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DAB car radio: should I switch?
19.12.2013 - United Kingdom
The digital switchover from FM to DAB radio looks certain after Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey, reiterated the Government's commitment to digital services at the Go Digital Conference in London on Monday.
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HK regulator reveals digital radio investment
19.12.2013 - Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s media regulator has revealed that the territory’s three DAB licencees are investing US$77 million (HK$594 million) in the new platform.
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Halfords to cease sales of analogue-only car radios
19.12.2013 - United Kingdom
Halfords has announced plans to cease sales of analogue-only car radios by 2015 to help usher in the digital switchover.
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Thailand: Digital radio trials set for 2014
19.12.2013 - Thailand
Thailand’s media regulator says it will start trials of digital radio in 2014.
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BBC working to improve DAB radio reception across County Down
19.12.2013 - United Kingdom
Alliance Newcastle Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed written confirmation that the BBC is currently working to improve the discrepancy between BBC’s national network coverage of DAB radio reception and that of local BBC DAB radio services in County Down and other parts of Northern Ireland.
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Mobile phones set to invigorate DAB radio market
19.12.2013 - United Kingdom
With the UK digital radio switchover being pushed back as there is yet too few digital listeners, news that DAB chips are likely to appear in the next generation of mobile devices is a big boost.
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Ford Syncs with Radio Player to store online Radio on the road
18.12.2013 - United Kingdom
In total, Ford has put almost 500,000 DAB-fitted vehicles onto Britain's roads over the last six years and they now account for half of Ford sales.
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Volvo and Renault push digital radio upgrades
17.12.2013 - United Kingdom
Volvo and Renault have both announced official DAB digital radio upgrades for existing models. The moves coincide the radio industry’s GoDigital conference, held this week at Broadcasting House in London.
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Toumaz Ld : New digital radio chip targets smart devices and global markets
17.12.2013 - Frontier Smart Technologies WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom
Frontier Silicon announces details of Chorus 4, its next generation digital radio chip. Chorus 4 is a single-chip solution, which integrates four previously separate chips to deliver significant cost and energy consumption savings.
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Halfords to wind down analogue car radio sales ahead of digital switchover
17.12.2013 - United Kingdom
Car maintenance company Halfords will stop selling analogue-only radios within two years to provide a major boost to the proposed switchover to digital. From 2015, Halfords will offer only digital receivers and fit them in customers' vehicles.
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