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BMW's roll-out of DAB radio as standard will prompt all carmakers to follow
15.11.2012 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
All car makers will follow BMW’s lead as the first major manufacturer to roll-out DAB radio as standard across all models, according to CAP, the car information experts.
BMW said this week that DAB would become standard across it’s entire model range from January 2013.
(CisionWire (press release)) Read more
Latest Business Car Manager News: CAP predicts big roll-out for digital radio in ...
15.11.2012 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
The big car manufacturers are finally expected to go for the DAB digital radio standard in a big way next year. The trigger, says CAP, is BMW's decision to equip all of its cars with DAB radios from the beginning of 2013.
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NXP first single-chip multi-tuner embedded AM, FM, and DAB tuners
14.11.2012 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
SAF775x is the third generation of NXP's popular car radio and audio DSP product family and is the industry';s first single-chip multi-tuner RFCMOS IC with embedded AM, FM, and DAB tuners.
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Digital radio to become standard on BMWs
14.11.2012 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
BMW's announcement follows a recent survey by Auto Trader in which 41 per cent of people see digital radio as the next big leap forward in the automotive industry. 71 per cent of respondents believed that cars with DAB fitted will be worth more than vehicles.
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Harris aids DB Digital Broadcasting in first DAB Digital Radio trials
14.11.2012 - GatesAir WorldDAB Member - Ireland![Ireland Ireland](/assets/flags/ie-951a3fab613e28c4a630e519c6d6b158.gif)
DB Digital Broadcasting, Ireland's national independent multiplex and network transmission provider, is using Harris transmitters in its Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) digital radio trials, currently taking place in and around Dublin. Launched earlier this ...
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HR informed of Digital Radio
13.11.2012 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
Hessian Broadcasting informed its listeners about digital radio.
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KeyStone Semiconductor Readies New Low-Cost FM/DAB Single-Chip KSW8088CS at USD 4.0
13.11.2012 - Keystone Semiconductor Corp WorldDAB Member - Chinese Taipei![Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei](/assets/flags/tw-6941123e6f474db9d413a456fb6391bb.gif)
KeyStone Semiconductor Corp. (KeyStone), a fabless semiconductor developer of advanced digital radio technology announces today that it enters mass production of its third-generation series of single-chip FM/DAB/DAB receiver ICs.
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AIM supports the Radio Festival TechCon Event!
12.11.2012 - All In Media - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
All in Media, the leading developer of broadcast systems and mobile apps, believes that user-led technology will maintain radio as a key media in the 21st Century.
The company, which is the main sponsor of this year’s Radio Festival TechCon event being held today at The Lowry, Salford Quays, says that the social media revolution and advances in smart phones and digital technology is providing a fresh impetus to the industry.
BBC Tests MW Switch Off
12.11.2012 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
MW services mainly duplicate what is available on FM and DAB, and most listeners will be able to hear their local stations on FM. The BBC says that local radio will be available on DAB in the future if it is not already.
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Digital Conference Tackles Issues
11.11.2012 - Belgium![Belgium Belgium](/assets/flags/be-96296ae64d7cbb085a8ef80198dd6c73.gif)
This year’s EBU Digital Radio Conference, held Oct. 10–11 here in Brussels, played host to more than 50 senior managers from public service radio broadcasters.
Radio is now more than 110 years old, while digital radio is only 18, and like every debutante, digital radio is trying to make itself look more attractive. DAB has not had the easiest childhood, and now, during its adolescence, EBU members — as well as many other radio enthusiasts — are striving to find the best way to ensure that this medium reaches its potential