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Indonesian digital radio delegation visit Australia
10.10.2011 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Indonesia Indonesia
Indonesian radio broadcasters from public and commercial stations are visiting Australia this week, to hold technical and policy meetings with key digital radio stakeholders, attend the National Radio Conference on the Gold Coast and visit the Darwin DAB+ trial being conducted in similar climatic conditions to those in Indonesia

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Australian Broadcasters look to expand DAB in rural areas
05.10.2011 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia Australia
Sydney - Sep 30, 2011 - Now that digital radio is available in the capital cities of Australia, commercial stations are looking to the future, when they will be able to provide the same services for rural Australia as well. Mark Colvin, a presenter for ...

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Denmark also to switch off FM
04.10.2011 - Denmark Denmark
Yesterday, Danish Minister of Culture, Mr. Uffe Elbæk stated that he wants to switch off FM in Denmark too. He wants to prioritize radio as a media by speeding up digitalization, according to the radio oriented news site radionyt.com.

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Opinion barometer Digital Broadcasting September/2011
04.10.2011 - Germany Germany
The September issue of the Association of Digital Radio Central Germany published Opinion Barometer Digital Broadcasting features WorldDMB President Jorn Jensen who answers questions on the German digital radio launch.

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KeyStone Semiconductor Selected by USmart for World's First FM/DAB/DAB+ ...
04.10.2011 - Hong Kong Hong Kong
(KeyStone), a fabless semiconductor developer of advanced digital radio technologies announced today that USmart, a leading electronics product maker in Hong Kong, powered by KeyStone's KSW8650 FM/DAB/DAB single-chip, has started shipment of world's ...

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Baden-Wuerttemberg sets a course for digital radio
04.10.2011 - Bayern Digital Radio GmbH - Germany Germany
Following the nationwide launch of new digital radio (DAB +), the Executive Board of the State Institute of Communications (LFK) has cleared the way for additional national coverage in Baden-Wuerttemberg.

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Long wait for digital radio in regional Australia
03.10.2011 - Australia Australia
The Federal Government is investigating how to deliver digital radio in rural and regional Australia. Digital radio offers higher quality sound and a greater choice of stations, but it's only available in Australia's biggest capital cities ...

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DAB+ in Hannover and Hamburg
30.09.2011 - Bayern Digital Radio GmbH - Germany Germany
Since 1 August 2011 and in other Metropolitan areas of Germany three radio programs from Germany and nine private in the new digital radio standard DAB + receivable.The NDR will start with its programming via DAB + in the fall of 2011.

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CTX Virtual Technologies, Inc. and Beijing Broadcast Co. Begin Joint Venture ...
29.09.2011 - China China
These members will be provided with remote assistance during any emergency or problem via the DAB and 3G communication systems. Leveraging the system, member drivers will be provided mobile Internet connection service via the 3G communication system at ...

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Commission to continue monitoring digital radio growth
29.09.2011 - Isle of Man Isle of Man
The Isle of Man is to continue to look at the development of digital radio. The Communications Commission carried out a consultation into a strategy for digital radio on the Island. The majority of those who responded believed the Island should monitor ...

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