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DBC staff urge govt to save station
18.10.2012 - Hong Kong![Hong Kong Hong Kong](/assets/flags/hk-e78d5464dbe8be507fd2855dcd6177f0.gif)
A group of radio hosts and staff from the troubled Digital Broadcasting Corporation will host what they are calling a 'gathering' outside government headquarters this afternoon, to urge the administration to save the cash-strapped station.
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Radio sales slump as listeners move online
17.10.2012 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Sales of analogue radios fell by 1.5million in the 12 months to the end of June, while DAB radio sales remained steady despite declining prices.
Overall, 29.5 per cent of all radio is now listened to digitally, compared to 25.8 per cent a year ago and just 19.6 per cent in 2009.
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Ofcom publishes Digital Radio Report 2012
17.10.2012 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
For the quarter April-June 2012, 31.5% of all listening hours were to digital radio. DAB digital radio sets were the most widely-used method of listening to digital radio, accounting for 64.9% of all digital listening hours in the 12 months to the end of June 2012.
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SRF-Radio on DAB+
16.10.2012 - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
From the 17th October 2012 in German-speaking Switzerland nearly all SRF-radio programs were on air on DAB+. For all radio listeners this means that after this switch to DAB+, a new channel scan will be set up in order to receive all programs properly. Initially there are 3 SRG radio programs on DAB available in mono quality.
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Volkswagen replaces Passat SE with Highline model and DAB Radio
16.10.2012 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
The Volkswagen Passat and Passat Estate have options such as a Driver Alert System that monitors for signs of fatigue, DAB digital radio and Bluetooth.
(Contract hire and leasing news (press release) (blog)) Read more
Digital Switchover for Denmark in 2019
15.10.2012 - Denmark![Denmark Denmark](/assets/flags/dk-551ff5f3734a91169ba24cb4695a7870.gif)
The Danish government’s new media policy for the period 2012–2014 has defined 2019 as the year for the country’s digital switchover. This providing that at least half of all radio listening in the country is digital by 2018
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Hong Kong's DBC goes off-air
15.10.2012 - Hong Kong![Hong Kong Hong Kong](/assets/flags/hk-e78d5464dbe8be507fd2855dcd6177f0.gif)
Hong Kong's financially troubled radio station Digital Broadcasting Corporation (DBC) has gone off-air less than a month after its official launch. Regular programming has ceased, and radio hosts have bid farewell to their listeners.
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Frontier Silicon launches new Network Audio module with iPhone 5 docking
13.10.2012 - Frontier Smart Technologies WorldDAB Member - Hong Kong![Hong Kong Hong Kong](/assets/flags/hk-e78d5464dbe8be507fd2855dcd6177f0.gif)
Frontier Silicon, the leading supplier of Digital Radio and Network Audio technology, today announces the launch of Venice 6.5, its most cost-effective module for network audio devices.
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Digital Radio in Europe beyond the 'Tipping Point'
12.10.2012 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
Now is the time to focus on the 'certainty' of a hybrid digital future for radio, because the European digital radio project has passed the tipping point, Tim Davie, BBC Director of Audio and Music, told delegates at the EBU Digital Radio Conference, which concluded on Thursday 11 October at the EBU office in Brussels.
ARN launches a pop-up digital station to support a SA Health campaign.
10.10.2012 - Australia![Australia Australia](/assets/flags/au-c12c8f9368588b8e9cd42504b9b1cdae.gif)
ARN launches a pop-up digital station to support a SA Health campaign. A few days ago, an avid reader of radioinfo, Jono, wrote to us saying that he'd come across a new digital station in Adelaide called Tumbleweed that played great walking music.
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