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Toyota’s off-road workhorse, the LandCruiser 200 Series, has been given a lift with the release of its 2017 Altitude special edition. Standard features include a 6.1 inch touchscreen with satellite navigation and DAB+ radio.

Frontier Smart Technologies Group has launched its smallest ever module for DAB radios. Siena, which went into mass production at the end of February, is based on Frontier's new Kino 4-Lite silicon and when using surface mount technology, it can be fixed directly to a DAB radio system board without a connector.

Siena is based on Frontier's new Kino 4-Lite silicon, a single integrated chip, which combines a multi-band RF tuner, digital baseband, and application processor. Using surface mount technology, the module can be fixed directly to a DAB radio system board without the need to include a connector.

Until recently, there was a clear geographic split in Germany in terms of DAB+ radio. This changed last September, when RSH, the most popular station in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, started broadcasting via DAB+ in the Hamburg region. Today, with the regional public broadcaster NDR, and the national public and commercial stations, a total of 32 radio stations can be received in Hamburg via DAB+.

Rai Radio Kids is to be Italy's first radio channel devoted entirely to children aged between 2 and 10 years old. The channel will be available from 12 June 2017 on DAB digital radio, across internet and satellite platforms.

Frontier Smart Technologies Group has launched its smallest ever module for DAB+ radios. The Siena module measuring 21mm x 21mm is a low power, cost-optimised solution designed for both entry-level price point DAB+ radios, and high end consumer audio devices which offer DAB radio as one of several functions.

Frontier Smart Technologies Group has launched its smallest ever module for DAB radios called Siena. The module measures just 21mm x 21mm, and is a low power, cost-optimised solution for entry-level price point DAB+ radios and high end consumer audio devices which offer DAB radio as a function.

Frontier Silicon has announced the launch of Siena, its smallest-ever module for DAB+ radios. The Siena module measures 21 x 21 mm and is a low power, cost-optimised solution designed for both entry-level price point DAB+ radios, and consumer audio devices which offer DAB radio as one of several functions.

Sonoro have a new promotion on the sonoroSTEREO 2. Customers will receive a free sonoroLIGHT dimmer module when purchasing the sonoroSTEREO 2 during the promotional period, from 10 April until 30 June 2017.

In this digital radio test 2017, the team review a range of devices with DAB+, providing advice on what to look for when purchasing a new digital radio.