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Martin Koch Appointed to Chair WorldDAB’s Automotive Working Group
27.01.2021 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
WorldDAB announced the appointment of Martin Koch as chairman of the WorldDAB Automotive Working Group. Koch is head of Development for Entertainment and Car Functions at Volkswagen Car SW.Org Wolfsburg AG. He replaces Laurence Harrison, who was chairman from 2015 to 2020.
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VW ICE chief joins WorldDAB auto working group
27.01.2021 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
WorldDAB has named Martin Koch, head of development entertainment and car functions at Volkswagen, as chairman of its automotive working group.
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New transmitter improves DAB+ coverage in northern Germany
26.01.2021 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
Listeners in Neumünster will now be able to listen to NDR's stations on DAB+ digital radio.
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Martin Koch Will Head WorldDAB Auto Working Group
26.01.2021 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
The WorldDAB Automotive Working Group has a new chairman, Martin Koch, who succeeds Laurence Harrison. Koch is head of development entertainment and car functions at Volkswagen Car SW.Org Wolfsburg AG.
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Germany - DAB+ receiver sales increase by amost a quarter
26.01.2021 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
According to the latest data from GfK, year-on-year DAB+ receiver sales in Germany recorded a 23% percent increase. A total of 4.2 million audio devices were sold in Germany in 2020, 38% of which were DAB-enabled.
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Volkswagen Car-Software Organisation’s Head of Development Entertainment & Car Functions to chair WorldDAB Automotive Working Group
26.01.2021 -![WorldDAB News WorldDAB News](/assets/icon_worlddab-86a673f856ffd574dcbcd4a202521cc3.png)
WorldDAB announces the appointment of Martin Koch, Head of Development Entertainment & Car Functions at Volkswagen Car SW.Org Wolfsburg AG, as the Chairman of the WorldDAB Automotive Working Group.
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Switzerland to switch off FM services in 2022/2023
25.01.2021 - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
Switzerland's various radio associations have accepted the regulator's switch off plans, and public and commercial FM services are set to be switched off between August 2022 and January 2023.
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Small-scale DAB+ network grows in the Netherlands
25.01.2021 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
10 months after the first small-scale permits were issued, 21 out of 22 local transmitter sites across the Netherlands are already on air.
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Media regulator in North Rhine-Westphalia reveals DAB+ licence applications
22.01.2021 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
The media regulator for Germany's western state has reveleaed the broadcasters that have applied for a state-wide DAB+ licence.
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France - national DAB+ expected to launch on 15 July
20.01.2021 - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
The French media regulator CSA has announced that the launch of national DAB+ services in France will take place on Thursday 15 July 2021. A total of 25 stations are set to broadcast their services across France on DAB+ digital radio.
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