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The decision by French national broadcaster NRJ Group to join the DAB+ call for Bordeaux and Toulouse is being mooted as a precursor for other stations in the country for other broadcasters and stations to grow further momentum for DAB+ rollouts across France.

DAB+ will receive band allocations for digital radio broadcasting in Russia, after the decision by the country’s State Commission for Radio Frequencies (SCRF) to allocate also frequencies to DRM. SCRF has confirmed that individual broadcasters will ultimately decide which digital radio standard to use based on the suitability for their regions.

All Flemish radio stations will promote the "Week of Digital Radio" from 12-16 November, including informing listeners about the rollout of DAB+, and also to assist with the ongoing listener transition towards digital radio.

French union of independent radio SIRTI has welcomed a new report presented by French minister Aurore Bergé calling on the acceleration of the DAB+ rollout in the country, citing it as "an essential condition for the modernisation of the radio media and the maintenance of state sovereignty", and that the impending launch in Lyon and Strasbourg will trigger a clause requiring all new radio receivers to be digitally compatible.

French minister Aurore Bergé has expressed the government's ongoing support for DAB+ in the country, citing that France risks falling behind other EU countries in developing radio.

French union of independent radio SIRTI has welcomed a new report presented by French minister Aurore Bergé calling on the acceleration of the DAB+ rollout in the country, citing it as "an essential condition for the modernisation of the radio media and the maintenance of state sovereignty", and that the impending launch in Lyon and Strasbourg will trigger a clause requiring all new radio receivers to be digitally compatible.

French broadcaster NRJ Group has filed applications for its stations NRJ, Chérie FM, Nostalgie and Rire et Chansons to be added. New applicants have also submitted dossiers demonstrating the ongoing momentum set by the CSA and French radio stations around DAB+.

French national broadcaster NRJ Group has been confirmed as a candidate for the rollout of DAB+ services in Bordeaux and Toulouse.

French union of independent radio SIRTI has welcomed a new report presented by French minister Aurore Bergé calling on the acceleration of the DAB+ rollout in the country, citing it as "an essential condition for the modernisation of the radio media and the maintenance of state sovereignty", and that the impending launch in Lyon and Strasbourg will trigger a clause requiring all new radio receivers to be digitally compatible.

Research conducted by Digital Radio UK and Radioplayer has revealed that voice control devices keep driver's eyes on the road, whilst allowing them to get to the stations they want to listen to faster than if they were using a regular touch-based device. Nine drivers were tested on a designed test track and asked to tune to a national and local station on a traditional ‘touch-based’ radio screen, then tune to the same stations using voice control, and then explore more advanced radio features using voice control.