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Digital radio has taken over in Eastern Norway
25.09.2017 - Norway Norway
On 20 September, NRK stopped broadcasting on FM in Oslo, Akershus, Østfold and Vestfold. For 95.4% of the population, NRK's ​​channels will now only be available only on DAB.

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Goodbye FM, hello DAB+!
25.09.2017 - Netherlands Netherlands
Not only more convenient, but also with higher quality sound, DAB+ technology has so many advantages that it will eventually replace FM.

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Leipzig Beatzz to enrich DAB+ in Lepizig
25.09.2017 - Germany Germany
On 18 September 2017, the media council of the Sächsische Landesanstalt für private broadcasting and new media (SLM) agreed to add to future programme offering on DAB+ in Leipzig with the addition of a local music programme for a youth audience, issuing a temporary license for Leipzig Beatzz on DAB+.

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European markets announce support for European DAB receiver standards
25.09.2017 - WorldDAB News - Germany Germany - United Kingdom United Kingdom - Norway Norway - Switzerland Switzerland - Netherlands Netherlands - Belgium Belgium - Italy Italy
European digital radio markets came together recently to announce support for the newly published ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) Euro standard for DAB digital radio. This standard has been agreed as the Minimum Specification for DAB digital radio receivers across Europe and is supported by WorldDAB and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), as well as broadcasters and manufacturers in Germany, the UK, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy.

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WorldDAB highlights progress
24.09.2017 - WorldDAB News - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member - Frontier Smart Technologies WorldDAB Member - Netherlands Netherlands
The WorldDAB session at IBC2017 examined market progress and the DSO process in Norway. During the session, Patrick Hannon, President of WorldDAB, reconfirming his request to the European Union authorities to stop the sale of analogue radio receivers in Europe.

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Review: BMW 330e
23.09.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
All the e models get the brilliant iDrive infotainment system with sat-nav, along with DAB radio, Bluetooth and dual-zone climate control.

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Government launches tender for land digital radio broadcasting spectrum
22.09.2017 - Greece Greece
The digital Policy Minister and the General Secretary for Telecommunications and Post on Friday announced the launch of a tender for a digital audio broadcasting spectrum map, with a choice of broadcasting centres and their technical specifications.

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What is infotainment?
22.09.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
As standard, you should expect DAB radio, sat-nav and some form of phone connectivity — be that via an auxiliary cable or most commonly, Bluetooth. All of this is usually controlled through one central screen on the dashboard, with touch operation.

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Review: Pure Siesta S6
22.09.2017 - Pure - United Kingdom United Kingdom
You may remember our feature on the Pure Siesta S6 DAB+ and FM alarm clock radio a few weeks ago. Digital radio pioneers Pure were just unveiling it back then and I recently got a chance to sample one for myself. I was sent the Graphite coloured version, which is grey, but it’s also available in Polar, which is white. Here is what I thought of it.

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Subaru Forester gets even safer with EyeSight
22.09.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
All Forester XE Lineartronic and XE Premium Lineartronic models from October will be equipped with a black shark fin antenna and DAB radio. Prices start from £28,995.00 on the road.

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