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Harald V, the King of Norway celebrated his 80th birthday on 21 February. To mark the special occasion Lefdal Elektromarked, a leading retailer is giving King Harald a digital radio to celebrate. As Norway is currently under going its digital switchover a DAB+ digital radio seemed like the perfect gift.

NRK has sent a report to the Ministry of Culture in Norway, showsing that the transition to DAB+ in Nordland was completed without major problems, silencing some of the critics to the digital switchover. The report shows how the population of Nordland was exposed to an average of 27 messages about the upcoming digital switchover through a variety of channels such as radio, TV and the internet.

With the digital switchover now underway in Norway, many consumers are looking for ways to upgrade their car radio to DAB+. There are a wide variety of DAB adapters available on the market from manufactures such as Pure, Tiny Audio, Alpine and Clint.

Media Broadcast has re-evaluated its business interests areas with regard to the challenges of digitization and its future revenue, and the company has decided to sell its analog FM antennas and transmitters by June 30, 2018.

Czech Radiokomunikace has added a new transmitter in Beroun to the network of Czech Radio's (CRo's) experimental digital audio broadcasting (DAB). Signal coverage and quality will thus increase. Through the experimental broadcasting by the CRo DAB Prague multiplex, the audience can tune in to CRo channels in Prague and Central Bohemia, with coverage at nearly one fifth of the population (17 percent).

Entry-level trim comes with a head-up display, infotainment system with a standard 8.0-inch display, reversing camera, satellite navigation, DAB radio, Bluetooth connectivity, wireless charging, and the Safety Sense package

As early as 2020, regional radios that cover agglomerations should benefit from greater autonomy by no longer being subject to a concession system with a performance mandate. These amendments can help the transition to DAB+.

Glasgow, in Scotland, now has almost 70 services available on DAB digital radio, 30 of which have started over the past 18 months, following the launch of the Glasgow small-scale DAB mini-mux and the launch of national DAB network, Sound Digital. This year a second national multiplex is set to increase the nationwide range of 16 commercial radio stations throughout Germany.

The clock is counting down to Radiodays Europe and the list of speakers and events continues to fill out. A new session has also been announced. “First Shut Down of FM for DAB+. How Did it Go?” will feature Norway’s Marius Lillelien, NRK Head of Radio, Kenneth Andersen, Head of P4/MTG, and Jacqueline Bierhorst, Director, Digital Radio NL, and will focus on the aftermath of Norway’s shutdown of its FM stations in favour of DAB+.

The Brits are one of the most glamourous and star-studded evenings in the UK's music calendar and VQ will be supplying a range of digital radios from their designer collection for lucky celebrities to take home and enjoy as part of the Brit Awards goodie bags.