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DAB+ coverage in the Flanders region of Belgium is looking at ongoing improvements, with reports that Walloon broadcaster RTBP looking to roll out DAB+ in April. This follows on from earlier progress from DAB+ Flanders on channel 11A, which has added three new support channels, and installed a minimum bitrate of 80 kbps to their music channels.

Radio listeners with visual impairments will learn about Czech station dRadio1, which has enabled voice outputs in its broadcast that converts all menus including station names into audio formats. dRadio1's benefits will be highlighted during April's INSPO Conference in Prague.

A new initiative of KRRiT wants to make the digital radio even cheaper for private channels. If KRRiT's new price offensive takes effect, the price will only increase by 4.6% from PLN 6.2 million to PLN 6.4 million due to inflation.

Sales of DAB+ devices in Germany have grown by 11 percent in 2017 to almost 1.3m units, according to figures released by Home Electronics Market Index (HEMIX).

Pure has unveiled the next generation of its best-selling line of personal digital radios. Here's the Move T4, a digital pocket radio with built-in Bluetooth speaker, and the Move R3, a personal DAB+ / FM radio. Available in a choice of two colors, black and white.

Teufel has modernised the classic radio and donated the brand new model 3sixty in addition to FM reception and DAB+ and Internet radio.

In the cabin there’s an 8.0-inch media system with in-built sat nav, DAB+ digital radio, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, Bluetooth phone and audio streaming.

Broadcasting organisation NLPO has said that good quality DAB+ coverage is available with affordable and low power transmitters, following a pilot programme conducted in the Twente and Achterhoek regions of the Netherlands.

The radio also has a built-in DAB / DAB+ digital radio tuner, which in many countries is gradually replacing the analogue FM standard, which will also provide access to the radio with the RDS function.

Radio listening via DAB + offers enormous advantages: The digital terrestrial radio offers a broader selection of programs in most regions of Germany than via cable VHF, and in clear, digital quality.