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WorldDAB release report on receiver sales
15.05.2017 - ChinaWorldDAB announces its latest version of the DAB radio sales, coverage and home penetration charts at the end of 2016 in Europe and Asia Pacific. The latest version includes the first time in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.
(China Radio & TV Equipment Industrial Association ) Read more
Doing the DAB radio event heads to Liverpool
12.05.2017 - Digital Radio UK - United KingdomDigital Radio UK and the Radio Academy North West will be holding a free radio event looking at digital radio in the area. Doing the DAB, which has already held events in Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester, will be held on 13 June 2017 at the Radio City Tower.
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Ministry President supports new DAB+ campaign
12.05.2017 - GermanyMalu Dreyer, the Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate and Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of the Länder, has praised the new DAB+ campaign, and says it sends a strong message of support for DAB+ in Germany. Dreyer also announced new discussions are taking place on the framework of the Digital Radio Action Plan.
(Meinungsbarometer.info) Read more
Sony XDR-S60DBP portable digital radio
12.05.2017 - Sony Corporation WorldDAB Member - GermanyRetro style design portable radio with DAB/DAB+/FM tuner.
(Radioempfang Digital (Blog)) Read more
JACK 3 launches on digital radio in Oxfordshire
12.05.2017 - United KingdomJACK's latest offspring, JACK 3, has launched on DAB. The station will be “Chilling when we want” and available in the Oxfordshire area on digital radio, as well as online.
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Como Audio Amico portable radio from Tivoli Audio founder
12.05.2017 - United KingdomTom DeVesto, the founder of Tivoli Audio and Cambridge Soundworks, has launched a new portable Wi-Fi radio with built-in FM and DAB+.
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2wcom to exhibit latest products at Broadcast Asia
12.05.2017 - Singapore2wcom will be showing a range of products, including DAB+ technology, at the 2017 Broadcast Asia conference from 23 to 25 May 2017 in Singapore.
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Germany moves to make FM-only radio receivers illegal
12.05.2017 - GermanyIn Germany, the Federal Minister of Economics and Energy, Brigitte Zypries, has presented a draft amendment to the country's Telecommunications Act, which seeks to forbid FM-only radio receivers. The amendment would stipulate that "high-quality audio receivers" may only be sold if they can receive digital (DAB+ and internet) signals as well as analogue FM.
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Rajar: Radio Listening Reaches New High in the UK
11.05.2017 - United KingdomThe latest figures from Rajar show an increase of nearly half a million radio listeners in the past year in the UK. Nine-tenths of the UK population (about 48.7 million adults) are tuning in regularly to the radio. Over-the-air DAB is the most popular platform for digital radio listening.
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KitSound DAB+ car adapter
11.05.2017 - SwitzerlandThe new KitSound DAB+ car adapter with bluetooth brings digital radio and music streamed from your smart device to your existing in-car audio system.
(Digitec) Read more