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DAB+ coverage improves in northern Germany
10.03.2021 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
Tens of thousands more people in northern Germany will have access to DAB+ services with the newly launched transmitter in Neumünster, located north of Hamburg towards the border with Denmark.
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Belgium: five local stations move to DAB+
10.03.2021 - Belgium![Belgium Belgium](/assets/flags/be-96296ae64d7cbb085a8ef80198dd6c73.gif)
At the beginning of March, five local radio stations in Belgium began broadcasting in DAB+ to serve the Picardy Wallonia region and the North of France. The transition from FM to DAB+ grows the listening area from 150,000 to 5 million people.
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Small-scale DAB gets permanent launch across UK
08.03.2021 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
The full rollout of small-scale DAB in the United Kingdom has moved a step closer with regulator Ofcom receiving 45 applications for new multiplex licenses.
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Radioplayer announces new metadata partnership with BMW Group
08.03.2021 - Radioplayer WorldDAB Member - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
Radioplayer has announced a new smart radio partnership with the global car manufacturer BMW Group. Starting next year, the partnership will see BMW Group using official broadcaster metadata from Radioplayer’s Worldwide Radioplayer API (WRAPI) to help create a brilliant radio interface.
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New multiplex launched in Genoa
07.03.2021 - Italy![Italy Italy](/assets/flags/it-ed6e2b1f4508b8d75c63827fa7d8d0bd.gif)
DAB+ coverage in Italy continues to expand with the launch of a new DAB+ in Genoa in the Liguria region.
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Flanders - five local radio stations switch to DAB+
05.03.2021 - Belgium![Belgium Belgium](/assets/flags/be-96296ae64d7cbb085a8ef80198dd6c73.gif)
The newly launched stations - Néo Radio, Radio Beloeil, Radio Libellule, RLM - Radio Loisir Mouscron and RQC - Radio Qui Chifèl - are now available to listeners in on DAB+ in Western Belgium, and in parts of Northern France, including Lille.
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Swiss listeners take up digital radio
04.03.2021 - OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
OFCOM, the Swiss Federal Office of Communication, says DAB+ is now the most widely used radio reception method in the country, and that only one in eight people say they still tune in exclusively to FM radio.
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DAB+ in the car - the new normal
04.03.2021 - Bayerische Landeszentrale fur neue Medien (BLM) WorldDAB Member - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
Previously sold as an add-on in new cars across Germany, DAB+ digital radio is now factory-fitted in the majority of new cars sold in the country - ensuring listeners on the go can benefit from great sound an wide pool of choice.
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Five local radio stations launch on DAB+ in Western Belgium
03.03.2021 - Belgium![Belgium Belgium](/assets/flags/be-96296ae64d7cbb085a8ef80198dd6c73.gif)
The newly launched stations - Néo Radio, Radio Beloeil, Radio Libellule, RLM - Radio Loisir Mouscron and RQC - Radio Qui Chifèl - are now available to listeners in on DAB+ in Western Belgium, and in parts of Northern France, including Lille.
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Northern Irish radio station awarded new licence to support its digital development
03.03.2021 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
A Derry radio station has been awarded a Community Digital Sound Programme (C-DSP) licence from communications’ regulator, Ofcom. Such licences are for community radio stations wishing to broadcast on DAB digital radio.
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