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Announcements Technical Trial Report The UK’s Service Following and Traffic Announcements Technical Trial Report is complete and now available.
06.06.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service Following and Traffic The trial was initiated as a direct result of the Digital Radio Action Plan work in the Technology & Equipment Group (TEG) on the UK Minimum Receiver Specifications. The paper was written by Digital Radio UK and Arqiva.

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2013 Skoda Octavia with DAB
06.06.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The 2013 Skoda Octavia now comes with DAB.

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NPO to accelerate rollout of DAB+
06.06.2013 - Netherlands Netherlands
From the end of 2013 NPO has decided to accelerate the rollout of the DAB+ network so listeners can enjoy the benefits of digital radio, such as better quality, more channels and additional information.

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Globally, Digital Radio Progresses
06.06.2013
In February the European Broadcasting Union issued Recommendation R 138, laying forth the goal of moving forward with digital radio, primarily the DAB version of Eureka-147, across the continent.

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KBS DAB+ Trial in Seoul
04.06.2013 - South Korea South Korea
KBS will launch a government approved DAB+ trial in Seoul, Korea before the end of the year.

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Digital Radio in Val Sarentino BZ – Italy
03.06.2013 - Italy Italy
The allocation of new frequencies and commissioning of the new digital radio transmitter by RAS has enabled broadcasters such as Bayern Klassik, Swiss Classic, Radio Ö1 as well as radio news stations 5 aktuell Bayern, Bayern Deutschlandradio Kultur and 2 and the children's Kiraka and channel jazz Swiss Jazz to be on air in the Val Sarentino.

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Money saved from closure of NPO's Radio 5 to be used to expand DAB+ network
03.06.2013 - Netherlands Netherlands
Radio 5 may disappear from as early as 2015. This is two years earlier than planned. The money saved will be used by Dutch Public Broadcasting (NPO) expand its DAB+ network.

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STAR * SAT RADIO is back
03.06.2013 - Germany Germany
25 years ago, in February 1988, STAR * SAT RADIO became the first satellite radio broadcast. Now STAR * SAT RADIO on DAB + and is available in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.

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Bush brings old look with new sounds on DAB+ radios
03.06.2013 - Australia Australia
Bush Australia has added two new digital radios to its range sporting a retro look with the DAB+.

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National commercial radio stations now via DAB +
01.06.2013 - Netherlands Netherlands
On Friday a large part of the country was able to receive a number of commercial radio stations via DAB+.

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