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Almost 12 million DAB receivers were sold in 2017 in Europe and Asia Pacific, a new record for yearly sales. Almost half (5.9m) of the sales were for automotive devices, with key markets showing a significant increase in the number of cars sold with DAB fitted as standard.

The most important Slovenian radio stations are scheduled to switch to DAB+ on 22 February 2022. Slovenia currently has 12 DAB+ services, covering over 70% of the population.

Eight new radio channels will be part of Tarmac - the new cross-media platform launched by RTBF. One channel will be the DAB+ test channel currently used by RTBF, which was confirmed by its director of radio production Laurent Finet.

Drive to Digital is now an annual event for the radio industry and will be held at the British Museum on 25 September with 300 attendees from across the radio industry. The list of speakers and agenda will be confirmed in coming weeks.

Our range-topping 2.0I Se premium Lineartronic comes with touchscreen DAB radio and sat nav, heated leather seats (with power adjustment for the driver), auto lights and wipers, power glass sunroof, adaptive cruise control and keyless entry and start.

Captur Play includes the addition of two-tone exterior paintwork, 16-inch alloy wheels, DAB, Bluetooth, smartphone integration, cruise control, air conditioning and electrically-adjustable and heated door mirrors..

Slovenia’s Broadcasting Council has set out a potential path to DSO, adopting a decision for the main Slovenian radio stations to switch to digital on 22.02.2022. DAB+ development in central and eastern Europe will be one of the topics at MBT 2018, which takes place this year in Vodice, Croatia from May 23-25.

Drivers love radio, to the extent that 82% of people in the UK wouldn’t buy a car without it. Since the 2017 WorldDAB Automotive Event, we have developed a set of digital radio UX guidelines for broadcasters and OEMs, worked closely with industry groups to develop guidelines on best practice for broadcasters in marketing DAB+, and a specialised Task Force has been commissioned to assess the impact of Antenna and Receiver Performance. Further updates will be provided at Tuesday's WorldDAB Automotive 2018 event in Munich.

For the RS-V includes 8” Enhanced Driver Information Display, wireless phone charging, alloy pedals, 40/20/40 folding rear seats, 8” colour touchscreen, SatNav and Digital Radio (DAB).

Minister of Higher Education at the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Jean-Claude Marcourt has described the transition to DAB+ digital radio, following the Federation's decision to amend the draft decree relating to audiovisual services for French-speaking Belgium.