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Naim revamps entire Uniti all-in-one streaming range
06.10.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The Naim Uniti Star boosts the amplification to 70W/channel (again into 8 Ohms), costs £2999 in standard form or £3150 with the optional DAB module.

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Vienna will host the WorldDAB General Assembly 2016 9-10 November 2016
06.10.2016 - WorldDAB News - Spain Spain
The meeting will serve to reinforce the growing political commitment of European countries. The theme of the Assembly is "New content, new markets".

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What is SCA's latest DAB+ brand?
06.10.2016 - Australia Australia
While there has been no official announcement OMG! appears to be the new DAB brand that SCA has launched to replace Classic Rock which closed down because it had too many listeners.

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WorldDAB General Assembly 2016 theme and keynote speakers announced
06.10.2016 - WorldDAB News
WorldDAB has announced the first keynote speakers and topics for its 2016 General Assembly, taking place from November 9-10 in Vienna, Austria.

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Latvian Radio and LVRTC signed agreement regarding DAB+ trial
06.10.2016 - Latvia Latvia
A tender for a DAB+ trial multiplex in Latvia has been won by “A-T TRADE MUSIC”. In November LVRTC starting mounting DAB+ equipment and the trial multiplex should be on air in November 2016 with 18 DAB+ channels. The multiplex will first be used Latvian Radio (LR) with 6 channels and shortly after commercial radio stations will be invited.

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Add digital radio, music streaming, spotify and hands-free calling to your car's audio system
06.10.2016 - Pure - United Kingdom United Kingdom
For anyone who enjoys listening to DAB radio and doesn’t have hands-free calling already built into their car, the Pure Highway 600 is both an effective and inexpensive way to update a car audio system.

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Germany's Bundesmux Is Nearly Complete
05.10.2016 - Media Broadcast GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
COLOGNE, Germany — Germany's national network for the digital radio multiplex (Bundesmux) is nearly completed, with the commissioning of four new transmitter sites in Kreuzberg (Bavaria), Biedenkopf (Hessen), Booßen (Brandenburg) and Aachen City (Nordrhein-Westfalen).

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2016 Ford Focus — Motoring Review
05.10.2016 - Australia Australia
I found the inclusion of Digital Radio to be the real stand-out feature here (besides Android Auto). Gone is the fade-in / fade-out of standard terrestrial radio, and in its place is a crystal clear audio experience that just works.

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Paris taxi drivers tune in to DAB+ digital radio
04.10.2016 - France France
During the week of the Paris Motor Show, Paris taxi drivers with newer vehicles are discovering they can listen to digital radio while driving around Paris. Over 50 DAB+ stations are on air in Paris (many exclusive to digital), including all 7 Radio France programmes, Crooner Radio, and many more. Watch the video here.

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VQ partners with Bauer Media for Christmas
04.10.2016 - VQ - United Kingdom United Kingdom
British digital radio brand VQ is taking on a seasonal marketing campaign with a number of Bauer stations including Absolute Radio and Magic.

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