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In the run up to the WorldDAB 2016 General Assembly, Radio World spoke to WorldDAB President Patrick Hannon about DAB developments in 2016 and where he expects progress in 2017.

As part of its country wide tour Digitalradio Norge stopped off in Narvik to educate residents about the benefits of DAB+, DAB+ receivers available on the market and DAB+ options for use in the car.

UKRD is getting ready to launch a new type of radio station, called My Music Radio, the station will launch on DAB later this month, in place of a number of Oldies branded UKRD stations.

Republica has won the DAB+ campaign in Switzerland, which is planned by OFCOM. The campaign has a budget of 4 million Euros and is intended primarily to increase awareness and use of the new DAB+ as well as to promote sales of DAB+ compliant devices.

After a multi-stage tender procedure, Republica AG an advertising and communications agency has been chosen to implement the campaign to help promote DAB+ across Switzerland. The main focus of the campaign is on cooperation with the radio stations and programme builders as well as the automotive industry

RTI, Radioservis, Czech Radio and Digital Radio Czech are hosting a day devoted to digital radio. The event aims to educate visitors about the benefits of DAB+, the DAB+ receivers currently on the market and the first mobile phone with DAB+. The event will be taking place on 8 November.

WorldDAB will welcome senior government representatives from several countries and the European community including Patrice Gélinet, Councillor, Member of the Supreme Council of Audiovisual to it's annual General Assembly in Austria.

The Kirkeheitunnelen in Norway has reopened with new and additional fire cabinets with phones, new camera surveillance, DAB radio and emergency networks.

On 9 and 10 November, the WorldDAB General Assembly will take place in Vienna. This annual meeting is an opportunity to take stock of the rapid progress of DAB+ in the world.

More than 1.7 million new cars with DAB as standard took to the road in Europe in the first half of 2016. Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and Switzerland recorded a large increase in the number of new cars with a DAB+ receiver. In September 2016, 86% of new vehicles are equipped with DAB+ in the UK.