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Denmark to switch off FM by 2021
05.04.2018 - Denmark![Denmark Denmark](/assets/flags/dk-551ff5f3734a91169ba24cb4695a7870.gif)
A new government recommendation states that FM will be switched off by 2021 at the latest in order to accelerate the digitisation of radio.
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Goodbye to FM radio in Denmark
05.04.2018 - Denmark![Denmark Denmark](/assets/flags/dk-551ff5f3734a91169ba24cb4695a7870.gif)
Denmark's FM network will be switched off from 2021, or earlier if digital listening figures exceed 50%, from which the switchoff will take place after two years.
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Regular DAB+ broadcasts begin in Vienna, and DAB expansion project completed in UK
05.04.2018 - Austria![Austria Austria](/assets/flags/at-67390350decbc62c0b08d941a5e8d93c.gif)
![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
The first regular broadcasts of DAB + have started in the Vienna, Austria region. Twelve radio stations can be received on the channel 11C multiplex. Across the UK, the program of work to increase the coverage of DAB network, either with new transmitters or modifications to 221 local DAB sites, has been completed.
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The National Council announces a new tender for digital radio in Kiev
05.04.2018 - Ukraine![Ukraine Ukraine](/assets/flags/ua-4a4c153936464131714977c11db597f4.gif)
The tender will feature 4 free spaces in digital multiplex, which will work on two transmitters of the RRT Concern in Kyiv. In total, 14 radio stations can be called in the multiplex.
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Digital radio numbers from Switzerland: Nearly 600,000 DAB+ radios sold
05.04.2018 - OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
In 2017, a total of 304,000 DAB + radios were sold in Switzerland. According to OFCOM, the number of vehicles equipped with DAB + radios as standard has increased significantly. It stood at 66 percent at the end of 2016 and climbed to 85 percent by the end of 2017. For the first time, the number of DAB + -capable vehicles also exceeds the million mark, writes OFCOM.
(Radiowoche) Read more
Switzerland: 600,000 radios with DAB+ sold in 2017
05.04.2018 - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
In Switzerland, almost 600,000 radios were sold in 2017 and have the possibility to receive DAB +, reported by Swiss government organisation BAKOM last week.
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Avalon N5: a new Pure digital radio speaker
05.04.2018 - Pure - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
For wireless connectivity, the Avalon N5 offers FM radio, DAB+ digital radio and Bluetooth 4.1 (compatibility with AAC codec and AVRCP profile). In wired connection, there is a mini-jack input 3.5 mm and a headphone output also mini-jack.
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Study shows 9 out of 10 French people consider radio as an essential right
04.04.2018 - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
A new SIRTI study showed that 94% of French people consider that access to terrestrial radio (FM or DAB+) is a universal right. The study also found that only 23% of mobile listening took place on smartphones, but that this figure is expected to grow as awareness increases that radio listening is possible on smart devices.
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Radio considered universal right by more than 9 out of 10 French people
04.04.2018 - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
93% of French people consider that access to wireless radio (FM or DAB+) must remain free, according to a study conducted on behalf of the Union of Independent Radios (SIRTI).
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Austria starts DAB+ regular operation
04.04.2018 - Austria![Austria Austria](/assets/flags/at-67390350decbc62c0b08d941a5e8d93c.gif)
The pilot operation of the new DAB+ standard was put into fixed service in Austria on Wednesday, as confirmed by the Digitalradio Österreich. The national expansion will then follow in further stages. Digitalradio Österreich chairman Wolfgang Struber: "Another important step in the development of radio is the interoperability of digital radio receivers (receiving DAB+ and FM programs)."
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