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Digital radio continues to generate great interest in Switzerland. Thanks to the influence DAB+, 57 percent of radio broadcasts are now consumed in a digital form. At the end of June 2017, 3.25 million DAB+ devices were in circulation, many more new vehicles are being equipped and the level of awareness of DAB+ shows a positive trend.

The first half of 2017 has seen rapid growth in sales of DAB+ receivers across Europe – driven by Norway’s switchover from FM to DAB+ and the development of digital radio markets across the continent. The latest GfK research, covering nine European markets, shows a 30 percent increase in sales volumes for the first six months of 2017 compared to the same period last year.

WorldDAB will once again be producing the only digital radio focussed session at IBC - find out more about the agenda and what to expect from this year's show.

The ground-breaking Lancashire headquartered DAB Digital Radio station will begin broadcasting to more than 150,000 people in Norwich and its surrounding areas from the end of August.

British audio company Ruark Audio has announced the third-generation of R7 all-in-one audio system. DAB/DAB+ and FM radio tuners are built-in, and if you still can't find a station to listen to, the Internet radio will surely serve you well.

In a recent survey asking people about the ways they consume media, it was shown that radio is still the preference over television, newspapers or even social media. The survey, of more than 5,000 people, was carried out within the annual MediaBrands study by Publicom.

Nevion, a provider of virtualised media production solutions, has provided a range of its products to Media Broadcast for its new broadcast distribution network, ARD-Disnet. This is designed to handle DVB-T, DVB-T2 HD, FM, DAB+ as well as generic data transport.

Germany has taken a step toward small-scale DAB broadcasting, with a test facility in the Rhineland-Palatinate Bretzenheim starting to use small broadcasting systems and open source technology.

With the small digital radio adapter DR 57 from Albrecht Audio, each driver can retrofit their already installed radio in the car, truck or coach to the digital receiving station.

Listeners across Norwich will have a new option on their audio menu when a digital station launches this weekend. Antenna Radio has chosen Norfolk to be home to a regional hub for its DAB programming, which is supported by an Ofcom trial.