3% of all radio listening, up 17% year on year.

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Community radio a budget loser
16.05.2013 - Australia Australia
Community station Radio Adelaide said it was shocked the Federal Government failed to provide funding in the budget to help such stations meet the cost of offering digital transmission.

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Q1 RAJARs: 50% of population now listen to digital radio
16.05.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
During the first quarter of the year, 26 million adults tuned into radio via a digitally enabled device, such as a DAB radio, online stream or television, up from 23.4 million in the same period last year.

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Isuzu and Hino are the latest to install digital radio in new vehicles
16.05.2013 - Australia Australia
Two of Australia's leading truck manufacturers: Isuzu and Hino, will showcase DAB digital radio in their selected models at this week's Brisbane Truck Show.

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Garmin brings DAB digital traffic updates to its sat-nav
16.05.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Garmin is claiming a UK-first for an in-car sat-nav with faster DAB radio-transmitted traffic data, available today on a new range of GPS devices.

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