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DAB+ reception is set to improve in Germany's western state of Rhineland-Palatinate with the launch of a new transmitter. Public broadcaster SWR is planning to further expand DAB+ coverage in the region in 2020 and 2021.

Listeners can now find more Australian radio stations than ever on Google Nest devices, thanks to the new integration of RadioApp, the Australian radio industry’s official aggregator radio app, further expanding Australian radio’s accessibility across digital devices. Now, more than 350 Australian AM, FM and DAB+ digital radio stations, including all commercial radio, ABC and SBS stations, are available via voice command on Google Nest speakers and displays.

According to the latest draft for Spain's Telecoms Regulation, starting from 21 December 2020, all car radio receivers that are built into new class M vehicles in Spain will be required to include digital terrestrial broadcasting capabilities.

Euradio is now available regionally on DAB+ across 11 cities across France - Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Strasbourg, Nantes, Nice, Rouen, Le Havre, Saint-Nazaire and La Roche-sur-Yon.

Eduardo Montefusco, President of Radio Dimensione Suono (RDS), was unanimously elected to the presidency of DAB Italia. Following his appointment, Montefusco highlighted the development of digital radio - and DAB in particular - as one of his priorities.

Czech Radio is set to reveal its DAB+ network expansion plans at a press conference taking place next Thursday 17 September. The event will cover Czech Radio's radio broadcasting distribution strategy, 2020 DAB+ expansion plans and the planned switchoff of AM services.

Thanks to DAB + digital radio, the Emergency Warning Functionality (EWF) can be used to send corresponding warnings directly to DAB + radio devices. EWF is a new form of barrier-free alerting within a few seconds, which the digital terrestrial broadcasting standard DAB + offers and, in exceptional cases, can switch on radios that are in standby. In addition to the voice announcement, multilingual text information is also transmitted with EWF via DAB+.

There are now almost ten million DAB+ radios in cars and households across Germany - one million more than in the previous year, with the number expected to rise further as Germany prepares to launch its second national multiplex in October.

The report, published by Germany's digital radio organisation, includes the latest data on DAB+ digital radio in Germany, where the sales of DAB+ devices have grown by 14 percent year on year from 2019 to 2020.

Commenting on the latest results stemming from the Germany's Audio and Digital Radio report, the directors of public broadcasters MDR and Deutschlandradio reiterated their DAB+ plans, highlighting the diversity it offers as well as the important role DAB+ has played throughout the pandemic.