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Digital radio listeners convinced
02.05.2013 - Germany Germany
The Southwest (SWR) and the National Institute of Communications (LFK) have held a joint study "Radio Plus 2". The following results were unveiled in Stuttgart.

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Latest edition of the Digital Broadcasting Opinion Barometer now available
02.05.2013 - Germany Germany
Included in the latest edition is an interview with Uwe Ludwig (Digital Radio Club Central Germany) about successful digital radio marketing.

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New Children's Digital Radio Station
02.05.2013 - Australia Australia
WSFM's breakfast duo will today introduce a new digital radio station called WS4KIDS in Australia.

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BMW Z4 sDrive 18i with DAB as standard
02.05.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The BMW Z4 sDrive 18i now comes with DAB as standard.

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Digital radio hitting a high note in Australia
02.05.2013 - Australia Australia
In another win for radio Ford Australia now includes DAB+ in the new Kuga, joining nine other vehicle manufactures (Land Rover, Mercedes, Toyota, Lexus, BMW, Audi, Hino, Jaguar and Isuzu Trucks), including DAB+ in selected Australian vehicles.

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Digital radio sales up in quarter
02.05.2013 - Australia Australia
About 94,000 DAB digital radio devices were sold in the period, up from about 88,000 in the same quarter last year, bringing the total number sold since the technology's 2009 launch to 1.25 million..

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Digital radio sales & listening figures continue to grow
01.05.2013 - Australia Australia
Digital radio sales and listening figures recorded another significant rise with 94,024 DAB+ digital radio devices sold in the first quarter of 2013, bringing the total number sold since the 2009 launch to 1,250,179, in addition listening figures from Survey 2, 2013 show 12.3% of people are now listening via a DAB+ device each week.

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Beat Hell receives license for Saxony-Anhalt
01.05.2013 - Germany Germany
The radio station Beat Hell will from 1 May also be heard in Saxony-Anhalt on DAB +.

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Silicon Labs Releases Digital Radio Chip
01.05.2013 - United States United States
NAB Lab's Radio TechCheck said, “This represents the industry's first single-die antenna-input-to-audio-output digital radio IC developed for the global portable and consumer electronics markets.”

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Digital media tied to economic development
01.05.2013 - Italy Italy
The development strategy of digital radio supporters in Italy differs from the usual plan. Rather than an initial focus on urban centers followed by moving cautiously into less densely populated areas, the Italian test model focuses on coverage in rural areas.

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