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Ford Ennals, the CEO of Digital Radio UK, has weighed in to the debate within media.info's discussion area about mono stations on DAB. "I believe that Bauer faced with limited DAB capacity made the decision to offer the widest possible choice of their stations nationally by sharing the available DAB bandwidth between them . The upside for listeners is they can now listen to Magic nationally on DAB"

Grunding presented 3 DAB+ enabled receivers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, one of the world’s biggest home electronics fairs. Director Product Marketing & Quality at Grundig Intermedia GmbH, gave a keynote speech at the event. He believes that the new additions to the Grundig audio range have the right stuff: “The Cosmopolit 4 WEB DAB+ and Cosmopolit 8 WEB DAB+ internet radios plus the Sonoclock 895 WEB DAB+ kitchen radio represent another step towards home connectivity and combine tradition with innovation.

A major research project led by the Media Intelligence Service of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has identified a range of factors central to the successful deployment of terrestrial radio digitisation across Europe. The launch of the ‘Digital Radio Toolkit’ follows a six month-long investigation into the experiences and best practices of the three countries which are leading the launch of digital terrestrial radio in Europe: Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Leeds is to today welcome a new greatest hits radio station, set to feature some of the biggest songs of the past six decades. Presented by names including Tony Blackburn, Mike Reid and John Leslie, Bauer's Radio Aire 2 will be available on DAB digital radio.

A new seven-inch, full-colour touchscreen incorporating DAB digital radio and USB connectivity is now standard on all CX-5 models.

The UK's first major 'real life' test of the next generation of DAB digital radio involving the public has ended after four months on air, as broadcasters and multiplex operators continue to assess the advantages of using DAB+ in the UK. Unlike many previous DAB+ tests in the UK, listeners were actively encouraged to provide feedback to Folder Media about the DAB+ tests.

If you fancy a new digital radio, there's a baffling selection to choose from. To make it easier to pick the right model, we've gone through our digital radio reviews and picked out the best DAB radios to buy in 2015.

If you've never used a digital radio before, the leap across from analogue is profound. The biggest draw is crisper sound quality over both the AM and FM bands, thanks to enhanced compression techniques – handy, as broadcasts can be as low as 32Kbps (predominantly foreign language or talkback and sports stations) all the way up to 128Kbps.

AGCOM, the Italian Media regulator, has published preliminary plans for the deployment of DAB+ national and regional networks throughout the country. The initial plans cover the Italian provinces of Turin, Cuneo, Aosta Valley, and Umbria. In those 4 areas, stations will all be heard on the same channels: for public broadcaster RAI, it will be 12B; for Euro DAB, it will be 12A; for Club DAB, it will be 12C.

Global Radio has launched its latest new digital radio station on national DAB, replacing Smooth Xmas. The original Smooth Radio service continues to be available on local DAB in many parts of the country, alongside transmissions on FM and AM. Global Radio meanwhile plans to launch an offshoot of Heart on national DAB in the new year.