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Team Rock Limited – the new owner of Classic Rock and Metal Hammer magazines – is to launch a national digital radio station in May.

The Peugeot 208 GTi now comes with DAB as standard.

The Mercedes CLS now comes with DAB as standard.

Radio Jean-Paul Baudecroux, strongly opposed the draft RNT, filed an appeal against the allocation of frequencies by the CSA, the broadcasting watchdog.

Dutch spectrum regulator Agentschap Telecom (AT) has extended commercial medium wave radio broadcasting licenses for six years to 1 September 2017. It also gave a license for digital radio broadcasting to most of the broadcasters using medium waves. Most broadcasters chose to go digital via a permit, with one deciding to go digital via agreement. Medium wave broadcasters have been able since April 2011 to adjust their capacity. They can also, with certain parameters, move their transmitters.

The Ford Kuga also introduces for the first time Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) radio on Trend and Titanium models. The Ford Kuga is the first Ford Australia vehicle to feature this as standard on its premium models.

The stations on the largest multiplex in Paris have failed to reach an agreement between them, which has implications on their licence permissions.

The Bavarian Regulatory Authority for Commercial Broadcasting (BLM)has announced new capacity for the local DAB + networks in Bavaria.

The commercial radio industry is amping up pressure on the government to extend digital radio licenses to regional areas.

The majority of listening to BBC (and commercial) radio will be on digital platforms such as digital audio broadcasting (DAB) radio.