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Suzuki Swift Sport
23.04.2018 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
In board creature comforts include full smartphone connectivity via Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, DAB digital radio, Bluetooth and navigation system.

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2018 BMW i3s review
23.04.2018 - BMW AG WorldDAB Member - Australia Australia
You get a 10.2-inch floating iDrive display, DAB+ digital radio, satellite navigation and a four-speaker audio system, along with the usual gamut of semi-autonomous safety features including speed-limit monitoring, adaptive cruise control, auto-emergency braking and forward-collision warning as standard.

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KPN dismantles FM antennae as DAB+ is favoured
22.04.2018 - Netherlands Netherlands
The telecom company KPN has now started removing some previously used FM antennae in Mierlo, Megen and Loon op Zand. KPN will continue to provide the Dutch public broadcaster (NPO) with the distribution of radio stations via DAB+.

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PELI ONE launches test broadcast on DAB+ in Hamburg and Berlin
22.04.2018 - Germany Germany
PELI ONE has launched a test broadcast "Black Music for Adults" from Hamburg since last week, with the broadcast to be aired across Berlin and Hamburg via DAB+.

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Russia considers deploying digital radio
22.04.2018 - Russian Federation Russian Federation
The Minister of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Nikiforov, held a meeting on 17 April in Moscow with the State Commission for Radio Frequencies (GKRC) during which the possibility of deploying DAB+ was discussed, where appropriate and dependent on availability of spectrum.

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Sound Digital seeking broadcaster interest for channels on DAB/DAB+
20.04.2018 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sound Digital, the national DAB radio platform, is seeking expressions of interest from broadcasters interested in obtaining a channel on its network of transmitters covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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NRK: more than four out of five Norwegians listen to digital radio
20.04.2018 - Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) WorldDAB Member - Norway Norway
The use of digital radio is increasing steadily, and by 2017, 86 percent hear digital radio daily. Digital radio listening includes PC / Mac, mobile radio, tablet, internet radio, DAB radio and DAB radio in car (including adapter), DAB pocket radio and digital TV receiver.

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Russia plans DAB+ deployment, while South Africa to survey interest in digital radio
20.04.2018 - Russian Federation Russian Federation - South Africa South Africa
The Russian Commission presented a report on the possibility of working in Russia on DAB+ networks. It was decided that DAB+ technology could be used, pending certain conditions and availability of frequencies and changes in regulation. In South Africa, communications authority ICASA plans to conduct a survey to launch terrestrial digital radio in South Africa.

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Hits Radio: a new DAB network for the UK
20.04.2018 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The group Bauer Media has decided to rebrand its radio station in Manchester Key 103 to become Hits Radio. The station will broadcast on its FM frequency in Manchester and the rest of the country in DAB.

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New support transmitters and increased bitrate for DAB+ in Flanders
20.04.2018 - Belgium Belgium
Norkring have opened new support channels, and increased the bitrate from 64 to 80 or 96 kbps for DAB+ stations in Brussels and Flanders.

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