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France edges closer to national DAB+ launch
28.01.2021 - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
French media regulator CSA announced this month that the national DAB+ broadcast authorization across France will become effective on July 15, essentially setting the earliest day by which national broadcasters in France can go on air.
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Nicolas Curien and the CSA - six years of growth for DAB+ in France
28.01.2021 - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
Looking back on his six year tenure as part of the CSA, Nicolas Curien underlines the strong progress of France's DAB+ network in recent years and predicts further growth for digital radio in the near future.
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France's independent radios celebrate national launch plans
27.01.2021 - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
SIRTI - France's independent radio association - has expressed its support for the CSA's decision to authorise national broadcasts across France from 15 July 2021.
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National offering expands in Austria
27.01.2021 - Austria![Austria Austria](/assets/flags/at-67390350decbc62c0b08d941a5e8d93c.gif)
Welle 1 is now available to listeners on DAB+ across the country, making it the twelvthe DAB+ station available nationally in Austria.
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Teleko improves DAB+ coverage in Czech Republic's second-largest city
27.01.2021 - Czechia![Czechia Czechia](/assets/flags/cz-232ab3c526f0edddb52b18c065eede16.gif)
Czech operator Teleko has improved the coverage of its DAB+ multiplex in Brno as well as its immediate surroundings.
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Martin Koch Appointed to Chair WorldDAB’s Automotive Working Group
27.01.2021 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
WorldDAB announced the appointment of Martin Koch as chairman of the WorldDAB Automotive Working Group. Koch is head of Development for Entertainment and Car Functions at Volkswagen Car SW.Org Wolfsburg AG. He replaces Laurence Harrison, who was chairman from 2015 to 2020.
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VW ICE chief joins WorldDAB auto working group
27.01.2021 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
WorldDAB has named Martin Koch, head of development entertainment and car functions at Volkswagen, as chairman of its automotive working group.
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New transmitter improves DAB+ coverage in northern Germany
26.01.2021 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
Listeners in Neumünster will now be able to listen to NDR's stations on DAB+ digital radio.
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Martin Koch Will Head WorldDAB Auto Working Group
26.01.2021 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
The WorldDAB Automotive Working Group has a new chairman, Martin Koch, who succeeds Laurence Harrison. Koch is head of development entertainment and car functions at Volkswagen Car SW.Org Wolfsburg AG.
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Germany - DAB+ receiver sales increase by amost a quarter
26.01.2021 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
According to the latest data from GfK, year-on-year DAB+ receiver sales in Germany recorded a 23% percent increase. A total of 4.2 million audio devices were sold in Germany in 2020, 38% of which were DAB-enabled.
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