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DAB+ offering expands in Austria

19.01.2021 - Austria

The number of national and regional DAB+ services available in Austria continues to grow, with new stations launching across the country and in Vienna - where a total of 25 stations are available to listeners on DAB+.

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Nicolas Curien reasserts France's DAB+ plans at Radio Week

18.01.2021 - France

Looking back at his six years at the head of the CSA, Curien noted the significant progress of DAB+ radio in France, where the start of national DAB+ services is set to be marked with the launch of two multiplexes this summer.

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Spanish political party seeks DAB+ rollout fund

15.01.2021 - Spain

Carles Mulet, senator of Valencian political party Compromís has requested that part of the funds secured as part of Next Generation EU - a recovery fund aimed at supporting EU member states hit by the COVID-19 pandemic - be used to facilitate the rollout of DAB+ in Spain.

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Online station joins two local multiplexes in the UK

15.01.2021 - United Kingdom

Rubix Radio first started streaming during the first Lockdown in 2020, and has now made the move to DAB. Jeremy Durrant, Managing Director, told RadioToday: “We are so excited to launch in these areas and have plans to reach the rest of the east of England on DAB.”

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BBC rolls out new local radio news services to help with lockdown

13.01.2021 - United Kingdom

The BBC has rolled out new temporary DAB radio services for two further cities in a bid to help people there through lockdown. BBC Radio Sunderland and BBC Radio Wolverhampton will provide more localised news and information to people living in those cities between 6am and 2pm.

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Czech Radio explains all there is to know about DAB+

13.01.2021 - Czechia

Czech Radio's Head of Signal Distribution explains the benefits of DAB+ digital radio, which offers more stations, better sound quality as well as visual information.

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Netherlands expands national DAB+ network

13.01.2021 - Netherlands

The application procedure for a new national commercial DAB+ network will start on 19 January 2021. The new network is part of the large-scale redistribution of the DAB+ networks in the Netherlands that will take place in the coming years.

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Frontier Smart Technologies partners with high-end electronics brand Loewe for its new range of SmartRadios

13.01.2021 - United Kingdom

Frontier’s Venice X platform will soon power the listening experience of a new range of SmartRadios launched by German brand Loewe, a company perhaps better known for its high-end TVs. The Venice X module includes Bluetooth, FM, DAB+ and Internet connectivity.

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NDR launches new DAB+ stations in northern Germany

12.01.2021 - Germany

NDR's DAB+ stations - including NDR Plus, NDR Blue and NDR Info Spezial, which are exclusively available on DAB+ - are available to listeners in Friesland, Bremen and Oldenburg from 13 January 2021.

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