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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has launched a campaign for all new radios and mobile devices to be fitted with a 'Euro-Chip' which will give Digital Radio vital impetus and a surer future in Europe.

So it's great to know that people like Aves are still out there, putting out high quality DAB Radio units, for those who like a more traditional aesthetic, an actual radio in their house.

This year's WorldDMB Forum General Assembly took place in Leipzig, Germany this week. The choice of location was not accidental as Germany has taken a big leap forward with DAB+ digital radio in the last year. There has been a coordinated national move from public and private broadcasters, achieving a coverage of 80% of German population.

This year's WorldDMB Forum General Assembly took place in Leipzig, Germany this week. The choice of location was not accidental as Germany has taken a big leap forward with DAB+ digital radio in the last year. There has been a coordinated national move from public and private broadcasters, achieving a coverage of 80% of German population

In consumer electronics stores Digital Radio receivers are well received. The first so-called repeater already Installed in late October, for example, the media market in Magdeburg or in Ingolstadt. Reference installations occurred recently in Ludinghausen, Leipzig and Stuttgart. More than 50 Applications for installation and use of the approved by the Federal Network Agency (FNA) amplifier are held by the local repeaters in front already. A further 26 stores in Germany have obtained a permit.

The BBC's annual Children in Need fundraising telethon airs tonight, so Pocket-lint would like to remind you that Tivoli Audio is doing its part by manufacturing its special edition Model 10 DAB radio, available until the end of December 2012.

The news comes amid speculation that the slow adoption of DAB by British radio listeners in general will force a delay in the analogue signal switch-off, which was originally planned for 2015.

All carmakers will follow BMW's lead as the first major manufacturer to roll-out DAB radio as standard across all models, according to CAP. BMW said this week that DAB would become standard across it's entire model range from January 2013.

DAB radio has been slow to penetrate into car dashboards, prompting rumours that plans to switch off traditional analogue radio signals in 2015 could be delayed.

DB Digital Broadcasting is using Harris high- and low-power Platinum VAX VHF air-cooled transmitters and PowerSmart technologies in its DAB digital radio trials.