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Key 103 to launch digital pop-up station
03.07.2012 - United Kingdom
The switching-on of a new digital radio transmitter in Manchester has prompted Bauer station Key 103 to launch a pop-up station. The extra station will only be on-air for a day though, and will be called Key 103D.
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Key 103 launching pop-up station for Manchester Digital Day
03.07.2012 - United Kingdom
CEO of Digital Radio UK, Ford Ennals, said: ”The Manchester signal boost is great news as it brings the full line-up of digital radio stations to 250000 more people."
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Toumaz buys radio chip firm for $50 million
03.07.2012 - United Kingdom
Toumaz Ltd. (Abingdon, England) has agreed to buy fabless DAB radio chip firm Frontier Silicon (Holdings) Ltd. (London, England) for up to £32.3 million (about $50 million).
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Digital radio transmitter brings airwaves to 250000 Manchester listeners
03.07.2012 - United Kingdom
The new transmitter marks the culmination of four years of investment by broadcasters to deliver digital radio across Greater Manchester. From tomorrow, nearly 90% of Manchester households can receive the full line-up of 42 digital stations.
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Digital Radio at IFA 2012
02.07.2012 - Germany
Digital Radio will a key subject that will be highlighted during IFA 2012 in Berlin where equipment manufacturers and private and public broadcasters, will be in attendance.
DAB Memorandum of Understanding signed
02.07.2012 - United Kingdom
Plans to extend local digital radio coverage moved a step closer today as Government, the BBC and commercial operators signed a joint agreement, establishing the framework for up to £21 million of new investment in radio infrastructure.
Digital radio in tunnels – Switzerland as a test ground
02.07.2012 - Switzerland
At the end of June SRG SSR, in collaboration with the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM), the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), SwissMediaCast and a number of manufacturers, will begin digital radio tunnel tests. The findings will also benefit Switzerland’s international neighbours. The programme will be testing the latest technical digital radio equipment, including the facility to interrupt broadcasts with important emergency travel information, as required by ASTRA. MCDT has been able to engage importers of Audis, BMWs and Minis to participate in the tests by providing cars fitted with the latest DAB+ car radios.
New DAB+ network for German-speaking Switzerland
02.07.2012 - Switzerland
OFCOM has green-lit a new DAB+ transmitter network in German-speaking Switzerland. Both private and SRG SSR radio stations will now be able to expand their offerings at the regional level. In the future, SRG’s regional news magazine programmes will be broadcast in DAB+. The third network in German-speaking Switzerland covers seven reception areas, which are being built up gradually. The first, covering the Zurich-Aargau-Glarus-Schaffhausen region, will go live in December 2012.
10th Swiss Digital Radio Workshop B2B
02.07.2012 - Switzerland
MCDT held the 10th Swiss Digital Radio Workshop in Zurich on 26 June. The Workshop is regarded as the principal digital radio event in Switzerland, because it offers a platform for exchange between all of the key B2B partners – manufacturers, importers, specialist retailers, consumer electronics outlets – and representatives from the authorities, SRG SSR, SwissMediaCast and private radio stations. MCDT offered a review of the first half of 2012 and the outlook for the second half, as it explained its marketing, communications and promotional activities. Other topics included the move from DAB to DAB+ and the ongoing expansion of digital radio.
Radio industry and Government commit to spending £21m on local DAB
02.07.2012 - United Kingdom
Commercial radio groups, including Bauer Media, UTV Media and Global Radio, along with the BBC and the Government, have committed to invest at least £21m in local DAB infrastructure, with a decision on final digital switchover date promised in 2013.
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