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Digital Radio Grows in UK
02.08.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
DAB represents 24 percent of all radio listening hours, reaching 18.4 million U.K. adults weekly. DAB listening hours have reached 246 million, and 45.7 percent of the population now has a DAB digital radio.

(Radio World) Read more


New DAB Transmitters for South Wales
02.08.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Listeners will be able to receive BBC Radio Wales and Radio Cymru as well as some commercial stations. At the end of August, new digital transmitters are expected to add a further 150,000 households in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire.

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Insights into radio across Asia: RadioAsia2013
02.08.2013 - Vietnam Vietnam
How is Vietnamese commune radio different from community radio? How many pirate stations are there in Thailand? What is Indonesia doing about digital radio? Today's RadioAsia conference report gives a perspective across the ASEAN region.

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Digital radio listening breaks 50% barrier
02.08.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rajar: The last three months have seen more than half of the UK's adult population listen to radio via digital platforms for the first time, as 28m tuned in.

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D Love Rides Again for Digital Radio
02.08.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
A new marketing campaign featuring D Love was launched this week in the UK.

(http://www.bbc.co.uk/digitalradio ) Read more


RAJAR round up
02.08.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Digital listening – ie consumption of radio via a digital platform (including DAB, TV and online) – is up again, 16% year-on-year. 28 million people now listen to radio digitally, with 24 million apparently having access to a DAB digital radio receiver.

(Complete Music Update) Read more


New 2014 Audi RS7 with DAB
01.08.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The New 2014 Audi RS7 comes with DAB as optional.

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2013 Citroen C4 Picasso with DAB
01.08.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The 2013 Citroen C4 Picasso now comes with DAB as optional.

(What Car) Read more


Sangean DDR-47 BT classical and modern and with DAB+
01.08.2013 - Germany Germany
The new Bluetooth music system from Sangean DDR-47 BT kominiert offers a timeless elegant look with the playback of various audio sources such as DAB +, FM radio, CD, SD card or playback via Bluetooth wireless link.

(www.bayerndigitalradio.de) Read more


Latest issue of Opinion Barometer Digital Broadcasting now available
01.08.2013 - Germany Germany
Topics included in the latest issue include how Sport1.fm and ENERGY are arranging national distribution of their services via DAB+ and a review of the award winning Albrecht DR 900 device.

(www.barthelmarquardt.de) Read more