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As of this Friday SPORT1.fm will start broadcasting coverage of matches of the 1st Bundesliga on DAB+ via its programme ENERGY.

Dr. Willi Steul, Director of Deutschlandradio has renewed his organisations commitment to DAB + in an interview with medienpolitik.net.

You don’t have to buy a new car to get DAB radio on the move, as there’s a range of aftermarket head units available. We test eight.

ARD will be at this year's IFA and will be demonstrating the latest technical developments in digital radio and TV in Hall 2.2.

A three-month experiment carried out by the UK's OFCOM Broadcast Specialist Rashid Mustapha has proved that DAB transmission can be done easily and inexpensively, according to The Register. Mustapha conducted the tests on his own time.

Brighton-based radio engineer Rashid Mustapha recorded the gulls as part of his personal mission to show that DAB broadcasting could be done on a shoestring with software he downloaded for free. His success could enable a raft of community stations to broadcast in DAB before the FM analogue frequency is closed down - and potentially encourage pirate broadcasters to haul down their Jolly Rogers and go legal.

A Notice of publication of the intention of the Czech Telecommunication Office to launch DAB+ digital radio broadcasting in the band 174-230 MHz has been issued.

The TechniSat presents the Model 50 digital radio clock radio DAB + / FM with wake-up and sleep timer functions. The illumination of the display is adjustable

While DAB radio is common in the UK, its broadcasting equipment is usually too expensive for community broadcasters. However, Ofcom's Rashid Mustapha has shown that the technology is now within reach of amateurs. Taking advantage of DAB's newly patent-free status, Mustapha tested a low-power digital transmitter based on an open source software radio and a Linux PC; he only had to stream that radio to an aerial through long-range WiFi.

The Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) has recently launched a public consultation on the digital terrestrial radio broadcasting regulation.