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OIV, (Transmitters and Communications Ltd.) the Croatian network provider of national strategic communications infrastructure, and Paneda have signed a long-term agreement for the rollout of DAB+ in Croatia.

Fix Radio is joining the Sound Digital Ltd DAB multiplex expanding its coverage across the country. Station founder and CEO Louis Timpany has posted a video online with the news, saying it will target the 2.2m builders in the UK.

Podcast Radio has attracted Nation Broadcasting as an investor and partner ahead of planned international growth. The deal sees Nation taking a 10% interest in Podcast Radio, which currently broadcasts on DAB+ in London, Surrey, Manchester and Birmingham.

The radio landscape will soon be enriched by another radio station: The Brillux company will soon be going on air with its own radio program via DAB+ and a web stream. The company, headquartered in Münster, would like to complement its existing online and print channels with “Brillux Radio”.

According to the president of RDS and DAB Italia "the data on sales of receivers put Italy in third position thanks to a strong attention on the part of radio stations to technologies"

The only commercial radio station still broadcasting from Devon is to expand to cover the whole of the county. Radio Exe is currently available on DAB digital radio across most of Devon, but until now has not broadcast to Plymouth, West Devon or much of the South Hams. That will change on Saturday 5 March when the station becomes available in those areas, and also in South East Cornwall.

Teleko and RTI CZ have included Ukrainian radio broadcasting in their digital radio multiplexes. It appeared in the DAB+ networks menu on Friday, March 4, after 11 am, and can be found under the name Radio Ukraine.

Polish Radio has temporarily launched the real-time transmission of the Ukrainian Radio signal - through its digital transmitters in DAB+ technology. Thanks to this, Ukrainians staying in Poland will be able to listen to their public radio broadcasts also in Poland.

More and more buyers are opting for a new DAB+ digital radio. In its "Home Electronics Market Index" HEMIX, which is traditionally published in March, the GFU reports sales of 2.1 million receivers for the past year. In March 2021, the HEMIX reported 1.8 million DAB+ radios sold. Against the background of a 16 percent decline in the market for FM devices in 2021, the development in the digital radio segment is all the more remarkable.

German broadcaster NDR1 has launched a DAB+ radio giveaway campaign, targeting radio listeners at work. Popular radio personality Schorse is on tour and will personally deliver a DAB radio every day from 7-25 March. To participate listeners simply need to fill out a form saying why they need a new DAB+ radio at work. The DAB+ receivers have been donated by receiver manufacturer Technisat.