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Lexus RX 450h with DAB
23.05.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The luxury grade model adopts (in addition to the above) dark-finish 19-inch alloy wheels and benefits from an upgrade to its 12-speaker audio system with a DAB digital tuner and single-disc DVD player.

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Well done VW - DAB radios now standard for 2013 onwards
23.05.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
DAB digital radio! Vauxhall have done a splendid job of including digital radio in most of their press fleet cars, from the Astra and Zafira to the Insignia and the GTC. Volvo too tend to include DAB radios in their journo cars, from the V60 to the ...

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New Digital Infrastructure for Gibraltar
23.05.2012 - Gibraltar Gibraltar
The contract — worth approximately ₤1 million — encompasses the creation of a network consisting of two digital television multiplexes and two digital radio multiplexes. Each television multiplex will be able to transmit up to six distinct programs, ...

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Arqiva builds £1m Gibraltar broadcast network
22.05.2012 - Gibraltar Gibraltar
The network will allow for the multiplexing and transmission of digital TV and DAB digital radio. On each of the two television multiplexes Gibraltar will be able to transmit up to six programme services while the two radio multiplexes will each allow ...

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Car-media manufacturers optimistic for 2012 AMICOM
21.05.2012 - Germany Germany
Die Amicom findet vom 2. bis 10. Juni 2012 zeitgleich mit der Automobilmesse AMI und der Fachmesse Amitec in Leipzig statt. Gemeinsam mit der European Mobile Media Association (kurz: EMMA) präsentiert die Amicom alle Neuheiten rund um Car-Infotainment. Ein ebenso informatives wie unterhaltsames Rahmenprogramm führt die Messebesucher in die Welt der neuesten mobilen Unterhaltungs- und Informationstechnologien. (German)

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AMICOM 2012 - Trade fair for vehicle entertainment, communication and navigation technology
21.05.2012 - Germany Germany
The third edition of AMICOM, the international trade fair for automotive en-tertainment, communication and navigation technology establishes itself as the leading European fair and a definite must-go for car media specialists and last but not least for consumers in a mobile world.

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Volkswagen UK: Standard DAB Radio from Polo to Phaeton
21.05.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom

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BBC 6 Radio Has Highest Numbers Two Years After Nearly Getting Axed; Digital ...
21.05.2012 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
That equates to nearly 30% of the UK population now accessing radio via a digital device, compared to 26.5% for the corresponding period last year. DAB Radio accounted for 19.1% of all radio listening, down from its 19.4% audience share in the previous ...

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Forum "digital radio in Germany" at the BMWi
21.05.2012 - Bayern Digital Radio GmbH - Germany Germany
The third Forum "Digital Radio in Germany" was hosted by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology on 10 May 2012 to Bonn. The active exchange of opinions helped representatives of radio stations, producers, transmission operators, policy and trade. The hope is that in the future we would like to strengthen cooperation between manufacturers, retailers and radio broadcasters.

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France's Political Change Likely to Benefit Digital Radio
19.05.2012 - France France
Ayrault was the deputy mayor of Nantes, where some digital radio testing occurred, and has even asked that the DAB+ standard be put in place of the originally chosen standard, T-DMB

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