News

Since the 1st December 2012 the area of Zurich andZurich/Schaffhausen, Aargau/Solothurn and Eastern will receive the regional news via DAB+. Further expansion of this third digital transmitter network will provide that by the end of 2014, all regional news will be in their respective areas will receive DAB+ and FM.

Today, for those who want to listen in from home, there is the new Geneva WorldRadio, which can receive audio broadcasts over FM, DAB digital radio in Europe, and via thousands of Internet radio stations.

You can listen to Classic Season on ABC Extra through digital radio in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

Clicking off the radio to rid your ears of an annoying DJ or an overplayed pop song is easy enough, but it could be more satisfying.

BMW UK announced today that all new BMW models launched in the UK will have DAB digital radios fitted as standard across the entire range from January 2013. Currently BMW provides digital radio as an option on new models and as standard in some high-end models, including the 7 Series. This follows the decision of the BMW Group to fit new Minis with digital radio as standard from September 2010.

INFO-TV-OPERATOR, the company from the NFI Magna Polonia Capital Group, has agreed the terms for trial emission in DAB+ with the main Polish national broadcaster – Polish Radio. The kick-off of service will allow listeners to receive the high quality digital radio streams from the Polish Radio bucket, as well as utilize the wide range of additional features. The trial starts before the end of the year and will last at least 3 months.

As of today, the local radio stations Radio Arabella Munich, 95.5 Charivari, afk 94.5 M and Lora / Radio Feierwerk / Christian Radio Munich are available on DAB+.

In the latest issue, Dr. Bertram Hock, Director of Development at BMW speaks on the the prospects of success of digital radio in the car.

One French resident in three has access to only a dozen radio stations on modulated frequency. This inequality between regions can’t last. The CSA is to give the green light to the launch of DAB in the Ile-de-France (Greater Paris) region, Marseille and Nice by the end of the year. As far as other areas are concerned, we will have to wait for the results of the studies the government has just ordered.

Just when digital audio broadcasting (DAB) was thought to have been buried forever, on 2 October the Higher Broadcasting Council (CSA) published a list of the first operators selected in Marseille, Nice and Paris. After a time of experimentation, now it’s the time for broadcasting.