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According to new regulation introduced by the EU, all new cars sold in the EU after 20 December 2020 will be required to have digital radio capabilities.

As of 21 December 2020, every new car in Germany will be required to have a DAB+ digital radio included on board. While the cars already on the road are not required to comply with this law, drivers are already looking into ways to convert their in-car radios to DAB+ digital radio - here's how you can do it.

KKRIT, the Polish regulator, has announced the radio stations that will be granted DAB+ licenses in Torun and Katowice. As part of the second expansion phase, due to take place in coming weeks, DAB+ licenses will be granted in Bydgoszcz, Kielce, Krakow, Łowicz, Łódź, Opole, Radom and Warsaw.

A new DAB+ transmitter operated by Teleko is set to launch in the southeastern city of Zlin, Czech Republic. Another DAB+ transmitter operated by Czech Radio is already in operation in the region.

DAB+ radio listening time in Dutch-speaking Belgium has tripled - going from 3% to 9% - compared to last year, while digital listening in the region makes up 26% of total listening time. What's more, more than 16% of Flemish people already have a DAB+ device, while 12% want to buy one.

The ability to record RF signals during test drives and to reproduce them in the laboratory can significantly reduce time-to-market and cost when developing radio receivers. The IZT Record and Replay system (IZT RecPlay) is widely used in the car industry and enables manufacturers to test and to verify their implementations in a very reliable and reproducible way.

From December 21, 2020 radios in new vehicles as well as new stationary radios with displays need to enable the reception and playback of DAB+.

Stakeholders from the Tunisian radio industry and broadcast experts from across the Arab world convened in Tunis last month to discuss the opportunities DAB+ brings to the radio, manufacturing, retail and automotive sectors.

German Parliament has approved a law requiring all new cars sold in Germany starting from 21 December 2020 to be equipped with digital terrestrial radio capabilities. The new law is in line with the EECC directive mandating digital radio in cars across the EU.

According to new German legislation, starting from 21 December 2020, every new car in Germany will be required to have a DAB+ digital radio factory-fitted.