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British Wireless for the Blind awarded funding for digital radios
02.06.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The organisation will use the money to provide specially adapted digital radios that also play CDs, cassettes and USB memory sticks and fund volunteers to help them use them.

(Wilts and Gloucester Standard) Read more


'G-rated radio station' is family-friendly
02.06.2015 - Australia Australia
Southern Cross Austereo has launched the digital station Kinder­ling, the brainchild of former general manager of FBi Radio, Evan Kaldor.

(The Australian) Read more


JustBRAND teams up with Nemesis to distribute car DAB digital radio kit
02.06.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
JustBRAND has signed a UK reseller agreement with Nemesis, the leading distributor of vehicle, portable and wearable technology products, for the exclusive distribution of the JustDRIVE add-on car DAB digital radio kit.

(Industry Today ) Read more


DAB+ Transmittors in Markelo and Irnsum used for DAB+ expansion
01.06.2015 - Netherlands Netherlands
Over the upcoming weeks, the reception of DAB+ stations in Netherlands will be improved as networks continue the expansion of the regional coverage.

(Radio.NL) Read more


English broadcaster to launch on Belgium DAB+
01.06.2015 - Belgium Belgium
Radio X, the English-speaking commercial radio station for Belgium, based in Brussels, has announced it will start broadcasting on DAB+ digital radio from this summer - eventually reaching around 8 million homes.

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Digital Radio changes announced for Yorkshire
01.06.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
From the 19th June 2015, Capital, Heart and Smooth will become available on local DAB on the South Yorkshire and Leeds multiplexes.

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Say and play what you like on booming digital radio stations
31.05.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Listeners are the beneficiaries of the digital-radio boom. It has given free reign to a multiplicity of voices and is helping nudge digital’s share of the total radio-listening market towards the Government’s target of 50%.

(The Independent) Read more


Digital radio in Asia-Pacific
31.05.2015 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia Australia - Myanmar Myanmar - Thailand Thailand
During the RadioAsia 2015 conference in Myanmar, Commercial Radio Australia CEO Joan Warner shared the story of digital radio in Australia, and how radio companies cannot solely rely on telecommunication companies to provide reliable streaming services.

(Asia Radio Today) Read more


View Quest launch sleek accessories for summer
29.05.2015 - VQ - United Kingdom United Kingdom
View Quest (VQ), the British audio brand known for its fusion of sound and style, today announces the availability of a new bundle of accessories to transform the popular Christie into the most sophisticated portable radio and speaker.

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On-Air: Pilot Operation of Digital Radio was launched in Vienna
28.05.2015 - Austria Austria
On Thursday, May 28, 15 radio programs in Greater Vienna started broadcasting as part of a Digital Radio-pilot operation on air. In addition to existing FM radio as Arabella, or NRJ and Lounge FM there are quite a number of completely new providers that are broadcast from now on the digital standard DAB+.

(Vienna Online) Read more