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Some Tesla owners who lost AM, FM and DAB radio functions after upgrading some internal hardware now have the option to restore the facility. The original Tesla Model S cars came with AM, FM and DAB+ as standard when they went on sale in 2014 in the UK, but the option earlier this year to upgrade the Media Control Unit, or MCU1 to MCU2 meant the radio stopped working.

Digital Radio UK has launched a brand new digital radio Retail E-Learning site for radio and audio retailers and their staff. The site is part of the Radio’s Digital Revolution campaign, which has been developed by Digital Radio UK to help retailers and manufacturers communicate the great content offering and radio devices from the UK’s radio and audio broadcasters.

Here's an early look at the development of Radioplayer's Hybrid Radio App (FM, DAB+, IP) in Android Automotive OS, shown working on automotive grade tuner hardware. According to Radioplayer and its broadcaster supporters, hybrid radio should become the standard Android Automotive radio experience.

The new proposed law put forward by political party Compromís - which aims to enable the development of DAB+ digital radio in Spain in line with the rest of Europe - will now be debated at a Plenary sitting on Tuesday 3 November.

The pop-up station is available on lots of local digital radio multiplexes across the UK, rather than the national mux D1 used previously.

WorldDAB and the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) last week presented a popular technical webinar series attracting over 100 broadcasters, network operators, regulators and other radio stakeholders from across the APAC region. As part of the webinar, WorldDAB and ABU experts explained the features and opportunities that DAB+ offers broadcasters in the APAC region.

German broadcaster NDR has expanded DAB+ coverage in Emsland, in the northern part of the country bordering with The Netherlands.

DTS Connected Radio gives OEMs the tools to design a dashboard that matches their branded interior design vision and broadcasters the ability to have editorial control over the way their content gets displayed in cars. The end result is a globally consistent, visually appealing, feature-rich user experience.

Bauer Media Audio Sweden has chosen Paneda for its digital radio broadcasts in Sweden's metropolitan regions Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. Earlier this year, Bauer Media revealed its plans to launch ten stations on DAB+ in these three cities, covering over 40% of the country's population.

Laurent Chablat, candidate for the elections of SIRTI - France's independent radio association - is focusing his campaign on the development of digital radio, and DAB+ in particular. The elections are set to take place in two weeks.