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Rajar: London's LBC claims 15-year audience high
07.05.2009 - Global WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom
According to parent company Global Radio it is the station's highest since 1993. LBC continued to gain listeners outside of the capital, where it is available on DAB digital radio. Its total UK audience rose 3.2 per cent on the quarter and 6.7 per cent ...
(Press Gazette, UK) Read more
Digital radio listening rises
07.05.2009 - United Kingdom
May 07, 2009 - More than 16 million people now live in a DAB household, with digital radio listening now breaking the 20 per cent mark. At 20.1 per cent, more than a fifth of all radio listening is via a digital platform (up from 17.8 per cent in Q1 ...
(Radio Today, UK) Read more
Club Asia set to launch on DAB digital radio
07.05.2009 - United Kingdom
London's "hit music station" Club Asia is all set to launch on DAB digital radio in the coming weeks. The station confirmed the plans via its website today. The release said, "Since its launch in 2003 Club Asia Radio has firmly established itself ...
(Biz Asia, UK) Read more
Bauer and Global lead commercial radio awards
06.05.2009 - Global WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom
- Robert Shepherd
(Broadcastnow, UK - Robert Shepherd) Read more
Austereo digital head: Content will drive digital
06.05.2009Content needs to be the key driver of digital radio take-up, according to Austereo's head of digital strategy Jeremy Macvean, though he insists the amount of new Australian radio stations will not become “overwhelming” for consumers. ...
(B&T Marketing & Media (subscription), Australia) Read more
Perth first as radio broadcasts go digital
05.05.2009 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia
“This is a historic event,” was how Commercial Radio Australia chief executive Joan Warner described the milestone. As well as giving broadcasters the capacity to multi-channel, digital radio comes with the enticing promise of interference-free ...
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Perth first to switch on digital radio
01.05.2009 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia
Commercial radio stations in Perth - Mix 94.5, 92.9, Nova 93.7, 6PR, 96 fm, 6ix, Radar, Pink Radio and Novanation create radio history on Monday, 4 May 2009 when they begin broadcasting the first permanent DAB+ digital radio services in Australia.
Pioneer and Pure make the push into storeland
30.04.2009 - Pure - Australia
As revealed on Current.com.au this morning, Pioneer and Pure Australasia have formed a partnership to supply digital radios. With digital radio switching on in capital cities today, both parties are keen to get stock into stores. ...
(Current.com.au, Australia) Read more
New commercials production standards for radio
29.04.2009 - Australia
After two false starts and protracted funding delays, digital radio stations in Australia's five main metropolitan areas have now begun switching on their DAB services. A formal consumer launch of DAB Plus digital radio is slated for August 6.
(B&T Marketing & Media (subscription), Australia) Read more
Austereo gets ready for Pink Radio
28.04.2009 - Australia
Austereo has revealed the next step in its plans for digital radio - a station that will be on air for three months dedicated to pop singer Pink's Australian tour. Read more » A little Twitter milestone for me just now. Read more » For any journalist ...
(marketing umbrella, Australia) Read more