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Until recently, DAB+ had little future in Austria. It was rumored that the Austrian media Regulator, KommAustria, had yielded to the lobby of public broadcasters ORF and the association of commercial broadcasters in Austria, VOP. This lobby was interested in preventing further competition in the country (at least according to radio.nl). However, this same lobby has evidently changed its position now -- a surprising turnaround, since until recently, it saw no benefit in DAB+. The late president of the VOP, Klaus Schweighofer, was quoted in the magazine Horizont as saying "Last summer [2012] we conducted a fierce debate about DAB+. It is an illusion to believe that FM will remain forever. Now is the time for an offensive. "

Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission will focus on managing radio stations and frequency reallocation to pave the way for digital radio, according to The Nation.

Ofcom, the broadcast regulator in the United Kingdom has found that low-power local DAB can be inexpensive and easy to transmit through the use of off-the-shelf technology and open-source software. This potentially opens the way for a new tier of community and specialist small-scale digital radio stations.

BDR will present the latest developments on Digital Radio at Munich Media Days 2013 and will demonstrate current devices and services.

Phase one will see two transmitters beam DAB signals to Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Stroud and along the River Severn / M5. Phase two will see transmitters for the north and south Cotswolds.

Future plans for the progress of DAB are being announced today at the Radio Festival, including that 40.1% of new cars now have digital radio as standard.

The Dutch public broadcaster NPO has switched radio stations to DAB from 14 October. The new digital radio service starts in the Randstad, Brabant and Gelderland and is expected to go nationwide from mid-January. T

The BBC’s Director of Distribution has announced plans to add 162 new digital radio transmitters to improve national DAB coverage for its national network stations to more than 97%.

Pioneer's latest car radio DEH-X6600DAB includes a DAB / DAB + tuner. The tuner also offers instant playback (time shift) and access to many additional digital services.

The winners of the 25th annual Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) were announced tonight with Southern Cross Austereo’s Buddha Radio winning the award for Best Digital Radio Format, Long Term. The Southern Cross Austereo station, which broadcasts on DAB+ in all five metropolitan markets, plays a chill-out music format.