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As part of Austria's DAB+ network expansion, all of Burgenland and parts of Styria will be covered by DAB+ reception by the end of May. Currently, 80% of Austria's population has access to DAB+, but the last stage of the expansion - set to take place in Carinthia in the south of the country - will bring this number up to 83% on 25 August.

As part of Austria's DAB+ network expansion, all of Burgenland and parts of Styria will be covered by DAB+ reception by the end of May. 80% of Austria's population currently has access to DAB+, but the last stage of the expansion - set to take place in Carinthia in the south of the country - will bring this number up to 83% on 25 August.

KRCO, the interest group for local commercial radio in the Netherlands, has expressed its satisfaction regarding the progress of the rollout of 22 local DAB+ multiplexes - less than two months after the first permit was issued half of the networks are already up and running.

Despite the difficulties brought about by Covid-19 and the spread of the pandemic, Roberto Sergio, Director of Radio, reiterates RAI's commitment to DAB+, with heavy investments made by the company over the coming years to reach national outdoor and indoor coverage. RAI has launched seven specialised digital radio stations, all of which have proved to be popular with Italian listeners.

A new DAB+ campaign has gone live in Switzerland, ahead of the country's planned switchoff of DAB+ services. The campaign, which includes TV and radio spots, is set to inform consumers of the benefits of DAB+, and prepare them for the upcoming digital switchover, set to take place by 2024 at the latest.

DAB+ reception has been improved in Germany's western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where the transmission power was increased from 0.37kW to 1kW. In addition to Wuppertal, listeners in Remscheid and Solingen will now be able to benefit from DAB+ reception.

Maxximum radio, the popular radio station from the 90s, has made its return to radio following its launch on 23 May 2020, and is now available to listeners on DAB+ in and around Paris.

In this series of interviews with WorldDAB members, Tork Niendorf discusses 2wcom's reason for joining WorldDAB, the company's ambition to become more connected with broadcast companies that are in the process of deploying DAB, and the whole scope of services covered by 2wcom - a manufacturer, supplier, and system integrator of audio broadcast equipment.

According to The Infinite Dial Australia 2020, AM/FM/DAB+ radio content, including live content and catch-up podcasts, continues to reach large numbers of those in Australia age 12+. "For radio, the study findings underscore the importance of being easily accessible on multiple platforms and devices as consumer behaviour evolves, but ultimately it's the content and unique service radio offers that drives listener loyalty," said Commercial Radio Australia CEO Joan Warner.

Watch this week’s virtual presentation by René Wehrlin at Swiss media regulator OFCOM with the latest on DAB+ in Switzerland, where broadcasters are gearing up to switch off FM by no later than in 2024 – and possibly earlier.