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The ABC has launched a dedicated children’s digital radio station and app for preschoolers and their families on DAB+ in Australia.

Available through DAB+ radios and a live radio stream online, ABC KIDS aims to enhance learning, imagination, cognitive and physical activity, creativity and family experiences. Fourteen regular weekly programmes will air from 6am every day.

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.

Radiodays Europe Vienna 2018 is fast approaching, with a big lineup catering to both public service broadcasters and those from the commercial side, with sessions covering podcasting, advertising, entertainment, business, and music.

On Feb. 18, the Kuwaiti Minister of Information, Mohmmad Al-Jabri, inaugurated a new DAB+ mux transmission from Al-Metlaa, north of Kuwait City. He indicated to Kuwait Television the planning of the new service began two years earlier, according to kuna.net.kw. In Tamenfoust, Algeria, the pilot station Télédiffusion d'Algérie (TDA) entered service, broadcasting with a DAB+ mux, on the occasion of World Radio Day. This operation is the first of its kind in Algeria.

Radio Scansonic IN220BT is a product of the Danish company Dantax A / S , which since the 1970s offers high-class radios and hi-end class speakers . IN220BT has a small size, but offers a large functionality, including Internet radio stations, DAB + stations, FM radio with RDS, as well as Bluetooth and DLNA connectivity.

Included is cruise control, dual-zone climate control, LED headlights, VW’s 12.3in Active Info Display (a digital and configurable widescreen instrument panel similar to Audi's Virtual Cockpit), a DAB radio, sat-nav, Bluetooth and an 8.0in touchscreen infotainment system.

A real pick of the moment is the new John Lewis Aria DAB radio. John Lewis made some top DAB units over the last five years, and the Aria one has also already has a What Hi-Fi? award under its belt. Dedicated preset buttons and a clear front LCD that doubles as a clock finish off the list of elements we look for in a modern, easy-to-use DAB set.

The station aims to enhance learning and imagination through audio programming featuring music and stories from ABC KIDS characters. Available through DAB+ radios and a live radio stream online, 14 regular weekly audio programmes are available from 6am daily.

The 9" display with built-in touchpad will allow the user to quickly and comfortably handle all Radio, USB, HDMI and DAB + functions.