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Azerbaijan to study possibility of switching to European standard of digital radio
20.11.2017 - Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan will consider the possibility of switching to digital radio, including DAB, if the receiving equipment of users reaches a peak point, the Teleradio production association told Trend. (Subscription)

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From Mediterranean to Istra: DAB+ starts in Croatia
20.11.2017 - Croatia Croatia
Minister of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butković launched the first digital radio trial broadcast in Croatia which can be received by more than two million listeners of 16 radio stations in Zagreb and eight counties in northern and northwestern Croatia.

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DAB+ trial begins in Croatia
20.11.2017 - Croatia Croatia
The Minister of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butković on Monday in the Observer and Connection (OiV) facility in Sljeme included the first digital radio trial broadcast in Croatia over which the signal can be received by more than two million listeners of 16 radio stations in Zagreb and eight counties of northern and northwestern Croatia.

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Belfast Media Festival hails DAB progress
20.11.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Doing the DAB: Belfast, organised by Digital Radio UK, was attended by over 150 delegates of the festival, who heard from senior speakers from the BBC and commercial radio in Northern Ireland.

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The first DAB+ broadcasting trial in Croatia begins
20.11.2017 - Croatia Croatia
Minister of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butković has included the first digital radio test in Croatia, through which a signal can be received by more than two million listeners of 16 radio stations in Zagreb and eight counties of north and northwest Croatia.

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The Spanish island in the European DAB
20.11.2017 - Spain Spain
Javier Sánchez (EBU): "As of today, the calendar for the deployment of the DAB in Spain is not yet established". Trying to slow down the implementation of DAB radio, or its evolution, the DAB+, clearly means on the threshold of the 21st century, swimming against the current, compared to what happens in the rest of the world.

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France has the means of leadership in digital radio
20.11.2017 - France France
The WorldDAB World Assembly held in Paris is a chance for France. This is the sign that publishers and manufacturers around the world are ready to support the transformation of this media in France and to support the French pioneers of digital radio.

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France: Media Council announces DAB+ expansion
20.11.2017 - Germany Germany
France wants to intensify the expansion of DAB +, the media council CSA announced at the WorldDAB conference in Paris. The ever-delayed start of the Muxe in Lille, Strasbourg and Lyon should start from next spring. First, the northern French Lille will be supplied.

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South Tyrol Starts FM Sunsetting Next Month
20.11.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Radio listeners will by necessity use over-the-air DAB thereafter. The broadcasters in South Tyrol have the same problem as Norwegian broadcasters — an aging FM network that would cost a lot of money to upgrade.

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Final leads for local experiments on DAB+
18.11.2017 - Netherlands Netherlands
Until the end of the year, experiments with DAB+ can take place at local level. In many places in our country, digital ether radio has been experimented on a local level since last year.

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