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Popular youth Asian radio station is being revived for a permanent slot on the new DAB+ platform. Previously, Asian FX has been available on standard DAB platforms in various parts of the UK. It is expected to keep a similar sound when it is added on DAB+ next week and will be the only Asian radio station available in stereo format in London.

A special event has been held to mark the completion of local DAB digital radio roll-out in Kent, a process that has doubled the number of listeners able to receive their local stations on DAB. Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone and Hythe and Chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee was on hand at the event at Sandgate Primary School in Folkestone to press Digital Radio UK's green button to officially turn on the last of nine new transmitters designed to boost reception and coverage of local digital radio in the county.

Manchester’s thriving digital radio scene was celebrated at a special event attended by the city’s leading figures from BBC, commercial and community radio, which took place in central Manchester on the evening on Thursday 8 December. The driving force behind the expansion in Manchester has been the success of the Manchester Ofcom small-scale DAB multiplex, operated by Niocast Digital.

IZT contributed test equipment and expertise for the 4th interoperability workshop of WorldDAB. The event took place on November 16th 2016 at the Institut fuer Rundfunktechnik in Munich. Chip manufacturers, automotive suppliers and car manufacturers attended the event among other industry stakeholders to test their implementations and devices.

From January 11 2017 all NRK radio channels will be broadcast on DAB+. With DAB+ there is room for more channels and it is the standard European broadcasters and manufacturers have agreed to use.

L’Alliance pour la RNT se félicite de la sélection par le Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel de 96 radios sur les zones Lille, Lyon et Strasbourg, complétant ainsi les 3 agglomérations déjà couvertes : Paris, Marseille et Nice.

In Austria this November, WorldDAB, made the first steps into that future with a General Assembly which saw over 200 radio experts unite in discussion. A wide array of topics were presented including the continued growth in established markets, updates on emerging markets, new business opportunities, radio receivers, consumer marketing and, especially interesting to us, the ongoing dialogue between DAB and the automotive industry.

“DAB and Creating New Content” discusses the use of DAB to reach new audiences, the challenge of trying something new and the importance of quality content.Moderator for the panel was Sam Bonham. Panelists included Ash Elford from Angel Radio, Christo Grozev from Radio NewCo and Paul Sylvester from Absolute Radio.

The Duster now offers DAB digital radio as standard on all models, while rear parking sensors, part-leather upholstery and new 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels are available as optional extras

The Alliance for Digital Radio welcomes the selection by the French regulator the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA) of 96 radio stations in the Lille, Lyon and Strasbourg areas, as a follow-up to the three cities already covered, Paris, Marseille and Nice.