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On 3 April, the media authority KommAustria extended the existing DAB+ digital radio test facility in Vienna and its surroundings by another year. In the Greater Vienna area, 15 radio programs have been broadcast for the last two years within the scope of the test service, both from established as well as from completely new radio broadcasters.

The agenda has been revealed for WorldDAB's DAB+ workshop, taking place at the start of RadioAsia 2017 in Bangkok. With Thailand recently announcing plans to launch digital radio in 2018, the programme includes key speakers from the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

The agenda for WorldDAB's DAB+ workshop, taking place at the start of RadioAsia 2017 in Bangkok, has been revealed. Building on the success of the DAB+ workshop at ABU DBS in March, the half-day programme includes commercial radio case studies, updates on DAB+ transmission and receiver equipment and the radio spectrum challenge in South East Asia.

Tivoli’s Model One Digital is a retro radio with Sonos-like smarts, featuring FM and DAB radio, as well as bluetooth connecting you to Deezer, TuneIn, Tidal and Spotify – the latter via Spotify Connect.

Thirteen national radio stations are already broadcasting via DAB+, and soon another 16 will join, and all of them are private. Good collaboration between the Federal Government and individual states, positive developments with in-car digital radio and strong progress in neighbouring countries are all contributing to the strong growth of DAB+ digital radio in Germany.

Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission plans to launch digital radio in 2018 and has recently stated that guidelines will be finalised before the start of a DAB+ nationwide trial.

In Germany, at a recent meeting of Landeszentrale für Medien und Kommunikation (LMK), the State Media Authority of Rhineland-Palatinate, an innovative project aimed at facilitating broadcaster’s entry into the world of digital broadcasting was revealed. The portable DAB radio station known as "ODR2go" is an inexpensive means by which local radio stations are able to start transmitting in DAB+.

The lightweight, portable Touring S DAB radio is ideal for the home, office, garden, and wherever your travels take you. When not enjoying hundreds of FM/DAB+ radio stations in digital quality, connect smartphones and more via Bluetooth.

Over the last few years 435 new national and local DAB transmitters have been activated across the UK. The coverage of local DAB stations has now increased to 90% of UK households in a program co-funded by local commercial radio stations and multiplex operators, BBC and DCMS and coordinated by Ofcom.

Patrick Hannon, President of WorldDAB, gave a speech at the EBU Digital Radio Summit in Geneva addressing this subject. Covering the arguments for and against DAB for broadcasters, he concluded that many have already made the choice in favor of DAB digital radio.