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Digital Radio UK's Drive to Digital conference will be chaired by upcoming Magic breakfast presenter Harriet Scott. The event takes place on September 26th at The British Museum, and will focus on digital radio in connected cars and homes.

This sophisticated, digital tick approved, compact alarm clock radio is ideal to place in the modern bedroom. The alarm function will wake you with your favourite DAB/DAB or FM radio stations and can also stream music directly from your tablet or smartphone via Bluetooth.

The Xoro DAB200 digital radio convinces with its smart design, mobile usability and balanced sound. The FM/DAB+ radio is also equipped with wake-up and sleep functions as well as a headphone output and offers stereo speakers thanks to two speakers.

Today, 56% of the European population can receive a DAB+ radio signal. Take your DAB+ receiver on vacation with you this summer to discover the full diversity of digital radio now available across Europe.

Three radio stations that are part of Group 1981 - Latina, Ado and Voltage -have seen their audiences rise by more than 70,000 listeners daily across Île-de-France, making them the highest rating independent radio group in the region.

Kinderling Kids Radio has partnered with G8 Education to roll out its new 'Play & Learn' program to early education centres across Australia. Joan Warner, Chief Executive of Commercial Radio Australia said: “Kinderling is a wonderful example of how more diversity and choice can be offered using DAB+ broadcast technology.”

WorldDAB, in partnership with the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) and Asia-Pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD) hosted a DAB+ workshop in Kuala Lumpur earlier this month. Read more at: http://www.asiaradiotoday.com/news/dab-workshop-kuala-lumpur © Radioinfo.com.au

On stand 8.C51, Digigram is presenting two SaaS applications for outside broadcasting. These solutions are used in FM STLs, DVB multiplexers for satellite, DAB+ encoders for digital radio and web radio CDN delivery.

The Danish government previously agreed that when the digital radio share reaches 50%, the FM band will be shut down within two years and DAB+ will be the main way for listeners to receive radio broadcasts (reported by Radio.NL). Denmark’s Liberal Alliance political party has indicated that if the rise continues as it has been, the magic number of 50% will be reached by 2018.

The sonoroSTREAM with DAB+ is designed to combine the highest level of user-friendliness and sophisticated design.