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Rohde & Schwarz has developed a new super-compact and lightweight portable emergency DAB+ transmitter for Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) in Munich, Germany. This new transmitter design is a variant of the company’s R&S TMV9-4 DAB+ transmitter and ensures continuity of broadcast across BR’s DAB+ radio network.

The two stations, Arabella Gold and Musik Welle, will be available to DAB+ listeners in Austria's capital starting from 1 May 2021.

A new campaign to promote DAB+ in Germany is set to run May 31 to June 13, with the motto “Hör, was du willst, aber hör es richtig. Mit der neuen Generation Radio” (Hear what you want, but hear it right. With the new generation of radio).

Arqiva have announced the opportunity for a digital radio station to go national on Digital One broadcasting in DAB+ at 24 kbits/sec. Digital One delivers 91.7% population coverage and currently has 22 services with 14 broadcasting in DAB+. Arqiva have asked for expressions of interest by 4 May 2021.

According to the new regulation published by ICASA, the introduction of digital radio services for new applicants will be in a phased approach, starting with the primary markets and followed by secondary markets. Existing sound broadcasting service licensees may simulcast their existing sound broadcasting programme(s) on analogue and digital platforms, and applicants without existing broadcasting licences will also be considered as part of the call for tenders.

In this first quarter edition of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union's Technical Review, Dr. Les Sabel, Chair of the WorldDAB APAC Technical Group, provides an overview of the different steps required to formally adopt and establish DAB+ digital radio (p.21).

ARD, Deutschlandradio, private broadcasters and other members of the Digitalradio Deutschland association are jointly promoting DAB+ digital radio with a new, nationwide TV and radio campaign from May 31 to June 13.

Over the past 10 years, WorldDAB member Panasonic Automotive Systems Europe have gained high radio expertise and delivered many product solutions for a large variety of different car OEMs. Find out more in this interview with Senior Manager André Smidt.

The deadline for the submission of applications for a DAB+ digital radio licence is 1 June 2021.

The Czech telecoms company has awarded the "DAB+ verified" certificate - whose aim is to support the representation of quality DAB receivers on the Czech market - to the GoGEN DAB300N receiver.