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DAB experts on hand at digital radio roadshow
21.10.2015 - Bayerischer Rundfunk WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
Until 24 October Bayerischer Rundfunk will teach listeners throughout Bavaria about DAB+ digital radio. The focus of this year is reception in cars. What is there at the factory, what options are there when retrofitting? To this end, we have dealership partners as well as a specialist from the car hifi industry.

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BBC DAB expands reach, Better sound for UHD, and iPlayer VPNs blocked
20.10.2015 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The BBC's national DAB transmitter network has been expanded by 16 sites this Summer to 335, covering more than 96% of UK homes.

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Sport and luxury added to Alfa range
20.10.2015 - Stellantis - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The new MiTo and Giulietta ranges from Alpha Romeo include DAB digital radio as standard in the UK.

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New look for Bayern Digital Radio on the web
20.10.2015 - Germany Germany
The Internet offer of Bayern Digital Radio GmbH has received a facelift. Both the content and the look were completely revised and more focused on the needs of end consumers.

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BFBS Launches Small-Scale DAB Multiplex
20.10.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
BFBS is one of ten stations to be awarded a nine-month trial licence by Ofcom and has now launched the small-scale DAB multiplex in the Woking area.

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DAB+: growing strength of Paris community radio multiplex
19.10.2015 - France France
Encouraged by the regulator's announcement of a call for applicants for further DAB+ services, Parisian community broadcasters have ramped up their investment to increase DAB+ coverage in Paris and its suburbs.

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Media Broadcast is preparing improvements for DAB+
19.10.2015 - Media Broadcast GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
Media Broadcast, operators of terrestrial TV and radio networks, is preparing disseminating DVB-T2 HD in Leipzig - improving digital terrestrial reception with new transmitting equipment for DAB+ and DVB-T.

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All HR Radio programs now available in Southern Hesse
19.10.2015 - Germany Germany
Hessian Broadcasting has extended its network to another location and now uses the station Hardenberg to spread its radio range (hr1, hr2, hr3, hr4, hr-iNFO und YOU FM) via digital radio (DAB+).

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New DAB station: Radio Fantasy Lounge started
16.10.2015 - Germany Germany
From mid-October 2015 Radio Fantasy has been available on DAB+. With the slogan "100% relaxed" the programme, Radio Fantasy Lounge, is aimed at all fans of quiet beats.

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More transmitters turned on for BBC Radio
16.10.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The BBC has launched a further 16 national DAB transmitters Isle of Man, Ballycastle and Clitheroe. The move brings the total number of transmitters to 335, serving more than 96 per cent of homes in total.

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