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Pure Evoke H2
03.05.2017 - Pure - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Place the new Pure Evoke H2 radio next to its predecessor, the Evoke D2, and you’d be hard-pressed to tell them apart. However, once you’ve listened to it, there’s no doubt this Pure is an upgrade.

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New transmitters for Wolverhampton & Shropshire
03.05.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
A special switch-on event has taken place in Telford on Wednesday morning to switch on new DAB transmitters in Wolverhampton & Shropshire. The expansion of coverage means that many listeners can now receive eight further radio stations on DAB digital radio for the first time.

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Denon: New D-M41 hi-fi with DAB+
03.05.2017 - Germany Germany
Denon has announced its reworked D-M41 hi-fi system. Equipped with a DAB+ digital radio tuner, the unit will be available from June 2017.

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DAB receivers in 12 percent of French households
03.05.2017 - France France
France's media regulator, the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel, has released its summary of radio equipment in use for the entire year of 2016 in France. The results showed that 12 percent of French households had a DAB receiver in 2016.

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"As clear as if I were there" DAB+ campaign
02.05.2017 - Deutschlandradio WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
Under the motto "As clear as if I were there", the ARD are to start a nationwide marketing campaign for DAB+, in partnership with Deutschlandradio, on 2nd May 2017. The campaign focuses on the listening experience of radio, showing typical listening situations and the joy of listening to the radio.

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German public broadcasters ramp up digital radio promotion
02.05.2017 - Germany Germany
German public broadcasters will, from today, begin a new promotional campaign for DAB on TV, radio, online, and in magazines and newspapers. A new DAB+ logo is being rolled out at the same time.

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Toyota Kluger Grande FWD 2017 review
02.05.2017 - Toyota WorldDAB Member - Australia Australia
The top-of-the-range Grande, as well as the GXL, has DAB+ radio as standard, with an 8.0-inch touchscreen and six speakers.

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User-generated Upload Radio goes live in UK
01.05.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
A new radio station has gone live in the UK - Upload Radio allows anyone to upload a program to the station, and for content creators to book a slot for transmission. The broadcast radio stations are carried on DAB in three separate areas in the UK.

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German public broadcasters ramp up digital radio promotion
01.05.2017 - Germany Germany
German public broadcasters will, from today, start a new promotional campaign for DAB+ on TV, radio, online, and in magazines and newspapers.

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FM shutdown continues in Norway
01.05.2017 - Norway Norway
On 26th April, Norwegian pubic broadcaster NRK shut down its FM transmitters in four counties in the southern part of the country: Telemark, Buskerud, Hedmark and Oppland. NRK has built a DAB network that is says has 99.7% coverage of the population in Norway.

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