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A panel of radio industry experts gathered at Austrian Media Days to discuss the country’s recent nationwide DAB+ licence, awarded to ORS comm GmbH Co KG from April 2019 that will enable 11 commercial programmes to air digitally. KommAustria chairman Michael Ogris said as part of the panel that DAB+ was the way out of the FM frequency shortage in Austria, and that the broadcasting sector regarded DAB+ as an opportunity to grow its listening share.

The latest JACK-branded radio station will play 100% female artists when it launches in the UK at midday on 23 October. The station is a brand extension with the Oxford station JACK FM and national UK station Union JACK.

New national digital radio station Jack Radio launches at noon on 23 October with what is billed as a world-first broadcast radio format. Playing 100% female artists, the DAB station provides a platform for women in music, from established artists to new and emerging female talent.

Czech Radio will extend DAB+ coverage to the Karlovy Vary and Zlín regions of the country by the end of next year. At today's Radiocommunication Conference 2018 this was announced by Director of the Department of Techniques and Administration of the Public Media Karel Zýk. According to Zick, the coverage of the CRo DAB+ multiplex signal in Band III will reach 80% of the population by the end of next year.

BCE, a subsidiary of RTL Group, have been conducting tests of DAB+ broadcasts on Channel 7D, with two programmes on air. The test signals are reaching as far as the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland regions of Germany, and over the Belgian border.

In a highly competitive audio environment, the radio media remains strong and the participants who will be present at the WorldDAB General Assembly on 6 and 7 November 2018 in Berlin will be able to see that DAB+ is essential for broadcasters to accompany their development. brand, to attract more listeners and increase revenues.

The call for applications for two national multiplexes in France is underway, with as many as 26 new national radio stations. Regional Stations are invited to apply for 15 local areas by 7 November, while national stations have a deadline of 21 November.

Owner’s of the Amazon Alexa smart speaker can now play any of nearly 300 Australian FM, AM and DAB+ digital stations at the sound of their voice.

Owner’s of the Amazon Alexa smart speaker can now play any of nearly 300 Australian FM, AM and DAB+ digital stations at the sound of their voice.

In large parts of Europe, DAB+ is well on the way to becoming the new leading standard for radio in the long term. Throughout the European continent, more than 1,500 radio stations can now be heard digitally via the air, and that number is growing by the day.