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No more noise, the new radio is digital
11.10.2018 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
Radio can be pretty annoying sometimes. Whenever the favorite title is playing or the speed cameras are announced, it will rustle. Somewhere the signal is disturbed. The analogue reception has its pitfalls. That is one of the reasons digitisation has reached the radio - and seems to be gradually conquering it.
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NRJ Group sets the tone by deploying DAB+ digital radio
10.10.2018 - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
It is in a context of unprecedented acceleration of our current deployment in DAB+ that large private groups (NRJ Group, Europe1 etc.) and public (Radio France) enter the dance with the alum of national calls for applications. (cities + highways) whose deadline is set at the end of November.
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Dutch radio industry sees future in hybrid radio
10.10.2018 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
During the 'Day of digital radio', hybrid radio was identified as the future of the industry in the Netherlands, after receiver sales was confirmed to have exceeded one million.
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More Dutch people listen to DAB+
10.10.2018 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
Total DAB+ listening in the Netherlands has exceeded one million - the increase in the sale of DAB+ radios is therefore higher in the first six months than in the comparative period last year.
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DAB+ and IP gives optimum radio user experience
10.10.2018 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
Radio innovates fully in a world that is becoming increasingly digital. The combination between DAB+ and IP provides an optimal user experience for listeners in smartspeakers and connected cars.
(Radio NL) Read more
More than a million DAB+ radios sold in the Netherlands
10.10.2018 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
In the Netherlands, 1.08 million DAB+ radios have been sold, with around 300,000 in the past year. In the first half of 2018, 38 percent of the newly sold cars drove out of the garage with standard DAB+ on board.
(Radio Freak) Read more
Flanders to host "Week of Digital Radio" in November
09.10.2018 - Belgium![Belgium Belgium](/assets/flags/be-96296ae64d7cbb085a8ef80198dd6c73.gif)
In imitation to its neighbour's activities in the Netherlands, the Belgian region of Flanders will host a "Week of Digital Radio" events from 12-16 November, where national and local broadcasters airing in the region will devote its programming to promote digital radio.
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Digital Radio NL symposium endorses hybrid radio
09.10.2018 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
The key message from the Digital Radio Day that took place in Amsterdam on Tuesday this week is that it is the combination of DAB+ (broadcast) and internet (metadata) which provides an optimal user experience for listeners in smart speakers and connected cars. The Netherlands is at the forefront of DAB+ radio sales - in the first half of 2018, 38% of the new cars have DAB+ as standard (Jato Dynamics).
(Digitalradio NL) Read more
New DAB+ station for Berlin Brandenburg region
09.10.2018 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
Berlin's Archbishop Heiner Koch has welcomed the launch of Christian radio station domradio.de going on air on DAB+.
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DAB+ regional rollout continues in France
09.10.2018 - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
The deadline for applications for the 13 new DAB+ regions across France is imminent, and regulator has therefore called information meetings to respond to the various questions from all potential candidates.
(La Lettre Pro) Read more