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Malaysian Deputy Communications Minister Jailani Johari was presented with a digital radio by WorldDAB Vice-President Joan Warner during the opening of the annual broadcasting event.

During ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2016, Principal Systems Architect, BBC and WorldDAB Technical Committee Chairman, Lindsay Cornell, told the audience that the Technical Committee is revising all standards to make sure that the costs of production are as low as possible, while delivering the best rich services digital radio can provide.

Around 60 stations are part of the tests, which could possibly have faced being switched off if the nine-month trial was allowed to end.

“The launch of this new DAB network... is a tremendous step forward for digital radio... All the public need to do is retune their digital radios so they can get the most out of the fantastic choice now available.” Said Rt Hon John Whittingdale MP, Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport at the official launch of UK's second national DAB multiplex.

A major expansion of DAB coverage and stations in the UK was announced today at the Drive to Digital event in London. This expansion will take coverage of local stations from 75% to 91% by end of Q3 2016.

Several Flemmish commercial radio stations are now being broadcasted in Limburg on DAB+.

You can tune in to jamesdean.fm in Prague (channel LD), Pilsen (channel LM/10A), South Bohemian region (channel LD/5D) and the Karlovy Vary region (channel LJ).

Sunrise Radio, Awesome Radio and Panjab Radio join 15 other services on the new UK Digital 2 multiplex.

Joan Warner, Chair, WorldDAB Asia Pacific Committee & CEO of Commercial Radio Australia told the audience at the ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium, that in Australia, 64% of the population is covered by DAB+ with plans to roll-out to the remaining 36% in 2017.

Some stations are already broadcasting and moving to national DAB such as Planet Rock, Absolute 80's and Fun Kids.