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Radio Caroline in London on DAB+
02.04.2018 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Radio Caroline has been available in London since this Easter weekend via DAB+. The station already broadcasts in England with a temporary DAB+ license until June 2018 in six other places.
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Ukraine will build 10-channel DAB multiplex for Kyiv
02.04.2018 - Ukraine![Ukraine Ukraine](/assets/flags/ua-4a4c153936464131714977c11db597f4.gif)
10 radio stations in Kyiv are to broadcast in DAB, with three of those being dedicated to public broadcasting. Eight companies were granted the right to broadcast in digital, with licences awarded for seven years.
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Dutch court confirms digital radio is the successor to FM
01.04.2018 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
The Dutch court upheld the accuracy of the information campaign in the Netherlands, which identifies DAB+ digital radio as a successor to FM. The Dutch court has now made a clear statement: "Advertising is not misleading because the digitisation of radio air is taking place all over the world. DAB+ is practically the only successor to FM broadcasting.
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DAB+ is the only practical successor to FM, the Dutch authorities have decided
01.04.2018 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
The Dutch Advertising Regulatory Committee (RCC) has concluded that a promotion for DAB+ by Digital Radio NL in the Netherlands is not "fake advertising", retracting its previous decision to find the campaign misleading to consumers. "The digitization of airborne transmissions takes place all over the world. DAB + is the only practical successor of FM," the committee concluded.
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Teufel 3sixty
01.04.2018 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
The Teufel 3sixty is a modern radio that can do much more than a normal radio. On board are things like DAB+, FM, DLNA, Bluetooth and Spotify Connect. In addition, you can also connect a device such as the Amazon Echo Dot on the jack to the radio on request.
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Isle of Man minister puts forward DAB question
01.04.2018 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - Isle of Man![Isle of Man Isle of Man](/assets/flags/im-7f60810fd814bb24022fa838e33d87c9.gif)
The BBC could be approached by the Isle of Man government to help radio stations in the island broadcast digital content via local DAB transmitters. Chief minister Howard Quayle said he could raise the issue of allowing other stations to use the DAB transmitter as part of wider negotiations over the TV licence fee and the corporation’s Isle of Man coverage.
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RCC: DAB + advertising campaign is not misleading
31.03.2018 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
The advertising campaign in which DAB + is the digital successor to FM is not misleading. This was the opinion of the Board of Appeal of the Advertising Code Committee (RCC).
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Living with the Hyundai i30 N
30.03.2018 - Hyundai Motor Group WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
There’s wireless phone charging, sensors front and rear, DAB radio, keyless entry, and the eight-inch infotainment features sat nav among other things.
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WorldDAB President Patrick Hannon hails launch of DAB in Ukraine
29.03.2018 - Ukraine![Ukraine Ukraine](/assets/flags/ua-4a4c153936464131714977c11db597f4.gif)
WorldDAB President Patrick Hannon on Ukraine launching DAB+ services: "Now, for digital radio, this is a very important day. It is a very important day for you in Ukraine: with Ukraine launching DAB+ you’re joining, really, a family of countries that have DAB+ services. We’re now, really, established as the core platform for the future of radio in Europe."
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10 radio stations will broadcast in digital format in Kyiv
29.03.2018 - Ukraine![Ukraine Ukraine](/assets/flags/ua-4a4c153936464131714977c11db597f4.gif)
Ukraine's National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting (NRADA) has announced that 10 stations have been selected to broadcast in DAB format following a competition launched last year. The digital broadcasting licenses have been granted to broadcasters for the period of 7 years.
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