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DAB: Delivering Audience Benefits
11.01.2016 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member - SwitzerlandWe all know that DAB usually stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting but what else could the letters stand for?
The broadcasting industry’s objective is to meet the increasing needs and expectations of audiences, so perhaps the letters could equally stand for “Delivering Audience Benefits.”
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One year until the digital radio switchover
11.01.2016 - Norway2017 marks a historic moment as the national FM networks are extinguished region by region in Norway. DAB networks are now fully developed, DAB+ stations have multiplied and almost 60% of the population already has a DAB+ radio one year before the FM extinction takes place.
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Flemish Minister for Culture champions DAB+ in shift FM shift
10.01.2016 - BelgiumIn an interview, Flemish MInister for Culture, Sven Gatz has said that radio stations have an obligation to invest in DAB+. To encourage this, Gatz believes that FM frequencies should continue to be renewed after 2017.
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DAB goes live in Turkey
08.01.2016 - TurkeyTurkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) have relaunched a DAB test transmission with two transmitters in Istanbul and Ankara, broadcasting TRT Radyo1, TRT Radyo3, TRTFM, TRTNagme and TRTTurku on block 12B.
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Radio ERF new to digital radio in South Hesse/main Rhine area
08.01.2016 - GermanyERF Pop, one of the two radio stations from ERF Medien (Wetzlar) in Germany will be switched on on DAB in February.
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Launch of DAB stations in Predoi
07.01.2016 - ItalyWith the activation of a new DAB+ transmitter, it is now possible to listen to the following stations in digital quality in Predoi.
(Radiotelevisione Azienda Speciale ) Read more
Looking ahead to a DAB future
07.01.2016 - - United Kingdom2016 promises to be an exciting year for DAB digital radio. Across Europe, momentum is building – and in the Rest of the World, there are increasing signs of interest in numerous markets.
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NDR expanding DAB+ coverage
06.01.2016 - GermanyPublic broadcaster NDR will be increasing their DAB+ coverage significantly in 2016 with five new transmitters focusing on coverage in major cities and highways.
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Voice of Islam radio launches on London DAB
05.01.2016 - United KingdomA new radio station, which will focus on Islamic sounds has launched in London on digital radio. The station known as Voice of Islam has been described as “giving a positive outlook of Islamic teachings and their relevance in today’s multicultural Britain.
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Paneda launch professional small scale concept
04.01.2016 - Paneda WorldDAB Member - SwedenPaneda is now ready with its latest addition in the DAB equipment segment, and the new Paneda Head‐End system is well suited to be offered as a small scale DAB system.
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