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The VQ is a versatile product, able to act as a decent Bluetooth speaker or digital radio. But for all its modern features, there’s also a nice smattering of vintage style to go with it.

The DAB technical standard has been updated, identifying obsolete features, clarifying the description of features to aid interoperability and updating other specific features.

Spencer Pryor from Brave Broadcasting explores the growth of digital radio in Scotland ahead of the upcoming digital radio event in Glasgow. Over 50% of Glasgow households having access to a DAB radio, the amount of digital listening is only going to continue increase.

The European Radio Show 2017 concluded in Paris with a commitment to play host to even more international exhibitors and conference speakers in the 2018 edition. WorldDAB hosted a digital radio session within the main conference programme titled “A vision for the future of radio: DAB+ in Europe.” The session featured broadcasters, regulators and digital radio experts from across Europe.

The RAS converted all of its digital radio programmes from DAB to DAB+ and put the DRadio Wissen radio station operation. The RAS now distributes 22 radio stations in South Tyrol in the high-quality DAB + standard.

The radio stations of NDR are now available on DAB+ on the whole of the German A1 motorway between Osnabrück and Hamburg. The public broadcaster has switched on a new transmitter in Damme, north of Osnabrück.

Komm Austria has opened applications to tender for DAB+ in Austria. Applications must be received by the media authority by 12 June 2017 at the latest.

As of January 20, 2017, KommAustria has published a draft regulation for the DAB+ tenders. Applications must reach the media authority by 12 June 2017, 13:00 at the latest.

KommAustria has opened applications to tender for DAB+ in Austria. Applications must be received by the media authority by 12 June 2017 at the latest.

MTVNL has announced that popular radio station LXClassics will now be broadcast via DAB+.