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The five major radio channels are getting smaller, but the 25 small channels now have a third of the market according to the latest listener survey results from Kantar Media.

If you want to buy a new radio receiver, you should purchase one with DAB+. The technology is here to stay and offers many advantages over traditional FM.

In this test most of the music systems have DAB radio and all have a price tag of around 10,000 kroner.

Radio Nostalgia arrives in Rome on DAB+, with a million potential listeners for the Tuscan station, the first to broadcast outside the region.

This Sunday, the Women's Ashes will be broadcast live from Brisbane's Allan Border Field on local ABC Radio and DAB+ Grandstand Digital radio.

"That the small ones grow at the expense of the great ones is a desired development. NRK, P4 and Radio Norway want the audience to have a lot to choose from. It is good for both listeners and Norwegian radio companies that more people find new favorite channels, "says Ole Jørgen Torvmark, Managing Director of Digital Radio Norway.

Follow a live audio stream and podcasts direct from the WorldDAB General Assembly, in Paris on 7-8 November. The team from La Lettre Pro de la Radio will be covering the event live over the two days, with technical support from RadioKing.

The latest regional listener figures obtained from the CATI survey have been presented today in a report by Kantar Media.In September, the 25 new DAB channels had about 1.4 million listeners daily. These channels now have 29 percent market share,almost one third of the total listening.

The number of DAB/DAB+ receivers sold in Europe and Asia Pacific is about to reach a new target according to a WorldDAB report. At the end of the second quarter of 2017 almost 60 million digital radio receivers had been sold. A year earlier the figure was at 48 million.

The first speakers have been announced for Radiodays Europe 2018. The event, which will be held in Vienna, will have more than 120 speakers in 50+ sessions over 2 and a half days, 18-20 March 2018.