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UK Parliament officially provisions Small-Scale DAB
04.05.2017 - United KingdomThe Private Members' Small-Scale DAB Bill received Royal Assent to pass into law as an Act of Parliament on April 27, thereby providing the means for a huge expansion of local and community stations on DAB, marking an historic day for UK radio.
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Denon announces D-M41DAB stereo system
04.05.2017 - United KingdomThe new D-M41DAB has Bluetooth connectivity as well as "enhanced sound" from its CD, DAB/DAB+, FM and digital sources.
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KommAustria: Digitalisation concept 2017
04.05.2017 - AustriaThe " Digitisation Concept 2017 ", which came into force on 1 May 2017, states that the media authority KommAustria will continue to make significant contributions to the improved use of radio frequencies and the associated conversion of existing television channels in favor of mobile radio applications. A further activity of the agency remains digital radio in the DAB+ standard.
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Steve Penk crowdfunds new £30k DAB station
04.05.2017 - United KingdomSteve Penk has launched a crowdfunding page seeking £30,000 to pay for Eternity Radio to be created, and made available via the DAB minimux in Manchester and online.
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Second DAB+ multiplex could open this year
04.05.2017 - GermanyThe second nationwide DAB+ multiplex could be launched later this year in Germany. Several platform providers have now applied to operate the second nationwide DAB+ multiplex, and the Landesmedienanstalten has decided to appoint the platform operator by June 2017 at the latest.
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Radio professionals celebrate DAB in Birmingham
04.05.2017 - United KingdomOver 100 radio industry professionals attended the Doing the DAB: Birmingham event on Wednesday night to hear about the developments in digital radio in the city. Capacity for DAB stations in Birmingham is now fully utilised, and there are calls for Ofcom to create a second local DAB multiplex for the city.
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Sydneysiders grab the crown as digital radio's biggest fans
04.05.2017 - AustraliaFor the second time since the launch of DAB digital radio broadcasts at the end of 2009, audience numbers for all DAB only stations have been released one week after the official metropolitan GfK radio ratings.
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Communications Minister announces extra digital radio funding for community sector
04.05.2017 - AustraliaThe government will allocate new funding of $6.1 million over two years for the community radio sector to support digital radio services and one-off spectrum reorganisation costs for analog radio services. "We recognise it is important that we make funding provision to ensure that this important work that community radio does can be supported and that the transition to digital radio can be supported," said Communications Minister Mitch Fifield, announcing additional funding for community digital radio.
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Paneda and Teracom Sweden sign agreement
04.05.2017 - Paneda WorldDAB Member - SwedenPaneda has signed a new agreement with Teracom Sweden. The agreement means that Paneda will provide the DAB Head-End solution for the two existing DAB multiplexes in operation, the national mux with Swedish Radio and the local commercial mux in Stockholm.
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Germany discusses DAB+ others act
03.05.2017 - GermanyThe debate over whether DAB+ digital radio has a future in Germany has been going on for years, while decisions are being made in other European countries. At Medientage Mitteldeutschland 2017 the debate continued. Dr. Ulrich Liebenow , Chairman of the Production and Technology Commission of the ARD and Director of the MDR, said that by 2020 DAB coverage would be 95% of the broadcast area in Germany.
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