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The community sector has said that the Federal Government's allocation for community digital radio has resulted in a $1.4m shortfall, and unless this is addressed, will require the digital services to largely be shut down.

Norwegian telecommunications regulator PT has announced the results of the 07 March auction for local digital radio frequency and equipment permits for test broadcasting in eight regions.

Unlike FM radio, digital radio (such as DAB ) is disseminated via a multiplex transmitter, and so to safeguard their interests, multiple broadcasters and professional unions in France have formed an organization known as RadioCoop.

Radio content was on the agenda at today’s Digital Broadcasting Symposium in Malaysia. Speakers Joan Warner, Steve Ahern and Alexander Zink covered a range of topics including the latest audience trends, strategies to get digital radio into phones and 5.1 surround sound through digital radio.

The owners of a DAB radio multiplex are “seeking out broadcasters interested in putting their radio stations onto DAB [digital audio broadcasting] across the Central Belt of Scotland”.

It was SBS Radio, who ran off with it as perhaps the most attractive of all the country's regions, local radio on DAB. The cost them 120,000 dollars and covers the entire Oslo and Akershus.

Sometime during this year, our politicians take a stand on whether Sweden should invest digital radio broadcasting via terrestrial network, or not. The main arguments FOR digital radio is that more channels can place on the airwaves (including for commercial radio), and that the broadcasts will be cheaper when new technology replaces the old FM band.

The 2013 Metropolitan Commercial Radio Advertising Revenue figures, sourced by Deloitte, show that total advertising revenue for February 2013 in the five metropolitan markets, compared to the year before, was up by 0.44%.

'Now is the time to make decisions' say the CEOs of Sweden's three largest radio broadcasters.

Standard equipment includes a DAB radio, Bluetooth and dual-zone climate control.