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The Solar Condor DAB and FM radio is a pocket-sized portable radio, smaller than a box of cigarettes, with a slot for a TF card (a micro SD card). A TF card loaded with songs means at the click of a button, you can turn the radio into an MP3 player.

Czech Radiokomunikace has summed up the main issues discussed at the conference on digital terrestrial radio broadcasting, DAB - Innovation Day – Radio in the 21st Century, which took place in Prague on 13 May.

Today, Škoda presented an overview on which of their vehicles would be offering DAB radios.

The use of DAB+ digital radio in vehicles is incontrovertible, and a timetable for switching from VHF to DAB+ is essential. Speakers and experts were unanimous on this when they discussed the future development of DAB+ in cars in front of a 100-strong audience in May.

Test transmissions for Derbyshire's new DAB digital radio multiplex have commenced. The multiplex will allow listeners in the area to tune into BBC Radio Derby via DAB for the first time.

Two key themes emerged from the Digital Radio summit masterminded by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to coincide with the recent Geneva Motor Show. The first was that the digital radio revolution is gathering speed – with a switch away from FM by bigger stations increasingly likely in coming years. The second was that digital radio and mobile phone technologies are steadily moving closer together – all changes which seem certain to benefit drivers and radio listeners.

Local versions of national commercial station TalkSPORT can now be launched on DAB digital radio, following Ofcom approval.

What are the latest changes and additions this month on UK's DAB digital radio.

Together with its Swiss partner Teletrend AG, Factum has enabled new opportunities for the broadcaster to take a unique position in the Digital Radio market. After delivery and installation of four new multiplexing systems the market now could look forward to a secure operation and new possibilities of control and surveillance. Moreover, the new Factum system is using 90 % less power consumption and is in line with the Digital Radio clients’ environmental ambitions.

Lyca Media's newly acquired stations, Radio 1458AM and Radio 1035AM have launched today on digital radio (DAB).