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Radio remains the most popular entertainment choice on the road, with Australian commuters largely overlooking the music streaming options that have been introduced into car dashboards, according to research released today. Radio accounts for 80% of in-car listening, followed by owned music such as CDs and downloads making up 12% of listening, and three per cent of listening going to the streaming services Apple Music, Pandora and Spotify, the GfK Australian Share of Audio study found.

The autumn can be very grey, damp and cold, but Roberts Radio has added two new colours (cobalt blue and fuchsia) to its range to help brighten up the season. The Roberts Revival RD60 is now available in thirteen different colours.

Myre Elektro has opened its flagship Euronics store in Norway which is now the the largest in the country. The focus on DAB+ within the store is great and the store sold three-digit numbers of the popular POPstar dab+ radio alone on the opening day.

The pop-up station is being run by Manchester Cathedral on Niocast’s minimux, with the help of radio pro Mike Shaft. Manchester Cathedral Radio launches at 9am on December 1st and will continue till 6pm on January 5th.

Since July this year a number of local broadcasters in East Groningen have been experimenting with broadcasting via DAB+. The local broadcasters Radio Westerwolde, RTV Logo and seaport FM currently use one relay station but in the foreseeable future this will be expanded with a second relay station for a better range.

The National Council for Electronic Media (NEMC) has approved amendments to Latvian Radio's broadcasting license, which allows a year of testing via DAB+. RL programes will begin broadcasting on DAB+ from the 17 November 2016 until 16 November 2017.

Radio listeners in the Flensburg region will get their NDR programs in even better quality. On Tuesday, November 22, a new transmitter for DAB+ will be put into operation in Flensburg-Engelsby.

During the WorldDAB General Assembly. Director of the RAS (Radiotelevisione Azienda Speciale of the Province) Georg Plattner explained how in South Tyrol RAS currently helps broadcast 13 radio programmes in via DAB+ and 9 programmes in DAB standard. He highlighted plans for a switch to DAB+ in early 2017.

The Sangean WF-30 is housed in a black wooden box with stylized lines, it contains a range of advanced technology such as DAB+ which allows listeners to enjoy their favourite radio stations with great sound quality.

At the WorldDAB General Assembly in Vienna, Director of RAS, Georg Plattner explained the digital radio market in Italy. Georg Plattner illustrated that the RAS system was adopted to ensure proper reception of radio programmes via DAB+. He also noted how DAB+ allows the Civil Protection Agency to warn people in emergency situations via digital radio.