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GatesAir suspends sale of AM transmitters
15.03.2018 - GatesAir WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
GatesAir is suspending the sale of new AM transmitters. The news has no impact on the FM line, anchored by its Flexiva FAX or FLX transmitter. For DAB Radio, GatesAir recently launched the Maxiva VAXTE platform and will be showing new power levels at the NAB Show, Redmond said.

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Retro classic: Roberts Revival RD70
15.03.2018 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Of course DAB wasn’t around in the 1950s, but the modern-day Roberts Revival DAB radio design is faithful to that era and a retro essential.

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Ford Ireland complete the ST-Line model range
15.03.2018 - Ireland Ireland
Ford EcoSport ST-Line key features - 17”alloy wheels dark tarnish; Ford SYNC 3 navigation with 8” touchscreen and DAB radio.

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Romania gauges public interest for DAB radio
15.03.2018 - Romania Romania
Romania’s National Authority for Communications Administration and Regulation (ANCOM) announced on March 13 it is launching a public consultation to gauge market interest in the allocation of spectrum available in the VHF and UHF band for terrestrial digital broadcasting services.

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WorldDAB membership crosses century mark
14.03.2018 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
WorldDAB has crossed into triple digits with their membership, as the organisation has announced that with the addition of nine organizations since the start of 2018 there are now 104 official members from 29 countries.

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Radio needs a retune in Ireland
14.03.2018 - Ireland Ireland
DAB provides hundreds of transmissions as a route to a wider choice, ease of use and is resistant to the interference that sanitises the product. FM has a termination date. Today’s young adults do not have the same relationship with FM as previous generations.

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First radio ratings of 2018
13.03.2018 - Australia Australia
SCA chief sales officer, Brian Gallagher says: “Listeners are embracing digital radio with the latest figures showing a 24% increase in DAB+ digital radios (3.8m devices) in Australia in the past 12 months. It’s time to start talking about our digital audiences in the same breadth as the rest of our stations. “Measuring an aggregated analogue and digital audience means we are giving our clients the ability to access more reach than ever before with an additional 360,000 listeners. And SCA is able to monetise all of our stations, be they FM or digital.”

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Mobile technology 5G as a future for digital radio
13.03.2018 - Austria Austria
According to Wolfgang Struber of the Digital Radio Austria Association, the analog-terrestrial possibilities in the radio sector (FM) are qualitatively and quantitatively limited by the regulated market and the free access for the listeners. "That's why digital terrestrial is the way to bring radio into the digital future, complemented by the possibilities of the 5G standard, ie an unregulated market with restricted access for listeners," says Struber.

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DAB threatens the oligopoly of the Spanish radio industry
13.03.2018 - Spain Spain
According to Professor Mateo Burgos García of the Polytechnic University of Madrid, there are three major points to explain why digital terrestrial radio is not definitively promoted in Spain, also known as the DAB, or its evolution the DAB+.

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Suzuki Ignis debuts Ginza limited edition
13.03.2018 - Italy Italy
The infotainment system comes equipped with a 7-inch display complete with navigator, DAB+ radio and Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity.

(Quattroruote) Read more