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You can buy a Sandero for less than £6,000, but we recommend spending a little more to get mid-range Ambiance trim. This adds niceties such as air-conditioning, central locking, electric front windows, a DAB radio and Bluetooth....

Since launching the A30 last year, the company has added several features such as a DAB+ module and MPX measurement options. The DAB+ module allows the monitoring of parameters such as RF level, FIC quality, audio level or image slideshow (SLS).

Virgin Radio Switzerland launched two new stations, Virgin Radio Hits Switzerland and Virgin Radio Rock Switzerland on 17 January, with both stations being made available on DAB+.

The Norddeutsche Rundfunk announced on Wednesday they will further expand its digital radio station network, with a new DAB+ transmitter in Lingen to supply the region between Meppen and Schüttorf in northern Germany.

The specific TCe 90 Ambiance version chosen by What Car? comes with features as standard such as air conditioning and DAB radio.

British armed forces radio service Forces Radio BFBS will begin broadcasting on DAB+ on Wednesday morning.

Eight new DAB+ channels will be added, as German public broadcaster NDR has drawn up a new schedule for the rollout of the digital standard in the northern states of the country. A new channel will be switched on in the town of Lingen on January 24.

As part of official New Year's wishes from the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA), its president Olivier Schrameck has addressed progress in delivering DAB+ to France, following extensive consultations last year. Mr Schrameck highlighted the focus of coverage in regions with high populations and highways, and the target of reaching 20% coverage in metropolitan areas to trigger all receivers to be made compatible with DAB+.

Beginning 31 January, 12 new commercial radio stations will take to the air via DAB+ in the German cities of Leipzig and Freiberg, due to promotion of local DAB+ multiplexes by the Saxon State Media Authority for Private Broadcasting and New Media (SLM). In Denmark, transmission services provider Teracom has ordered three additional DAB+ multiplexers from Paneda. In the Flanders part of the Netherlands, anyone traveling between Central Zeeland and Zeeuws-Vlaanderen can now continue to listen to DAB+ in the car without interruption.

WorldDAB has published a list of those that will be on a panel of international speakers for a digital terrestrial radio session, which will take place 26 January between 11:30 and 13:30. There will be broadcasters, regulators and digital radio professionals from across Europe and the United States discussing the latest developments and innovations in DAB+.