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Key 103 and Digital Radio UK help Manchester tune into digital
06.07.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bauer Radio’s Key 103 and Digital Radio UK yesterday marked Manchester Digital Day by switching on a brand new digital signal that sees over 100,000 households now able to receive all of the local digital radio services for the first time.

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Sharaf tunes in for Pure sales
06.07.2012 - Pure - United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Wireless music and digital radio systems vendor Pure has launched its products in the UAE, signing up Sharaf Electronics to serve as its in-country distribution partner. Pure products will initially be sold through Sharaf DG retail outlets in the UAE.

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ABC Allocates Commentary Roles for London Olympics as it Prepares for ...
06.07.2012 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) - Australia Australia
Twelve commentators will be travelling to London to provide more than 200 hours of radio coverage across the 16 days.

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UK Radio Industry, Government Pledge £21 million to Local Dab
06.07.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Radio World Commercial and public broadcasters along with the government agree to invest in the future of DAB.

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Norway PT, MT to issue local digital radio permits and concessions
06.07.2012 - Norway Norway
The Norwegian telecoms regulator PT said it and the media regulator MT will allocate frequency permits and concessions for trial operations of digital local radio stations in a nationwide frequency block.

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From now on DAB + Radio Fantasy
05.07.2012 - Bayern Digital Radio GmbH - Germany Germany
The local digital radio offering in Augsburg has grown. The so far only via VHF radio to air program on Fantasy is now available to receive DAB +. At the same time joined Fantasy News from DAB to DAB +.

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Neckermann possible Machts
05.07.2012 - Bayern Digital Radio GmbH - Germany Germany
The online shop Neckermann now offers digital radio receiver from the company Sailor, including the car radio adapter SA -260 (uro € 119.90) and the pocket radio SA -98 (uro € 79.99).

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Portable DAB / FM radio in your pocket
05.07.2012 - Bayern Digital Radio GmbH - Germany Germany
The Dual Pocket DAB Radio 2 is a portable DAB / FM receiver for a RRP of € 79.99. The only 30 grams, the receiver has a built-in battery of the computer via the supplied USB charging cable can be charged. As a receiving antenna, use the included earphones.

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Radio experts advise presenters to respect their listeners as companions
05.07.2012 - South Africa South Africa
The UK radio futurologist argued that the way people tune into radio platforms has changed because of the availability of different devices such as phones, computers, televisions and Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) technology.

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Infotainment system from Continental
05.07.2012 - Bayern Digital Radio GmbH - Germany Germany
The international automotive supplier Continental was commissioned by Fiat Group Automobiles to develop a new infotainment system. On a 5-inch touch-sensitive display, the driver has access to analog and digital radio or Navigationsfunktionen.Das system will go into the base model as a radio and other functions as a multimedia system (head unit) in July 2012 in series. The first Fiat model to the new infotainment system will be the new Fiat 500 L.

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