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Switzerland's Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) will support an information campaign aimed at promoting DAB+ for the next four years valued at 5.5m francs.

ARN station Edge Digital has confirmed more than 100,000 listeners now tune into their DAB+ offering, as per results from the latest GfK survey in Australia. The findings report that out of 698,000 total DAB+ listeners, 106,000 tuned into Edge Digital. Second was ABC Jazz (up to 95,000 listeners from 77,000) and third was SCA's Triple M Great Hits (81,000 from 68,000).

In order to make DAB+ even better known and to promote listening to digital radio, OFCOM Switzerland is launching an information campaign aimed at further increasing the number of DAB+ radio receivers in homes and vehicles. The campaign runs from 2019 to 2022 and the budget of 5.5 million francs will be financed from the reception fee or the new levy for radio and television from 2019 onwards.

The Eclipse Cross includes automatic air conditioning and electronic windows, and the infotainment system includes a 7.0-inch screen, DAB radio and connection with smartphone.

Peli One will initially be available in the two metropolitan regions of Berlin and Hamburg via DAB+, with Hamburg beginning transmission on 18 April, while Berlin's transmission will begin in the summer.

The South African broadcast regulator ICASA has published a discussion paper containing information on digital audio broadcasting services in the country. ICASA expects written proposals from all interested parties on the discussion paper.

Mazda2 GT comfort equipment includes LED headlights with auto on/off, a colour head-up display, climate control, cruise control, power windows with one-touch operation for the driver, satellite-navigation, Bluetooth and DAB+ digital radio.

In board creature comforts include full smartphone connectivity via Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, DAB digital radio, Bluetooth and navigation system.

You get a 10.2-inch floating iDrive display, DAB+ digital radio, satellite navigation and a four-speaker audio system, along with the usual gamut of semi-autonomous safety features including speed-limit monitoring, adaptive cruise control, auto-emergency braking and forward-collision warning as standard.

The telecom company KPN has now started removing some previously used FM antennae in Mierlo, Megen and Loon op Zand. KPN will continue to provide the Dutch public broadcaster (NPO) with the distribution of radio stations via DAB+.