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WorldDAB’s latest market report reveals that, by the end of Q2 2018, over 71 million consumer and automotive DAB/DAB+ receivers had been sold in Europe and Asia Pacific , up from 58 million in Q2 2017. The new data published by WorldDAB draws on multiple sources to give a comprehensive overview of the latest statistics on DAB receiver sales, road and population coverage, household penetration and the number of national stations on DAB/DAB+ compared to FM.

WorldDAB has published its latest market report, which illustrates that by the end of Q2 2018, more than 71 million consumer and automotive DAB/DAB+ receivers had been sold in Europe and Asia Pacific. This, says WorldDAB, is up from 58 million in Q2 2017.

Slovenia's Radio Maxi has also expanded its offer of digital terrestrial radio in Slovenia. It is already the sixteenth station in the "Slovenia DAB+ R1" network.

The latest market report from WorldDAB has revealed that DAB digital radio sales have cracked the 71 million mark. The figures, taken at the end of Q2 of 2018, saw an increase from 58 million at the same point of 2017. The report drew on the latest statistics on DAB receiver sales, road and population coverage, household penetration and the number of national stations on DAB/DAB+ compared to FM.

By the end of the second quarter of this year, a total of 70m digital radio receivers with DAB or DAB+ support were sold worldwide, according to a new report by WorldDAB.

According to the latest infographic report published by WorldDAB, 71 million digital radios have now be sold worldwide. More than 1m DAB+ receivers have been sold in the Netherlands, while in Germany, this number now exceeds 12 million recipients and that means that 17 percent of German households own at least one digital receiver.

Since Monday, Radio Oxygène has its DAB+ broadcasting system in Nice, from the site of Mont Leuze. The local multiplex 6 had not renewed the contract with its broadcaster. To propose a new economic model, Radio Oxygène has applied for the broadcasting of the multiplex, in order to be part of the new dynamics of DAB+, led by Nicolas Curien within the CSA.

A digital radio conference has been organised by Italian broadcaster RAI on 15 November in Rome. Entitled "Once upon a time the car radio", the conference is dedicated to the appeal of mobility of in-car digital listening, and will feature a roundtable discussion with car manufacturers, as well as another discussion held between content operators.

WorldDAB’s latest market report reveals that, by the end of Q2 2018, over 71 million consumer and automotive DAB/DAB+ receivers had been sold in Europe and Asia Pacific – up from 58 million in Q2 2017.

New DAB transmitters in East Anglia, the South West, Kent, South Wales and North East Scotland are now fully working and carrying programmes from SDL. The Sound Digital multiplex now has increased coverage to 83% of the UK from 77%, and is operated by a consortium of Bauer Media, Wireless and Arqiva. It launched in March 2016.