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Digital listening now stands at 50.2%, up 1.5% year on year. Georgia Taunton, group business director at Radioworks, said the positive digital results bode well for commercial radio: "It’s immensely pleasing to see yet another solid set of results for digital radio, remaining above 50% of the adult population. This ultimately secures a promising trajectory for the future of audio."

Overall digital listening to radio is up year on year, with listening hours growing by 6.4m over the year.

Digital radio represents half of all radio listening with a 50.2% share, according to the latest Rajar results for the second quarter of 2018. In an average week, digital listening accounts for 510 million hours; DAB has a 72% share of digital listening hours.

Digital listening has increased year on year to 50.2% share, up from 48.7% in Q2 2017, according to RAJAR Q2 2018 data released on Thursday. Overall digital listening hours grew by 1.3% or 6.4 million hours compared to Q2 2017, while DAB digital radio listening grew by 3.3% to account for 36.3% of all radio listening and 72.3% of all digital listening.

For this year's IFA in Berlin, Thomson will unveil the ANT 1487 indoor antenna. It not only receives digital TV and radio (via DAB+), but can be used according to the manufacturer as a TV simulator to deter burglars.

The French broadcast regulator the Conseil Superieur de l’audiovisuel has launched a call for DAB+ applications at the national level for the first time, with the initial focus on developing services in the metropolitan regions of Brittany and Corsica and its surrounding highways. The tender is aimed at only national radio stations, and requires 90% of the motorway network to be covered within eight years, as well as 80% of Brittany, and 80% of Corsica’s territorial routes and 75% of its metropolitan population. The final date for submissions is 21 November.

It also comes with a number of standard kit including a 6.5-inch display, Apple Car Play, DAB radio, Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI) and Intelligent Emergency Calling (E-call), as well as Bluetooth hands-free function.

Satellite Navigation, with 6.5” display, Apple Car Play, DAB, Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI) and Intelligent Emergency Calling (E-call) and Rear Park Distance Control (PDC) are standard, as well as Bluetooth hands free function.

The Clubman City comes with sat-nav, DAB, Bluetooth and parking sensors.

WorldDAB has created a new Working Group, focused on the performance and user experience of aftermarket devices for DAB+ in the car. The Aftermarket Devices Working Group (ADWG) brings together broadcasters, device and antenna manufacturers, plus experts from the automotive industry, in an important collaboration for digital radio in the car.