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The French broadcast regulator the Conseil Superieur de l’audiovisuel has launched a call for DAB+ applications at the national level for the first time, with the initial focus on developing services in the metropolitan regions of Brittany and Corsica and its surrounding highways. The tender is aimed at only national radio stations, and requires 90% of the motorway network to be covered within eight years, as well as 80% of Brittany, and 80% of Corsica’s territorial routes and 75% of its metropolitan population. The final date for submissions is 21 November.

DAB+ digital radio and Spotify music streaming are also on board.

Standard technology and connectivity equipment also feature with all N Line’s benefitting from Centre Console Display with 8″ Touchscreen Display Audio with Smart Device Integration and DAB.

This remains a perfect car-about-town as far as the feature set on offer. DAB+ radio, improved Bluetooth connectivity, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay remain well integrated and thought out.

A DAB+ workshop held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last week saw a diverse mix of countries working together to take the next steps in establishing DAB+ digital radio.

Media authority KommAustria has for the first time granted a licence for a nationwide, DAB+ multiplex that will enable 11 commercial radio stations to broadcast via digital radio.

Media authority KommAustria has for the first time granted a licence for a nationwide, DAB+ multiplex that will enable 11 commercial radio stations to broadcast via digital radio.

Austrian regulator KommAustria has awarded a licence for DAB+ multiplex to ORS comm from 4 April 2019 for a period of ten years. Based on the licence, 11 private radio channels will broadcast nationwide in the new radio broadcasting standard DAB+. Some of them are new and some have been broadcasting only regionally.

Up to 83% of the Austrian population will receive DAB+ radio programming as the country's media regulator KommAustria has awarded the first nationwide DAB+ multiplex to network operator ORS. Digitalradio Österreich chairman Wolfgang Struber: "Our goal is to provide all listeners in Austria with more radio services on DAB+. We are very pleased about the positive license notification to the ORS for the national radio coverage."

KommAustria has issued a 10-year DAB+ multiplex licence to network operator ORS, enabling 11 commercial radio stations to broadcast nationwide, some of which are new, and others are currently broadcast regionally. Said Michael Ogris, Chairman of KommAustria: “DAB+ is the way out of the FM radio frequency scarcity in Austria and allows much more radio programme variety."