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The radio function offers FM/DAB/DAB+ to give you a vast choice of radio stations. This also makes the radio ‘future-proof’ – ie if you live in an area currently without a DAB signal, you have the FM option until that changes.

Over the course of 2017, Norwegians bought 1.1 million home and portable radios and 700,000 DAB+ adaptors for in-car use, along with 159,000 cars with pre-installed DAB+ radios, according to Radio.no. Meanwhile, the number of cars sold in Germany with digital radios installed has almost doubled since 2016, with The German Automobile Trust (DAT) announcing in its 2018 annual report that the take rate of new cars sold in Germany with DAB+ radio in 2017 was 39.1%.

German broadcasters ARD and Deutschlandradio will receive funding of €163 million until 2020 to develop DAB+ services in Germany, confirmed by the Commission for the Determination of the Financial Requirements of the Public Service Broadcasters (KEF). The commission confirmed the funding following the release of its 21st annual report into broadcasting in Germany.

Frontier Smart Technologies has confirmed it has exceeded 45 million sales of digital radio chips for DAB / DAB+ receivers in January. Frontier expects this year to go over the 50 million chip mark.

New DAB+ stations were inaugurated by Kuwait's Minister of Information Mohammad Al-Jabri on Sunday at Al-Metlaa, north of Kuwait City.

The requirements include the reception of the radio standard DAB+ as well as the wireless connection to other music sources such as a smartphone.

Kuwaiti Minister of Information Mohammad Al-Jabri has inaugurated the new generation of digital DAB+ audio broadcasting stations in Al-Metlaa north of Kuwait City. The minister said the launch of the digital broadcasting service was part of a plan that began two years ago, inspired by the Kuwait Vision 2035 development strategy.

The German Commission for the Determination of the Funding Requirements of Broadcasters (KEF) has presented findings that DAB+ will need expenditure of €100 million for 2017-2020, ie € 25 million a year. The KEF continues to push for a VHF exit by 2029 and wants to prevent a long parallel operation, so it considers the total expenses for radio broadcasting.

In two years, radio digital time has increased by 10 percentage points, from 49% in autumn 2015 to 61% in autumn 2017.The advance of digital radio is mainly supported by DAB+. The share of this technology now stands at 34%, an increase of 11 points since the autumn of 2015.

Developed by the WorldDAB Automotive Working Group, the guidelines are the result of collaboration between broadcasters and car manufacturers. The design guidelines are based on seven use-cases, informed by the research, to ensure the guidelines are based on the actual experience of consumers.