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DAB+ has been selected for South Africa with 18 slots allocated in the VHF band as part of the country’s migration to digital radio.

Virtually everyone in the UK is now able to take advantage of the extra channels and services available through digital TV. However, DAB Radio offers many advantages over standard analogue AM and FM radio. What's more, uncertainty surrounding DAB radio looks largely to have been lifted now that many of today's sets are fitted with DAB+ chips so that they can operate in those countries that have adopted the more advanced DAB+ format.

The pop station Mega Radio has changed its name Schlagerhölle and will now be available throughout Bavaria via DAB+.

Digital radio will feature in the exhibition halls during the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt (12 - 22.09). Visitors at the ARD traffic booth in Hall 8 will be able to learn about the opportunities for better and more detailed traffic information via DAB+.

Many DAB+ device manufacturers, content providers, research and development organisations will be exhibiting at IFA 2013. The Digital radio guide for the event details where these exhibitors can be found and there will also be a guided tour on site for interested parties who would like to find out more about the technology.

Before Christmas it is expected that a DAB+ trial will commence in Vienna. Two transmitter sites will be served by SFN. The trial is to remain on air for one year with the possibility of extending the trial for a further year. The objective is to make a transition to regular services in the form of a nationwide roll out from the east to the west of Austria.

German firm 2wcom will unveil the FMC01 codec at IBC2013. FlexNsert DAB+ distribution inserter receives a DAB ETI data stream, converts it into a standard MPEG-2-TS-signal and outputs it via ASI or Ethernet transport stream interfaces. The FlexXtract+ DAB+ distribution extractor demodulates a data stream from a DVB-S or DVB-S2 signal and converts the data into a standard ETI-signal according to EN 300799 or EDI-signal according to TS 102 693 to feed DAB or DAB+ transmitters.

Super Cool Leon SC now comes with DAB as optional.

The Honda CR-V 1.6 diesel now comes with DAB as standard.

Glide FM has been replaced by JACKfm 2 in Oxford, which launched at 10am today using the new strapline “Playing what YOU want”. It’s the opposite of JACKfm which plays “what we want” and is available on FM, DAB and online.