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Expat radio stations still thriving despite the internet
30.08.2015 - Australia - Switzerland - Belgium - ThailandExpat stations have many problems: not least, non-existent or fatally flawed research figures, and sometimes quite draconian broadcast law and ownership rules that differ from ‘back home’. That said, there are significant opportunities with new technologies, like DAB+ and online, to better serve expat communities.
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Manchester small-scale DAB service launched
30.08.2015 - United KingdomSix new services are now broadcasting on DAB in the Manchester area for at least the next nine months.
Chris Country, Gaydio, The Steve Penk Wind-Up Channel, Revolution 962 and Unity Radio are now broadcasting across the city, whilst Manchester Business Radio is running a pre-launch promotional sequence ahead of its full launch on 21st September.
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Switzerland: DAB+ and streaming are equally popular
28.08.2015 - SwitzerlandThe Digital Migration (DigiMig) working group presented the results of a new research project on digital radio listening today at Swiss Radio Day. It examines the extent of digital listening among the radio audience in Switzerland.
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More than a quarter of radio listening is via DAB+
27.08.2015 - SwitzerlandThe Digital Migration (DigiMig) working group presented a new research project on digital radio listening today at the Swiss Radio Day. Research found that digital radio listening is increasing with more than a quarter of radio listening at home and at work via DAB+.
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IBC Sneak Peek: GatesAir Displays DAB Radio Solution
27.08.2015 - GatesAir WorldDAB Member - Netherlands Antilles - United StatesGatesAir is demonstrating its enhanced DAB radio solution for broadcasters transitioning from FM to national digital radio systems, which the company says, adds a new layer of redundancy across expansive DAB transmitter networks.
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French CSA due to publish DAB+ consultation results
25.08.2015 - FranceMathieu Quétel asks if we are on the eve of a national launch of DAB+ in France, with the CSA expected to publish, during the first days of September, the results of its consultation for the extension of DAB+ into 20 more cities / zones.
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DAB radio safer than FM
25.08.2015 - Norway"DAB network has large contingency advantages compared with FM network," says the Norwegian Culture Department. Further more, in a country with many tunnels, it is possible to receive emergency alerts via DAB.
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2wcom Supplies DAB+ Networks in Netherlands
25.08.2015 - NetherlandsFour regional DAB+ networks built by Broadcast Partners went to air in the Netherlands in May, all of which were installed with 2wcom’s FlexXtract+ DAB+ distribution extractor.
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Media Broadcast continues to roll out nationwide DAB+
24.08.2015 - GermanyNetwork operator Media Broadcast has announced the schedule for the further roll-out of a national DAB+ network in Germany. On 01 Sep, the transmitter at Löbau (Saxony, 10 kW) will be turned on, followed by Aurich (Lower Saxony, 4 kW) on 01 Oct. On 20 Oct, the turn-up of the new transmitter at Cottbus (Brandenburg, 1 kW) is planned.
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DAB not closed in Spain
24.08.2015 - SpainIn response to a recent article on the situation of DAB in Spain, Gorka Zumeta argues that DAB in Spain is still very much an current issue.
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