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A new DAB+ operation begun in Vienna on Tuesday, located at the DC-Tower from Vienna's Donau City, with a second location to complement the network at a date to be confirmed. Additional spare capacity has already been allocated to programs which are expected to expand the ensemble in May 2018 following a successful approval process.

The programme of work, delivered by communications infrastructure company Arqiva,has doubled the local DAB network, with new transmitters or modifications to 221 local DAB sites, boosting local DAB coverage from 72% to more than 90% of UK households. An additional 10 million listeners have been brought into DAB coverage for the first time, and over 4,000 miles of roads are now also covered.

The Avalon N5 radio integrates a solution DAB+ and FM while integrating Bluetooth.

German station Absolutely HOT will expand its coverage throughout the Hesse region between April and July, to be heard throughout the state and in parts of Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg.

The leap forward for 2018 is the rise of the Connected Car. The good news for broadcasters is that, on the whole, the options for reaching listeners in cars are now wider than ever. Models with only FM/AM connectivity are in the minority, and DAB/DAB+ features as line-fitted or as an accessory across the majority of brands.

"Our goal is to provide all listeners in Austria with more radio offerings via DAB+," said Wolfang Struber, Digitalradio Österreich chairman. "We are currently waiting for the approval letter for the operation of the so-called multiplex platform for the nationwide operation of DAB +, which is expected in the second quarter of 2018."

The trend towards digital radio continues unabated: in 2017, almost 600,000 DAB + radios were sold for home and on the move. In particular, it had a positive effect that 85 percent of all newly sold vehicles today are equipped with a DAB + radio as standard. According to the studies available to OFCOM, a total of 3.5 million devices are in circulation.

The Ministry of Digitisation, in its area of ​​competence, monitors the radio digitisation process on an ongoing basis and, in line with the numerous demands expressed in the consultation on the Regulatory Strategy of the National Broadcasting Council for 2017-2022, intends to prepare a draft regulation defining the minimum technical and operational requirements for the DAB+ digital radio receiver in 2018 intended for Poland.

Radio Caroline has been added to the Small Scale DAB multiplex in London. News of the extra coverage was tweeted over the weekend, saying “From Sunday 1st April, Radio Caroline can be heard on DAB+ throughout the London area.”

Radio Caroline has launched for Easter in the UK at the Small DAB+ multiplex in London. The former maritime transmitter can now also be received in digital radio in digital radio via DAB+ at 64 kbit / s in stereo. "If you're inside the M25, the closer to central London, the better, just give your DAB+ radio a full scan and you might find us." The broadcaster announced via Twitter.