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Public broadcaster Norddeutsche Rundfunk has launched a new transmitter in northern Germany, expanding its DAB+ digital radio services to the east of Hamburg.

Join us for the WorldDAB Automotive 2021 conference from 08:00-13:00 UTC/ 10:00-14:00 CEST for a live event bringing you new research, fresh ideas and all the latest on digital radio in the car.

Launched on Friday, Planet Rock - the Danish version of the existing UK national radio station - is now available to listeners on DAB+ in and around Denmark's capital city of Copenhagen.

FM transmitters in Bavaria's town of Mittenwald, which is already very well served by DAB+ reception, are set to be switched off on 30 June 2021 for cost-saving purposes.

The continuing progress of digital radio, specifically DAB+, and the deployment of hybrid radio within cars/trucks to retain radio’s share of the vital mobile market are priorities for Edita Kudláčová.

BG Radio, a Bulgarian radio station playing Bulgarian pop music, is now available to listeners on DAB+ in a large part of the Netherlands.

ABU DBS 2021 featured a session on Technologies and Strategies for Successful Digital Radio Rollout. Dr Les Sabel, Chair, WorldDAB Asia Pacific Technical Group, highlighted the need to have DAB+ as the heart of hybrid radio, which can help extract metadata and deliver it to the receiver at a small incremental cost.

The growth of DAB+ in France continues to accelerate, and 75% of the greater Paris region is now covered with DAB+ reception. Starting from 31 May, a series of activities across the country will celebrate radio and DAB+ as part of the "Fête de la radio" event.

WorldDAB and RadioDNS jointly organise automotive workshops three times a year. These roundtable meetings discuss a mixture of current implementation issues, and identify gaps in functionality that could be easily closed.

The nationwide DAB+ offering in Germany continues to grow with the launch of three stations - herFunk/Radio Eva and Sportradio Deutschland will launch on 1 May, while dpd Driver's Radio will also launch in the near future.