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Commercial Radio Frequencies extended by five years
01.09.2015 - Netherlands Netherlands
Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Henk Kamp, now will renew the licenses for analogue and digital radio for the new period of 2017-2022. Broadcasters have promised robust and intensive plans to improve the network on12C (indoor coverage) and to extend their marketing efforts for digital radio.

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Pinell Go portable DAB+/FM radio
31.08.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The Pinell Go is a small, portable, DAB+/FM radio from a company that has re-branded itself "Pinell of Norway". It's possibly, the first radio I've seen which highlights the company's design credentials throughout - taking cues from the master of industrial design, Apple, while adding a Norwegian twist. And I love it.

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More analog FM is eventual key to digital radio success
31.08.2015 - France France
The public consultation regarding digital radio launched by France’s Higher Audiovisual Council at the beginning of summer is now complete. The consultation brought to light two possible obstacles to the eventual success of digital radio in France: the potential of too few local multiplex allotments and too much of an “amazing pipeline of national multiplexes,” according to this article in lalettre.pro.

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Expat radio stations still thriving despite the internet
30.08.2015 - Australia Australia - Switzerland Switzerland - Belgium Belgium - Thailand Thailand
Expat stations have many problems: not least, non-existent or fatally flawed research figures, and sometimes quite draconian broadcast law and ownership rules that differ from ‘back home’. That said, there are significant opportunities with new technologies, like DAB+ and online, to better serve expat communities.

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Manchester small-scale DAB service launched
30.08.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Six new services are now broadcasting on DAB in the Manchester area for at least the next nine months. Chris Country, Gaydio, The Steve Penk Wind-Up Channel, Revolution 962 and Unity Radio are now broadcasting across the city, whilst Manchester Business Radio is running a pre-launch promotional sequence ahead of its full launch on 21st September.

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Switzerland: DAB+ and streaming are equally popular
28.08.2015 - Switzerland Switzerland
The Digital Migration (DigiMig) working group presented the results of a new research project on digital radio listening today at Swiss Radio Day. It examines the extent of digital listening among the radio audience in Switzerland.

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More than a quarter of radio listening is via DAB+
27.08.2015 - Switzerland Switzerland
The Digital Migration (DigiMig) working group presented a new research project on digital radio listening today at the Swiss Radio Day. Research found that digital radio listening is increasing with more than a quarter of radio listening at home and at work via DAB+.

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IBC Sneak Peek: GatesAir Displays DAB Radio Solution
27.08.2015 - GatesAir WorldDAB Member - Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles - United States United States
GatesAir is demonstrating its enhanced DAB radio solution for broadcasters transitioning from FM to national digital radio systems, which the company says, adds a new layer of redundancy across expansive DAB transmitter networks.

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French CSA due to publish DAB+ consultation results
25.08.2015 - France France
Mathieu Quétel asks if we are on the eve of a national launch of DAB+ in France, with the CSA expected to publish, during the first days of September, the results of its consultation for the extension of DAB+ into 20 more cities / zones.

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DAB radio safer than FM
25.08.2015 - Norway Norway
"DAB network has large contingency advantages compared with FM network," says the Norwegian Culture Department. Further more, in a country with many tunnels, it is possible to receive emergency alerts via DAB.

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