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The Commission for determining the financial needs of broadcasters (KEF) has released its 19th Report on its funding policy of digital radio,

Bayern Digital Radio GmbH is now keeping its followers updated on the latest about digital radio on Twitter. Follow them at @BDRDigitalradio

DAB+ digital radio will feature in the TV Comm 2014 programme. ARD DAB+ coordinator Michael Reichert will speak on new trends in digital radio while and Olaf Korte (Fraunhofer IIS) will speak in his lecture on transport and mobility services via digital radio.

In the current ALDI catalog for the week 03 - 08:03:14 a digital radio receiver by the company Terris is available for 89.99 euros.

New market data shows radio audiences are growing in all age brackets - particularly among young people.

The SMS2160 is the world's most versatile digital radio IC and supports T-DMB/DAB/DAB+.

Sales of DAB+ digital radios continued to rise in 2013, as 365,000 sets were purchased. Demand for DAB+ car radios was particularly strong. This took the number of digital radios in use in Switzerland to over 1.5 million at the end of last year.

The European Broadcasting Union's “Digital Radio Summit,” held in Geneva on Feb. 12 reflected the significant interest in digital radio across Europe.

Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has partnered with eight state agencies to conduct a digital radio broadcasting test, according to The Nation. They will use the existing infrastructures of the armed forces, Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police, Public Public Relations Department, secretariat of the House of Representatives and public service broadcaster MCOT. Digital radio will be transmitted over the VHF band, some of which currently carries analog terrestrial TV broadcasts.

Seat Leon SC Cupra now comes with DAB as standard.