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Local DAB digital radio services have launched in North Yorkshire today in the final new DAB multiplex launch of the year. Further stations are expected to be added in the middle of 2015, when changes to the DAB service in Yorkshire are scheduled.

The big switch-on took place at The Racecourse in York. The four new transmitters launching at Bilsdale, Acklam Wold, Harrogate and Oliver’s Mount will bring DAB digital radio coverage for local stations from zero to over 81% of the population in the area - around 700,000 people - and they will add over 935kmof roads into local DAB coverage for the first time.

Allowing you to tune into radio stations dotted across the globe at the touch of a button, FINISTERRE's retro design and DAB/DAB+, FM and Bluetooth technology really does speak volumes. With its sleek style, superior sound quality and alarm clock function, it’s a great to wake up to in the morning.clock function.

2015 marks thirty years in the industry for 2MG and Real FM General Manager Mal Rock. Jose Auditore spoke to Mal in Mudgee about the job, Super Radio Network and the possibilities that open up if and when DAB+ reaches regional areas.

After five years on Digital One, Premier Christian Radio’s carriage contract is up for renewal next week, but the station has not managed to secure space on the multiplex after March 2015.

The LPR Hessen Assembly has authorised the broadcast of Megaradio on DAB+ for the Hesse region. The station will broadcast 24 hours a day including German language content from the Russian state broadcasting company 'Voice of Russia'. The approval is subject to the provio that LPR Hessen, a modified co-operation agreement with the Zulassungsnehmerin the "Voice of Russia" is presented.

Today, The European Broadcasting Union published their 'Digital Radio Toolkit, a commissioned report conducted by EBU's Media Intelligence Service. The research, carried out with the collaboration of the radio industry, examined the key success factors for the successful deployment of digital radio.

Broadcasters switched on two new DAB digital radio transmitters, giving over 100,000 listeners local and national stations on DAB in the North West Wales area for the first time. The switch-on means listeners will be able to receive Nation Radio for the first time in the area only on DAB digital radio.

Previously the two stations were available on TV via Freeview and online via the KISS FM website and their rather nifty smartphone apps. Now if you have a DAB digital radio you can listen much easier, and even in the car if you’re one of the few with a digital dashboard.

Digital terrestrial radio deployment in France has gained support as five companies have joined Syndicat Interprofessionnel des Radios et Télévisions Indépendantes (SIRTI), le Syndicat National des Radios Libres (SNRL) and WorldDMB in the Alliance for digital radio.