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"Listeners who have only had FM radio so far have to find a digital substitute," says Ole Jørgen Torvmark, Managing Director of Digital Radio Norway. After the next week's shutdown, only NRK's ​​FM broadcasts will remain in Troms and Finnmark, which will be discontinued on 13 December 2017.

It might look familiar, but the Roberts Revival Uno DAB radio is actually a classic Roberts in miniature. There is auto tuning for both DAB and FM, preset stations, an LCD display on the top, a stereo line-in socket for playback from a digital player, dual alarm functionality, sleep and timer functions plus the option to use battery or mains.

The Flemish Radio & Television Broadcasting Organization (VRT) has confirmed this fall to move from DAB to DAB+. From November, none of its channels will be heard in the old DAB standard.

In a week, on 20 September, NRK will end on FM in Oslo, Akershus, Østfold and Vestfold. When that happens, 95.4% of the country's population will no longer receive FM broadcasts from NRK.

A new radio station hosted by Emperor Rosko is broadcasting on DAB in a number of locations around the UK this week. Last Pirate FM has been set up to promote Remember A Charity In Your Will Week which runs its 2017 Awareness Week campaign this week.

As we said, the classic look is unchanged, but smaller and in a choice of the four colours here. As for the inner workings, there is auto tuning for both DAB and FM, preset stations, an LCD display on the top, a stereo line-in socket for playback from a digital player, dual alarm functionality, sleep and timer functions plus the option to use battery or mains.

The number of Germans who own a DAB+ radio has grown to over 11 million, and on average 2.5 million people listen to the service each day, according to an annual survey by distributor Media Broadcast. About one quarter of radio receivers in the home and cars support DAB+, and the digital format accounts for 14% of daily radio use according to the survey, which was presented at the recent IFA show in Berlin.

Radio devices haven’t altered much for nearly a century, but that’s fast changing. Automotive manufacturers are driving that change, using hybrid radio standards to create a more engaging experience for their customers – and broadcasters had better get on board if they want to be a part of it.

Radio World speaks to WorldDAB President, Patrick Hannon on the opportunities created by implementing DAB+ into your market. "For consumers, DAB offers new services and improved sound quality. For policy makers and regulators, it secures the future of radio. This is important not just for cultural and democratic reasons but the fact it’s free-to-air, with no gate-keepers, and a medium that can be relied upon in emergencies."

All 2018 models gain Mitsubishi’s Smartphone link Display Audio (SDA) and DAB radio. To complement the new smartphone technology afforded by the SDA system, the new centre console design has two USB ports and a mobile phone tray with removable padded liner.