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The "Action Plan for the introduction and development of digital radio broadcasting in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan" was approved by the Order No. 818s of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated October 7, 2023. AZERTAC was told by the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport that the introduction of DAB+ standard digital radio in the European Union and other developed countries in connection with the transition to digital radio broadcasting made it necessary to take appropriate measures in connection with the transition to this standard in Azerbaijan.

Manchester’s ALL FM 96.9 is launching on DAB from this Friday 20th October at 7pm. This will increase the station’s reach to a potential of over one million people across Manchester and Salford. ALL FM Director, Ed Connole said: “ALL FM’s ethos is ‘by the community, for the community’, so being able to engage audiences on DAB means we can continue to be inclusive, dynamic and talk with communities across the city.” ALL FM is part of the Manchester DAB group, which was awarded the small-scale DAB licence by Ofcom. The group includes Gaydio, Legacy 90.1, North Manchester FM, Reform Radio and Salford Community Radio.

The "Action Plan for the introduction and development of digital radio broadcasting in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan" was approved by the Order No. 818s of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 7 October 2023. From August 26, 2019, a test broadcast of DAB+ standard digital radio is being carried out in Baku city and the Absheron peninsula. As a result of the implementation of the approved Action Plan, it is planned that by 2026, about 70 percent of the republic's cities and regional centres, as well as highways, and 99.6 percent of the country's territory will be covered by digital radio broadcasting. At the end of this process, a full transition to digital radio broadcasting will be provided in the country.

From Monday 16 October, Absolute 80s and Absolute Radio 90s will be available in stereo across the UK with DAB+. The good news is you probably won’t need to do anything, and we’ll sound better! If you switch your radio on and it’s all gone quiet, scroll through the station list or do a re-scan. In addition, Absolute Radio Country and Absolute Classic Rock are going national and will be available to more people across the UK.

New Holland, a prominent name in agricultural machinery, has chosen Agritechnica 2023 as the platform to introduce a slew of updates for its CR Twin Rotor combines, along with a refreshed look for both CX straw walker and CR Twin Rotor models. The updates for the 2025 model year CR Twin Rotor and CX combines encompass several enhancements aimed at improving operator comfort, safety, and performance. The addition of a DAB+ radio extends entertainment options during long working hours.

On 11 October, the Media Council of MA HSH granted AHOY Radio GmbH an unlimited licence to broadcast and distribute the radio programme "AHOY - Gutes Radio für Gute Leude" (AHOY - Good Radio for Good People) in Hamburg. Until now, the programme has been broadcast via the website www.ahoyradio.de and via the corresponding Android and Apple apps. Since 13 October 2023, the programme has also been broadcasting via DAB+ in Hamburg from channel 12C.

RTVS in cooperation with the service supplier Towercom a.s. extends the coverage of the territory and population of Slovakia with the digital radio broadcasting signal in the T-DAB+ standard. From 13 October, listeners can also listen to all RTVS Slovak Radio's programme services via the new T-DAB+ transmitter in Považská Bystrica, on transmission channel 8A. The radiated power of the transmitter will be 1.8 kW and will serve listeners in Považská Bystrica and the surrounding area. RTVS is thus continuing its efforts to gradually cover the Bratislava - Žilina motorway link as well as other sections of motorways and expressways in Slovakia with the T-DAB+ signal.

"RT1 IN THE MIX" can now be received via DAB+ in the greater Ingolstadt area. More than 400,000 people can now receive tracks from Germany's number 1 radio DJ Enrico Ostendorf around the clock. The DAB+ station RT1 IN THE MIX is expanding its reception area to include the entire Ingolstadt area. "We are very pleased that with RT1 IN THE MIX we are now also addressing the diversity of offerings in the young target group with our programme in Ingolstadt and the surrounding counties," says Dr. Bernhard Hock, Managing Director of rt1 media group. The rt1.media group is the subsidiary of the Pressedruck media group (Augsburger Allgemeine, Main-Post, Südkurier, Allgäuer Zeitung) for the electronic media sector, based in Augsburg.

On 29 October, the new radio station Radio Wellenrausch, based at Lübeck Airport, goes on the air. This is not a date chosen at random, because on the same day the radio medium celebrates its 100th anniversary. Radio Wellenrausch is a private, commercial radio programme received in Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg via DAB+ and IP Audio. The programme aims to emotionally pick up its listeners with good mood music. The station will start with a soft opening and further expand its programme in the weeks that follow.

28 per cent of Dutch households now own a radio equipped with DAB+. This is according to figures from CBS, Central Bureau of Statistics. While last year 24 per cent of Dutch households still owned a radio equipped with digital airwave reception, by 2023 this percentage will have grown to 28 per cent. This includes a radio equipped with DAB+ in the home and/or car. Incidentally, all new cars have been delivered with digital radio reception as standard since 2021.