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Minster FM launches Mince Pie FM on DAB
01.12.2017 - United Kingdom
Minster FM in Yorkshire has today launched a dedicated pop-up radio station playing nothing but Christmas music, ad free on DAB.
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Digital Radio UK welcomes publication on eighth Ofcom Digital Radio Report
30.11.2017 - United Kingdom
Ford Ennals, CEO, Digital Radio UK, said: “We welcome the Ofcom Digital Radio Report which highlights the increasing popularity of DAB across the UK."
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Latvia decides not to continue with DAB+ until 2022
30.11.2017 - Latvia
In November 2017 the NEPLP evaluated the results of the year long DAB+ trial in Riga carried out by the State Radio and Television Center of Latvia and decided not to continue the trial nor to support the introduction of DAB+ in Latvia until December 31, 2022.
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Czech Radiokomunikace adds three transmitters for DAB+ broadcasting
30.11.2017 - Czechia
Czech Radiokomunikace (CRA) extended the coverage of DAB broadcasting for Czech Radio (CRo) with three additional transmitters. The digital broadcasting was available already in Prague and Beroun, and now the operator adds Plzen, Ostrava and Brno.
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The digital radio change is coming to Troms and Finnmark
30.11.2017 - Norway
On December 13, radio stations will end their FM broadcasts in Troms and Finnmark, as the transition is made to DAB+.
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Tangent introduces DAB2Go Junior and DAB2Go+ DAB radios
30.11.2017 - United Kingdom
Tangent has launched two new DAB radios for the younger listener.
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DAB+ in Europe: rapid progress in the digitisation of broadcasting
30.11.2017 - Germany
Digital radio DAB+ is on the rise throughout Europe. After Norway, the next countries are preparing to phase out analog FM technology, while others are launching DAB+.
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DAB upgrades assist Arqiva
30.11.2017 - United Kingdom
Arqiva's expansion of Britain’s DAB radio network has fueled the 8.8 per cent revenue increase in the sector. The UK national DAB network now covers more than 97 per cent of the population, while local commercial radio reaches 91 per cent.
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Absolut Digital welcomes further DAB+ network expansion
30.11.2017 - Germany
Absolut Digital, producer of two digital radio programs, expressly welcomes Media Broadcast's plan to expand the DAB+ network to 120 locations later this year. Three more locations in Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Bavaria start operations.
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Media Broadcast completes 120th transmitter site for national DAB network
30.11.2017 - Germany
Germany's Media Broadcast recently commissioned additional transmitter locations for the nationwide DAB Digital Radio Multiplex. With the final expansion in 2017, the network has grown to a total of 120 transmitter locations, and next year it will be expanded further.
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