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2018 Mazda 6
31.05.2018 - Australia![Australia Australia](/assets/flags/au-c12c8f9368588b8e9cd42504b9b1cdae.gif)
The base Sport has features such as LED headlights, the 8.0-inch screen with satellite navigation, DAB+, button start and climate control.
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DAB+ is on the up in Central and Eastern Europe
30.05.2018 - OIV WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
The increasing uptake of DAB+ digital radio reflects the buoyant economies in Eastern Europe, and DAB+ was high on the agenda at MBT 2018 with a dedicated session on digital radio and several DAB+ equipment providers showcasing their products and services in the exhibition.
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Poland to expand local DAB+ services
30.05.2018 - National Broadcasting Council of Poland (KRRiT) WorldDAB Member - Poland![Poland Poland](/assets/flags/pl-71565849aa0e8a6f892f1f8fd203a95a.gif)
During the event, KRRiT Chairman, Witold Kołodziejski explained that the organization was looking at the implementation of DAB+ technology in order to compensate for the country’s lack of available analogue frequencies.
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FM broadcasting may end in Switzerland by 2021
30.05.2018 - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
As digital listening is growing faster than anticipated, there is a possibility that FM may be switched off by 2021, which would be a change to the original plan of switch off in phases between 2020 and 2024. A decision on whether FM will be switched off by 2021 is expected to be made by in the autumn of 2019.
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KRRiT to announce DAB+ multiplexes in up to 34 Polish cities
30.05.2018 - National Broadcasting Council of Poland (KRRiT) WorldDAB Member - Poland![Poland Poland](/assets/flags/pl-71565849aa0e8a6f892f1f8fd203a95a.gif)
Representatives of Polish radio stations discussed the potential transition to broadcasting in DAB+ during a conference held on Monday to discuss the country's radio future, with 47 frequencies to be distributed to 34 cities. KRRiT chairman Witold Kołodziejski said that the organisation was considering DAB+ as the sole successor to FM in Poland, as analogue frequencies were now exhausted.
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KRRiT prepares to announce DAB+ tender winners
30.05.2018 - National Broadcasting Council of Poland (KRRiT) WorldDAB Member - Poland![Poland Poland](/assets/flags/pl-71565849aa0e8a6f892f1f8fd203a95a.gif)
34 Polish cities have been nominated to launch DAB+ multiplexes, with each one to enable a maximum of 12 stations.
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DAB+ the focus of "the week of digital radio" in the Netherlands
30.05.2018 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
From Monday 11 June to Friday 15 June, Dutch radio stations will commemorate The week of digital radio, aimed at promoting DAB+ digital radio. The event is being held for the fifth time.
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Yamaha RX-S602 AV receiver
30.05.2018 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
Yamaha presents with the RX-S602 a new 5.1 AV receiver in a slimline housing, which despite its compact dimensions comes with 4K Ultra HD, MusicCast Surround and DAB+ tuner and even supports HDR and Dolby Vision.
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Poland holds conference to determine DAB+ future
29.05.2018 - National Broadcasting Council of Poland (KRRiT) WorldDAB Member - Poland![Poland Poland](/assets/flags/pl-71565849aa0e8a6f892f1f8fd203a95a.gif)
"This offer is for broadcasters who have declared a willingness to introduce DAB but were restrained by a lack of open frequencies," said Witold Kołodziejski, head of Poland’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT). The meeting provided an opportunity to present a new strategy for DAB+ in Poland up to the year 2022, including a much-awaited licencing process.
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Digital radio updates From Slovenia, Ireland, UK and France
29.05.2018 - Arqiva WorldDAB Member - Slovenia![Slovenia Slovenia](/assets/flags/si-342cb0955a7e376361bfee9a7e3f82c5.gif)
![Ireland Ireland](/assets/flags/ie-951a3fab613e28c4a630e519c6d6b158.gif)
![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
The National Broadcasting Council of Slovenia (SRDF) has decided to switch to DAB+ in Ljubljana, with most FM broadcasting to cease from February 2022. In Cork, Ireland, a new small-scale digital radio multiplex is about to begin a 12-month trial period with a capacity to receive 20 programmes. In the UK, Sound Digital's commercial DAB multiplex coverage area will reach an additional four million people following a new agreement with Arqiva. In Lille, DAB+ broadcasts will begin on 19 June.
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