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The Tarnów digital radio multiplex once again includes the public radio station Radio Krakow Kultura. This circuit complements the program broadcasts of Radio Krakow and OFF Radio Krakow. Approval for distribution was granted by the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE).

Digital service London ONE radio has been added to the small-scale DAB multiplex in Edinburgh. The station, which targets Italians living in the UK, says there is a high concentration of Italian people living in the Scottish capital. Phil Baglini, CEO & Founder told RadioToday: “It is a great opportunity broadcasting in DAB in Edinburgh that also means supporting Italian and British companies settled in the city."

The first step is being taken in Friesland for the reclassification of the regional DAB+ networks. During the night from Monday to Tuesday, the network will be switched from channel 9D to 5A. The reclassification will be implemented in the rest of the country in the coming weeks. In order to better match the regional DAB+ networks to the wishes of the regional public and commercial radio stations, research was conducted a few years ago into the redistribution of the various DAB+ networks. This also resulted in a new division of the networks of the regional stations.

From this week, the online radio station Layzer Radio can also be heard in parts of the Netherlands via the digital airwaves on DAB+. According to its website, the radio station brings a refreshing mix of pop, house and R&B music. The radio station broadcasts via the DAB+ in the northern part of North Holland and in the Almere region.

On Friday 22 July, at 3pm Kermis FM starts its broadcasts. The temporary radio station can be heard nationwide via DAB+. Kermis FM is an event channel that broadcasts during the Tilburg Kermis (Funfair). At 3pm, DJ Lars Boele will start the first record and Kermis FM has officially launched. The station can then be followed for ten days via radio, television and the Internet. “As always, our programming is a mix of new talent and established names. You can hear, among others, Domien Verschuuren and Anton Griep (Qmusic), Jordy Graat (Omroep Brabant), Bas Menting and Mart Meijer (Radio 538), Herman Hofman (NPO 3FM), and Barry Paf (100%NL)." The radio station can be heard almost nationwide via DAB+ on channel 7D.

Grand Prix Radio can be received in large parts of the Netherlands on DAB+. Since Friday, the station of Formula 1 commentator Olav Mol can be heard via the MTVNL network on channel 7D. The radio station still has the broadcasting rights for radio in our country this year. Partly because of this, the listening figures of Grand Prix Radio have already risen sharply in recent months.

Yesterday, Südwestrundfunk (SWR) activated the Waldstetten-Gmünd transmitter location for its DAB+ network in Baden-Württemberg. According to SWR, the new transmitter improves the DAB+ coverage in Schwäbisch Gmünd and Waldstetten as well as along the Rems (B29) between Aalen and Schorndorf. The SWR multiplex for northern Baden-Württemberg (channel 9D) is broadcast, which includes the SWR4 regional windows for Stuttgart, Mannheim, Heilbronn, Karlsruhe and Ulm.

Le Figaro announces that three DAB+ radio services will be launched in the second half of 2022, while a TNT (DTT) channel in Ile-de-France will be created by the end of the year. Laurence de Charette, who led the editorial staff of lefigaro.fr, will now be in charge of all of the group's audiovisual activities - existing (Le Figaro Live) or in the development phase (TNT and DAB), in conjunction with SECOM, the audiovisual partner of the Figaro Group. She will be responsible for developing the editorial offer of Le Figaro on social networks as well as the offer of audiovisual programmes (podcasts and documentaries).

With Radio Goldies, another radio station can now be heard via DAB+ in northern Switzerland. The oldies station from the Swiss Mittelland was activated on the corresponding mux of the operator SwissMediaCast on channel 7A. The offer on Nordschweiz-Mux now includes a total of 18 stations. Radio 32 Goldies has been around since 2001. Musically, the station focuses on the best hits from the 50s to 80s, supplemented by hourly news. The oldies station is an offshoot of the local station Radio 32 from Solothurn and is therefore part of the radio portfolio of CH Media (Radio 24, Radio Argovia, Radio Bern1, FM1, Radio Pilatus, Flashback FM, Radio Melody, Virgin Radio Switzerland).

Digital Radio NL has launched a new campaign. A unique form of outdoor advertising that allows one-on-one communication during refuelling: digital displays from CS Digital Media at petrol stations. Smart use is made of vehicle detection during refuelling. Only cars equipped with DAB+ as standard, newer than December 2020, will be targeted. Ten different DAB+ messages from DJs/presenters from various radio stations are shown on the displays parallel to the broadcast schedule of their radio station.