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Tender for two year DAB+ trial in Leipzig announced

07.03.2016 - Germany

The goal of the DAB+ trial is to provide the wider city area of Leipzig with both private or commercial broadcasting services covering 90% of the city's households.

DAB+ on display at Geneva Motor Show

07.03.2016 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member - RadioDNS WorldDAB Member - Switzerland

MCDT, the organisation promoting DAB+ in Switzerland was at the show to explain to visitors the benefit of DAB+ in the car and to work with car importers to ensure that they all have DAB+ offered in their cars.

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Goodmans launches Heritage II Connect digital radio

07.03.2016 - United Kingdom

Don't be fooled by the retro stylings of the Heritage II Connect by Goodmans, because it's about as up to date as you can get. The unit has digital and FM radio, as well as Spotify Connect, multi-room audio via WiFi and Bluetooth streaming capabilities.

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Sound Digital switches on second DAB multiplex in UK

06.03.2016 - United Kingdom

Sound Digital, a joint venture between UK broadcast technology and transmission company Arqiva, Bauer Media and UTV Media, has switched on the UK’s second national DAB digital radio multiplex network, which will offer listeners 18 new stations

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DAB+ has taken over!

04.03.2016 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member - Switzerland

More and more manufacturers now offer line-fitted DAB+ radio in the car. This could be seen at the Geneva International Motor Show where experts from EBU were there to get the latest news on digital radio in-car.

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NPO expands its DAB+ offering

04.03.2016 - Netherlands

From Monday, listeners will be able to receive KXradio, which will replace Radio Summit 2000.

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Digital in focus at DBS 2016

04.03.2016 -

- Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) WorldDAB Member - Malaysia

During the DAB+ workshop held by Principal Sponsors WorldDAB, it was emphasised that all stakeholders have to work together to make digital radio happen, and that setting a date for the migration from analog “makes a statement of intent and helps everything fall into place more quickly.”

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New opportunities for DAB in Portsmouth

03.03.2016 - United Kingdom

Small-scale DAB operator Solent Wireless is offering another station the chance to join its multiplex serving Portsmouth. There are currently four DAB+ stations broadcasting to Portsmouth, including Radio Caroline and Indulgence.

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Pure has a more convenient way to get digital radio in your car

02.03.2016 - Pure

The Highway 400 and 600 sit on the dashboard and connect to the stereo system either through auxiliary input or through the FM transmitte giving you access to both digital radio and music streaming services.

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