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Gethin Jones, co-host of the new Hits Radio Breakfast Show, will host the Drive to Digital 2018 – The Future of Radio conference in September. In addition, organisers have announced Ian O’Neill, OBE, Head of Radio at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, will discuss the digital future for radio.

The optional additional package Audi connect Navigation & Infotainment plus also includes other innovative services, including Google Earth. Using high-resolution satellite images, it ensures a more realistic representation and facilitates orientation. The same applies to the new, detailed 3D models of many major European cities. The hybrid radio is also part of this. It automatically switches between FM, DAB and the online stream, depending on the signal strength of a station, to ensure the best possible reception.

The hybrid radio, as standard equipment, automatically switches between FM, DAB and online streaming modes.

Both trim levels – SE-L Nav+ and Sport Nav+ – come highly equipped, with all models featuring LED headlights, dual-zone climate control, a seven-inch touchscreen infotainment system with a DAB radio and satellite navigation.

All models feature LED headlights, auto power-folding door mirrors, dual-zone climate control, DAB and a seven-inch colour touch-screen display with Mazda’s integrated navigation.

As European radio broadcasters adopt the DAB/DAB+ digital audio standard and IP-based networkingthroughout their transmission infrastructures, GatesAir has optimized its high-efficiency Maxiva™ VAXTE transmitter for use in small-scale DAB/DAB+ radio installations requiring relatively lower power levels ranging from 10W up to 1kW. GatesAir will showcase this at Stand 8.D60 at the upcoming IBC2018.

Ofcom is today inviting expressions of interest from parties wishing to operate a small-scale DAB multiplex, and from radio stations wishing to broadcast on these in the future.

Ofcom is now taking expressions of interest from people wanting to operate small-scale DAB multiplexes and radio stations wanting to broadcast on them in the future. DCMS has been consulting on a new approach to licensing digital radio multiplexes to cover small areas, following trials in a number of areas of the UK. The closing date for the submission of expressions of interest is 21 September 2018.

Ofcom is seeking expressions of interest from parties wanting to operate small scale DAB multiplexes and/or who are interested in providing services on these future multiplexes.

With the car being so new, exterior changes are limited to a new 19-inch alloy wheel design for the Sport Nav+ models. All models feature what Mazda calls a “generous” standard equipment that includes LED headlights, dual-zone climate control, DAB radio and a 7-inch satnav.