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WorldDAB addresses concerns of South African broadcasters on competition from streaming radio over the internet, the business model for commercial broadcasters and the availability of digital radio receivers.

Bayerische Rundfunk will be operating another DAB+ transmitter at Altenstadt on the Waldnaab (Upper Palatinate) from 13 July for the Bavarian radio network. Throughout Bavaria, the DAB+ transmitter network is thus expanding to 51 locations. Now 89.8 percent of people in Bavaria can receive the digital BR program package indoors.

With 44,000 listeners per hour, the DAB+ only station Absolut Relax has overseen 33 percent growth, according to the ma 2018 Audio II survey.

German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) has commissioned a new transmitter in Sibbesse near Hildesheim to broadcast NDR programming via DAB+.

Dutch station Radio Continu has begun broadcasting on DAB+ since Wednesday in the Randstad region in the country's west.

The regional commercial radio station Radio Continu now has virtually a national reach in the Netherlands via DAB+, after expanding to the Randstad region on channel 8A.

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New rules are close to being introduced that will mean new cars will have to include radios that support digital radio. The rules, part of the new European Electronics Code, were approved by a vote of MEPs in the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), but the Parliament’s plenary still needs to provide a final green light after the summer recess.

The DAB Day at Radio Days Africa covered the status of trials in South Africa and the Southern African region, along with case studies from speakers across the world on how broadcasters are using DAB+ to reach new audiences and the lessons learnt from their experiences.

In addition to the VHF, the JBL tuner also supports the new DAB+ standard, allowing users to enjoy significantly more stations.