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A real pick of the moment is the new John Lewis Aria DAB radio. John Lewis made some top DAB units over the last five years, and the Aria one has also already has a What Hi-Fi? award under its belt. Dedicated preset buttons and a clear front LCD that doubles as a clock finish off the list of elements we look for in a modern, easy-to-use DAB set.

The station aims to enhance learning and imagination through audio programming featuring music and stories from ABC KIDS characters. Available through DAB+ radios and a live radio stream online, 14 regular weekly audio programmes are available from 6am daily.

The 9" display with built-in touchpad will allow the user to quickly and comfortably handle all Radio, USB, HDMI and DAB + functions.

The radio function offers FM/DAB/DAB+ to give you a vast choice of radio stations. This also makes the radio ‘future-proof’ – ie if you live in an area currently without a DAB signal, you have the FM option until that changes.

Over the course of 2017, Norwegians bought 1.1 million home and portable radios and 700,000 DAB+ adaptors for in-car use, along with 159,000 cars with pre-installed DAB+ radios, according to Radio.no. Meanwhile, the number of cars sold in Germany with digital radios installed has almost doubled since 2016, with The German Automobile Trust (DAT) announcing in its 2018 annual report that the take rate of new cars sold in Germany with DAB+ radio in 2017 was 39.1%.

German broadcasters ARD and Deutschlandradio will receive funding of €163 million until 2020 to develop DAB+ services in Germany, confirmed by the Commission for the Determination of the Financial Requirements of the Public Service Broadcasters (KEF). The commission confirmed the funding following the release of its 21st annual report into broadcasting in Germany.

Frontier Smart Technologies has confirmed it has exceeded 45 million sales of digital radio chips for DAB / DAB+ receivers in January. Frontier expects this year to go over the 50 million chip mark.

New DAB+ stations were inaugurated by Kuwait's Minister of Information Mohammad Al-Jabri on Sunday at Al-Metlaa, north of Kuwait City.

The requirements include the reception of the radio standard DAB+ as well as the wireless connection to other music sources such as a smartphone.

Kuwaiti Minister of Information Mohammad Al-Jabri has inaugurated the new generation of digital DAB+ audio broadcasting stations in Al-Metlaa north of Kuwait City. The minister said the launch of the digital broadcasting service was part of a plan that began two years ago, inspired by the Kuwait Vision 2035 development strategy.