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France’s Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel has published the list of stations that have received a DAB+ license to begin broadcasting nationwide via digital terrestrial radio in 2020.

As announced by the French minister of culture Frank Riester, France Inter, Franceinfo, France Culture, France Musique, Fip and Mouv’ will all be available on DAB+. According to the minister, this will provide listeners with more content, as well as improving overall sound quality.

The Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) has announced the 18 radio groups that have been granted a national DAB+ broadcasting licence. These include all major commercial radio groups as well as a number of smaller independent radio stations.

As announced by the French Minister of Culture Franck Riester, all six of Radio France's radio stations - France Inter, Franceinfo, France Culture, France Musique, Fip and Mouv’ - will be available on DAB+. According to the Minister, this will provide listeners with more content, as well as improving overall sound quality.

In a session on digital radio business case studies at the ABU’s Digital Broadcasting Symposium, the CEO of Australia’s biggest commercial broadcasting network Grant Blackley talked about how his company is monetising DAB+.

Representatives of both public and private broadcasters at ABU DBS in Kuala Lumpur said digital radio standards such as DAB+ are helping the radio industry boom by enabling broadcasters to expand their range of services and their audience reach.

As part of its continued expansion in the EMEA region, GatesAir has appointed broadcast industry veteran Alexander Kurz to its EMEA sales team. He will work closely with the broader EMEA sales and business development team in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, as well as with countries to the south and east of the Ukraine and Russia, where he will support regional roadshows, customer visits and partner training sessions.

The new digital radio wave is working its way across Europe, with Serbia - a country whose radio listening habits are on par with the rest of Europe - looking to set the example for the implementation of DAB+ in the Balkans.This article takes a closer look at the current state of DAB+ in Serbia and the developments we can expect to see in Eastern Europe in the near future.

The design guidelines, aimed at car manufacturers and broadcasters, include details on the implementation of hybrid radio in vehicles connected with DAB, advice on features such as voice commands, DAB logos and test routes, and integration of DAB.

In this article, CEO and managing director of Southern Cross Austereo Grant Blackley highlights the brand value and growth potential of DAB+ in Australia and beyond, and touches on the current state of the audio industry and what he describes as the "golden age of audio".