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Nearly two months after the launch of DAB+ services in Vienna, Gernot Fischer, Managing Director of Digitalradio Austria emphasises in an interview with Der Standard the added value of DAB+. He reports that the estimated number of receiver sales to date is approximately 255,000 (excl. internet sales and in-car receivers), thanks to the strong collaboration with retail.

The Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia (LfM) have announced a consultation into DAB+. LfM Director Jürgen Meier Bride sees this enquiry as an opportunity to develop radio "LfM wants to help with the call to accelerate the process of digitisation and to create a larger digital and future-proof radio service for the citizens in NRW."

Central German broadcaster MDR is planning a new DAB+ station for children. Subject to approval, the station will be commercial free and play a mixture of children and pop music.

More and more Norwegians are listening to digital radio, and the number of cars with digital radios has increased markedly since last year—21 percent now, versus 12 percent a year ago.

If you are looking for a DAB radio to listen to while you do a bit of DIY, then this one from the Aldi Workzone range could be just the job. Setting up was no trouble. Luckily we line in a strong signal area for DAB so we set up stations pretty quickly.

The Culture Minister has said the point at which a decision will be made on when to switch off FM radio transmitters is drawing closer.

The GfK radio ratings survey collects information on platform of listening across AM/FM, DAB+ digital radio and internet for the metropolitan markets of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. This the first time individual station figures for the DAB+ digital only stations have been released.

DAB+ has been part of the metro market space since 2009, today CRA has released some audience numbers for the commercial radio DAB+ only stations. It includes the Top 10 Commercial DAB+ only stations and the Top 3 Commercial DAB+ only stations by market.

For the first time since the launch of DAB+ digital radio broadcasts, audience numbers for commercial radio DAB+ only stations have been released showing that the extra DAB+ only stations have attracted 1.36 million listeners each week in the five capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.

Commercial radio stations in the metropolitan capitals have signalled their intention to start focusing on sales for DAB+ only stations, with the announcement of DAB+ digital only station listener numbers released today by GfK in a DAB+ Digital Radio Report.