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Yamaha RX-V485
28.04.2018 - Spain![Spain Spain](/assets/flags/es-0105af8bcb0833ad75f5f014542361ab.gif)
This receiver is actually a variant of the Yamaha RX-V485. In that the built-in analogue radios are FM and AM, and in this model the AM radio is changed by a digital DAB.
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2018 Nissan Leaf
28.04.2018 - Norway![Norway Norway](/assets/flags/no-3a912b38df26cd2185f34aabbddedc01.gif)
The top model, Tekna, is packed with most of what you need. For example, it includes leather interior, full LED light, Bose system with DAB radio, the largest infotainment system, 17 "alloy wheels and intelligent cruise control - including crash assistant and file holder.
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Digital radio brings tight targeting and happy listeners
28.04.2018 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
One of the benefits of digital platforms is that you can launch new, niche radio stations. In the ultra-competitive market of London, where a typical listener can find over 110 radio stations on their DAB receiver, there’s Fix Radio. The station has just celebrated its first birthday, and is growing both in listenership and in advertising - describing itself as an “important platform to the construction industry’s biggest brands”.
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Pure Siesta Home
27.04.2018 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
It marries DAB/DAB+ and FM radio with Bluetooth streaming and a built-in CD player. The Siesta Home has 40 station presents (20 digital and 20 FM), as well as four alarms.
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Switzerland launching DAB+ advertising campaign
27.04.2018 - OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
The Swiss government is launching a new advertising campaign in 2019 to promote DAB+ to run for years to promote the country's transition from FM to DAB+.
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Pure Siesta Home
27.04.2018 - Pure - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Pure announces the launch of Siesta Home; its most compact all-in-one audio system, featuring DAB+/FM radio, Bluetooth music streaming and a CD player.
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Bakom to select agency for DAB+ information campaign
27.04.2018 - OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
Swiss regulator OFCOM is preparing a tender to select an agency to run a four-year information campaign on the transition to the digital radio standard DAB. The project has a budget of CHF 5.5 million, and the campaign is expected run from 2019.
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OFCOM to launch campaign tender to publicise DAB+
27.04.2018 - OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
To inform Swiss residents about the transition to digital radio, OFCOM will launch an information campaign to run from 2019 at a budget of 5.5m francs, and is running a public tender to advertising agencies to run the campaign.
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German minister Dorothee Bär calls for development of digital radio transition plan
26.04.2018 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
Dorothee Bär, German minister of State for Digitization discusses the transition taking place to DAB+ radio in Germany. "The priority is for market participants to develop a transition scenario, something that has been well done in other countries. In the center of attention will be the question of when enough listeners listen to the radio digitally, so that a change is possible."
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All-new Ford Focus
25.04.2018 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
The entry-level Style and the Zetec models include DAB radio.
(Belfast Telegraph) Read more