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Plans to extend local digital radio coverage in Great Britain moved a step closer today.

Listeners were invited to design an outer cover for a limited edition DAB Radio - which will now be made by Tivoli Audio and sold to raise money for BBC Children in Need.

Key 103, Bauer Radio's Manchester radio station, is to broadcast a special pop-up digital station called Key 103D tomorrow (4 July) to highlight the launch of the city's enhanced DAB signal. Key 103: readies pop-up station.

The switching-on of a new digital radio transmitter in Manchester has prompted Bauer station Key 103 to launch a pop-up station. The extra station will only be on-air for a day though, and will be called Key 103D.

CEO of Digital Radio UK, Ford Ennals, said: ”The Manchester signal boost is great news as it brings the full line-up of digital radio stations to 250000 more people."

Toumaz Ltd. (Abingdon, England) has agreed to buy fabless DAB radio chip firm Frontier Silicon (Holdings) Ltd. (London, England) for up to £32.3 million (about $50 million).

The new transmitter marks the culmination of four years of investment by broadcasters to deliver digital radio across Greater Manchester. From tomorrow, nearly 90% of Manchester households can receive the full line-up of 42 digital stations.

Digital Radio will a key subject that will be highlighted during IFA 2012 in Berlin where equipment manufacturers and private and public broadcasters, will be in attendance.

Plans to extend local digital radio coverage moved a step closer today as Government, the BBC and commercial operators signed a joint agreement, establishing the framework for up to £21 million of new investment in radio infrastructure.

At the end of June SRG SSR, in collaboration with the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM), the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), SwissMediaCast and a number of manufacturers, will begin digital radio tunnel tests. The findings will also benefit Switzerland’s international neighbours. The programme will be testing the latest technical digital radio equipment, including the facility to interrupt broadcasts with important emergency travel information, as required by ASTRA. MCDT has been able to engage importers of Audis, BMWs and Minis to participate in the tests by providing cars fitted with the latest DAB+ car radios.