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Parliamentarian Anne Tingelstad Wøien believes it's a pity to throw away FM radios that will no longer work after the digital switchover in Norway, so she has suggested an idea that could solve the problem. She has asked the Norwegian Government to consider a recycling scheme where old FM radios are given to those needing them in Sweden.

The "EZi- DAB-BT " is an aftermarket product for those looking to convert their car to having DAB digital radio. The device is easy to fit and offers users Bluetooth as well as digital radio.

Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone and Hythe and Chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has pressed the big button to officially switch on another DAB transmitter in Kent.

The Higher Audiovisual Council has selected YOüi FM to broadcast its programmes in DAB+ across three very large regional areas in France.

The prime ministers of the various German states approved the start of the distribution process for a second national DAB+ network.

Over one hundred participants took part in the capacity building session in Pattaya on 2 December 2016. They were mainly from government agencies, radio broadcasters, consumer organisations, media associations and other stakeholders from the Digital Radio broadcast technologies sector.

Doing the DAB at Texture Bar heard that in the last year forty new digital stations have launched in Manchester, including many new-to-air local start-up stations, taking the number of digital stations now available in the Manchester area to seventy six, more than double the number available last year.

The allocation of frequencies for the 2nd national DAB+ multiplex has been approved by the President of the German Laender. The tender process will launch next week, and be completed by April 2017. This means new private DAB+ services could be on air by mid 2017.

The Commission for Authorization and Supervision (ZAK) has published the invitation to tender for the second nationwide DAB+ multiplex. Applications must be submitted to the Saxon State Agency for Private Broadcasting and New Media (SLM) by 24 February 2017

Local DAB operator MuxCo is calling on Ofcom to advertise a second city-wide multiplex in Manchester, in addition to current Bauer mux and the small-scale DAB service already operating. Gregory Watson, Managing Director of MuxCo, says: “Manchester is a thriving media market and its current multiplex is full. It is inequitable that whilst London has three local multiplexes offering a fantastic array of stations, Manchester has just the one city-wide multiplex. We already have enough interested operators to comfortably make a second Manchester multiplex viable”.