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DAB+ will be available to listeners in Alfeld, in the state of Lower Saxony, starting from 24 October. The new DAB+ transmitter will also supply a number of other locations in the state - namely Delligsen, Coppengrave, Hoyershausen and Duingen.

Global is taking its London rolling news service national and around the clock as it launches LBC News nationwide on DAB+. The UK’s only other rolling news service, News Radio UK, is available on a number of local DAB multiplexes.

Radio broadcasters in Slovenia are increasingly interested in broadcasting on DAB+. One national multiplex is currently in operation in the country, with the launch of another two multiplexes - one national, and one covering the capital of Ljubljana - being considered.

WorldDAB is hosting a session at this year’s TU-Automotive Europe, the automotive event held in Munich. Titled The future of Radio? Will the Connected Car kill the Radio star?, the session will take place on 29 October, and address radio’s role in the increasingly-connected car.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate has launched its consultation for the distribution of temporary DAB+ permits in the Netherlands, with the intention to launch 22 services by 31 August 2022. Interested parties have until 3 December to submit their applications.

According to the latest statistics released in Germany, over 62% of Hamburg's residents now listen to the radio digitally, while 22% of people in Hamburg have access to a DAB+ device.

With reception now available in 98% of the country, DAB+ digital radio is becoming increasingly popular in Germany. Amongst a number of advantages, listeners can benefit from a wider pool of content, improved sound quality, and additional visual and text information.

Technical broadcast operator BCAST has debuted a new platform that is meant to help small and medium broadcasters implement the DAB+ standard, named Dabcast.

The revised telecoms law requires all new car radios to be able to receive digital terrestrial radio from 20th Dec 2020 – as required by the European Electronic Communications Code. The law also requires all new consumer radios, capable of displaying a station’s name, to be able to receive digital signals (for example, DAB+ or IP) – from the same date.

According to the annual survey published by the the Central Bureau of Statistics, 16% of 25-65 year olds say they own a DAB+ radio, while 45% say they have heard of DAB+ digital radio.