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Albrecht's new digital radio adapter, the DR 50 B, provides crystal-clear digital radio reception and enables up to 20 DAB+ radio stations to be stored directly on it.

DAB + was once again present at the Radio and Digital Audio Show. From January 23 to 25, there were several conferences to unveil the latest developments in digital terrestrial radio.

More than 10 million people listened to commercial radio each week last year across metropolitan cities - the record figure represents a 1.4% increase from the year prior, and a 9.7% increase in the last five years. In that same period, the number of those listening to DAB+ in their car in metropolitan centres rose by 107.9 percent.

Sweet FM, a French radio broadcaster based in Le Mans, has launched a new promotional video aiming to educate listeners on DAB+ digital radio and its various benefits.

The path has been cleared for the launch of a second national DAB+ multiplex in Germany. 16 national commercial radio stations are expected to broadcast on the multiplex.

The DAB+ offering continues to expand in Germany with the launch of three new private radio stations in Lübeck, in the north of the country.

The path has been cleared for the launch of a second national DAB+ multiplex in Germany. 16 national commercial radio stations are expected to broadcast on the multiplex.

The Times, The Sunday Times and Wireless have confirmed the launch of Times Radio will take place later this year. The station will broadcast nationally on DAB and online, and will be in addition to talkRADIO rather than in place of it.

That radio listening is almost the same level as before FM switch off is a success story that should have received far more attention in the media. One cannot draw conclusions based on a single week's listening - radio listening in Norway remains one of the largest media coverages, and increased diversity means there is now a channel to suit every taste.

The UK arm of the media mogul’s News Corp empire is due this week to announce details of Times Radio, a DAB channel funded from the marketing budget of The Times titles.