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DAB+ information campaign planned for Switzerland
25.04.2018 - OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
The Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) has tendered a mandate for a four-year information campaign on DAB+ from 2019, to enable smooth transition from FM to DAB+.
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New DAB+ marketing campaign in Germany
25.04.2018 - Deutschlandradio WorldDAB Member - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
ARD, Deutschlandradio, private providers and other members of Digitalradio Deutschland will begin a marketing campaign promoting DAB+ from 2 to 11 May with the slogan "DAB+, because that's the way radio goes today."
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GatesAir ships more transmitters to Norway
25.04.2018 - GatesAir WorldDAB Member - Norway![Norway Norway](/assets/flags/no-3a912b38df26cd2185f34aabbddedc01.gif)
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GatesAir is getting ready to send its final shipments of transmitters to Norway, bringing the total of its transmitters deployed to 1218 in support of Norway's transition to DAB. GatesAir says it has been involved in Norway’s DAB digital radio activity since the nation’s first tests in 1994.
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Yamaha RX-D485 with DAB+
24.04.2018 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
The model variant RX-D485 also has a DAB+ tuner for digital radio reception on board.
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Sony XDR-V20D, stereo DAB radio with clock radio
24.04.2018 - Sony Corporation WorldDAB Member - Italy![Italy Italy](/assets/flags/it-ed6e2b1f4508b8d75c63827fa7d8d0bd.gif)
This accessory, in addition to allowing you to listen to FM radio stations, supports the DAB standard, which means that it receives and decodes this type of signal and offers in areas covered in Italy (for radios that already support it from now) very high quality broadcasts, with sound comparable to that of CDs or digital players.
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Pure Siesta S6 Digital and FM Clock Radio with Bluetooth
24.04.2018 - Pure - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
The range of DAB stations is endless. There’s 40 presets available – 20 for FM and another 20 for DAB.
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German broadcasters team up to promote DAB+
24.04.2018 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
ARD, Deutschlandradio, private providers and other members of the association Digitalradio Deutschland will be promoting DAB+ together within the framework of an action period from 2 May to 11 May. Among the cross-media measures include TV and radio spots, print and online motifs and program notes. The radio spots put a focus on the digital reception under the slogan "DAB+, because that's how radio goes today".
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Full programme released for WorldDAB Automotive 2018
24.04.2018 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Sessions scheduled to take place during the event will focus on digital and key markets, the user experience, the connected car, the dashboard, technical aspects, the aftermarket, as well as the role of dealerships.
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Digital radio: Invitation to tender for DAB+ information campaign in Switzerland
24.04.2018 - OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
In order for the Swiss population to be able to prepare for the migration of the broadcasting of radio programme services from FM to DAB+, the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) today issued an invitation to tender for a four-year DAB+ information campaign beginning in 2019. In this way the Federal Office is supporting the radio industry, which will increasingly broadcast programme services digitally via DAB+ networks and switch off its FM stations in a few years.
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OFCOM Switzerland announces 5.5m francs funding to promote DAB+
24.04.2018 - OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
Over the next few years, radio broadcasting via FM will gradually be replaced by DAB+. To make the digital technology even better known, the federal government has now launched a second information campaign for 5.5 million francs.
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