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Radio static: Digital delay hurting Irish stations
19.12.2017 - Ireland Ireland
Despite RTÉ’s efforts, DAB will continue to be on the periphery of Irish life until commercial stations start using it. (subscription only)

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Belgian German Speaking Community Tests DAB+
19.12.2017 - Belgium Belgium
Pending the government’s timetable to rollout DAB+ for the east Belgian German speaking community of Eupen, Belgischer Rundfunk initiated the test-period to simulate DAB+ broadcasts, which started on December 9.

(Radio World) Read more


DCMS relaxes music format rules for UK radio
18.12.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has today announced that it will give commercial analogue radio stations greater freedom to increase their choice under new rules. The government also intends to seek powers to enable Ofcom to license overseas services on UK DAB.

(BizAsia) Read more


JACK to launch another national radio station
18.12.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The JACK team in Oxfordshire is to launch another JACK branded radio station next year, on the D2 national multiplex, using DAB+. The as-yet-unnamed station will launch before Easter.

(Radio Today) Read more


Subaru WRX STI review
18.12.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
As the name suggests, this is the last one: the end of the Subaru WRX STI in the UK and, indeed, Europe.

(Top Gear) Read more


Norway becomes the first country to end nationwide FM radio
18.12.2017 - Norway Norway
Norway has completed the move from analog to digital radio, making it the first country to shut down national FM radio broadcasts.

(CNET) Read more


Norway to become the first country to switch away from FM radio
18.12.2017 - Norway Norway
DAB actually has significant advantages over FM. It offers a range of new features, including real-time information like song titles, music type and news or traffic updates up to 128 characters in length. It also contains local time information, which can be used to make real-time adjustments.

(ZME Science) Read more


Norway Shuts Down FM Radio Forever
18.12.2017 - Norway Norway
As of last Wednesday, FM radio can no longer be found in Norway, which eliminated the stations as part of a national technology upgrade towards the DAB+ standard.

(Fortune) Read more


Digital radio: Norway at the forefront, France lagging behind
16.12.2017 - France France
Norway has become this week the first country in the world to permanently turn off the FM band to switch fully to digital radio. Conversely, France is lagging behind, with digital terrestrial radio taking off very slowly. Only the cities of Paris, Marseille and Nice have been covered since 2014. Lille, Lyon and Strasbourg will soon follow. However, the CSA promises to accelerate the pace by organizing national tenders on areas that are easier to make profitable.

(Les Echos) Read more


11 DAB+ radio programs will start in 2018 in Vienna
16.12.2017 - Austria Austria
For the first time, the media authority KommAustria has granted approval in Austria for the regular operation of a multiplex platform for digital terrestrial radio in DAB+. The license, effective April 3, 2018, goes to RTG Radio Technikum GmbH for a period of 10 years; it will initially carry 11 radio programs as well as an electronic program guide and, if required, a hazard warning service in the Greater Vienna area and in parts of Vienna's surrounding area a technical reach of around 2.25 million people will spread.

(Radioszene) Read more