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In another win for radio Ford Australia now includes DAB+ in the new Kuga, joining nine other vehicle manufactures (Land Rover, Mercedes, Toyota, Lexus, BMW, Audi, Hino, Jaguar and Isuzu Trucks), including DAB+ in selected Australian vehicles.

About 94,000 DAB digital radio devices were sold in the period, up from about 88,000 in the same quarter last year, bringing the total number sold since the technology's 2009 launch to 1.25 million..

Digital radio sales and listening figures recorded another significant rise with 94,024 DAB+ digital radio devices sold in the first quarter of 2013, bringing the total number sold since the 2009 launch to 1,250,179, in addition listening figures from Survey 2, 2013 show 12.3% of people are now listening via a DAB+ device each week.

The radio station Beat Hell will from 1 May also be heard in Saxony-Anhalt on DAB +.

NAB Lab's Radio TechCheck said, “This represents the industry's first single-die antenna-input-to-audio-output digital radio IC developed for the global portable and consumer electronics markets.”

The development strategy of digital radio supporters in Italy differs from the usual plan. Rather than an initial focus on urban centers followed by moving cautiously into less densely populated areas, the Italian test model focuses on coverage in rural areas.

The Silicon Labs announcement revealed the new monolithic Si468x receiver I.C.s use software-defined-radio technology to provide an antenna input-to-audio output digital radio system capable of receiving FM, HD Radio, and DAB/DAB broadcasts.

For the European Digital Radio Automotive Event World DMB is now before the program and registration is now open. The Congress will take place on 16 May in Hamburg.

The frequencies will be available for new mobile broadband services, in line with the objectives of the European Digital Agenda as well as the European Commission's Radio Spectrum Policy Programme.

Dublin's Radio Nova have announced the official launch of a new range of music-based digital radio channels, aimed at offering further choice to its growing audience.