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How to choose a digital radio
14.12.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The UK is going radio gaga, with 9 out of 10 UK adults listening to the radio each week for 21.4 hours. But with more choice than ever, how do you pick the best radio for you? Help is at hand.

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Press release: CSA announces national deployment of digital radio in France
14.12.2015 - France France
The Alliance for Digital Radio strongly welcomes the CSA’s announcement of a timetable for the deployment of Digital Terrestrial Radio across France. At its plenary meeting on 9 December 2015 the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) revealed a plan for more than 40 allocations, and a hundred local allocations.

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Radio 1 changes its name and becomes pure DAB channel
14.12.2015 - Norway Norway
On 1 January 2016 Radio 1 will change it's name to Kiss and will thus become part of the owner Bauer Media's most popular brands. Kiss launched on the national digital radio network DAB+, which now covers 92% of the Norwegian population.

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Guernsey gets national BBC stations on DAB
13.12.2015 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
National DAB radio services have arrived in Guernsey from the BBC, after a week of testing. Radio 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 live, plus 1Xtra, 4 Extra, 5 live Sports Extra, 6 Music, Asian Network and World Service are now broadcasting from a transmitter in Les Touillets.

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BBC continues to improve DAB coverage
12.12.2015 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The BBC has announced where it has boosted or introduced DAB coverage of its national digital radio stations since October, as its roll-out of national DAB heads towards the end.

(a516digital) Read more

EBU Digital Radio Summit programme now out
10.12.2015 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member - Switzerland Switzerland
The first draft programme for the 2016 Digital Radio Summit, held at the European Broadcasting Union on 10 February in Geneva, Switzerland, is now out. Next year’s theme is “Radio Anywhere.”

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MDR continues DAB+ expansion in central Germany
10.12.2015 - Germany Germany
From 15 December MDR will commence broadcasting 8 DAB+ stations across 23 regions including two new DAB+ locations Dequede and Sonnenberg.

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CSA adopt timetable it intends to implement to continue the deployment of DAB+
10.12.2015 - France France
The Le conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel have released their proposed timetable of their plans for the continued deployment of DAB+ throughout France.

(Le conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel) Read more

Toyota updates UK Yaris Range For 2016MY
09.12.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The Active hybrid version of the Yaris gets a new Spinne black cloth seat trim, while the Icon adds DAB digital radio.

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National BBC stations launched on DAB in Guernsey
09.12.2015 - Guernsey Guernsey
National digital radio services provided by the BBC have been made available in Guernsey. The Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) service has been tested for a week and was declared live.

(BBC News) Read more