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Cars, mobiles next tests for digital radio
02.04.2012 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia![Australia Australia](/assets/flags/au-c12c8f9368588b8e9cd42504b9b1cdae.gif)
Australians are switching to digital radio faster than expected, but getting DAB receivers into car radios and mobile phones will prove the biggest hurdle to further growth. The Digital Radio Report 2012, released today, predicts digital radio will be ...
(The Australian Financial Review) Read more
Digital radio sales jump ahead of forecast
02.04.2012 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia![Australia Australia](/assets/flags/au-c12c8f9368588b8e9cd42504b9b1cdae.gif)
Official data relating to digital radio broadcasts in Australia was released by Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) today in the Digital Radio Industry Report 2012, showing the technology is tracking ahead of forecast, with 1.2 million* people listening to digital radio in an average week,
Over one million listen to digital radio
01.04.2012 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia![Australia Australia](/assets/flags/au-c12c8f9368588b8e9cd42504b9b1cdae.gif)
Over one million listen to digital radio Updated: 05:15, Monday April 2, 2012 Commercial Radio Australia says the takeup of digital radio in this country is progressing faster than expected. Australians have bought 784478 digital radios since they were ...
(Sky News Australia) Read more
MEDIA BROADCAST is expanding coverage
30.03.2012 - Media Broadcast GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
MEDIA BROADCAST is expanding the reach of digital radio in Germany. Thus, the gradual commissioning of 18 new transmitter sites in the summer of 2012 is planned. The new channels connect individual power islands with one another, the supply of other major cities as well as numerous federal highways safe
(www.bayerndigitalradio.de) Read more
Launch of new digital radio stations in Berlin
30.03.2012 - Media Broadcast GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
MEDIA BROADCAST is expanding local programming in the greater Berlin area and continues on for the first April die Digitalradiosender Bayern plus, SWRinfo, Radio B2, Radio Paradiso und Radio Paloma auf. April, the digital radio station Bayern plus SWRinfo, B2 Radio, Radio Paradiso and Radio Paloma on.
(www.bayerndigitalradio.de) Read more
Ofcom consults on UHF spectrum long-term management
30.03.2012 - OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
UK communications regulator Ofcom has published a consultation on long term development options for handling the valuable radio spectrum in Ultra High Frequency (UHF) bands IV and V.
(Telecompaper (subscription)) Read more
WorldDMB Industry Update: 29/03/2012
29.03.2012 -![WorldDAB News WorldDAB News](/assets/icon_worlddab-86a673f856ffd574dcbcd4a202521cc3.png)
As the global network for the international digital radio community, we are perfectly positioned to access accurate, up to the minute news affecting the whole industry. Sent to over 4000 key digital radio industry contacts every Thursday, WorldDMB Industry News will keep you informed about the latest market developments, new products, trials and innovations.
New sounds for digital radio in Marseille
29.03.2012 - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
The extension of the experimentation of the RNT, launched on 9 November in Marseilles, had already given a positive sign. The revival, driven by the president of CSA a month ago, gave a new boost. At the end of the year, Marseille should definitely pick up the RNT.
(www.marsactu.fr) Read more
Terrestrial digital radio happens, what to do with his car radio?
29.03.2012 - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
Terrestrial digital radio is expected to start broadcasting in late 2012. While car manufacturers offer compatible models on new vehicles, there are problems concerning the operation of old radios.
(www.cartech.fr) Read more
DAB / DAB + in Bavaria: 11 D channel network expansion
29.03.2012 - Bayern Digital Radio GmbH - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
Augsburg had only four digital channels over the BR-Bavaria-wide network (channel
To receive 12 D)but now with a digital radio device, the offer has now grown in the region.