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64 percent of northerners hear radio by DAB, compared with 74 percent before the digital switchover in the region, according to new figures.

BBC World Service English has launched as a 24/7 DAB+ station in the Netherlands. The station has launched in an agreement with Broadcast Digital Networks (BDN) and Mobiele TV Nederland (MTVNL).

BBC World Service English has announced the 24/7 DAB + radio service launched in the Netherlands. It has signed an agreement with Digital Broadcast Networks (BDN) and Mobile TV Netherlands (MTVNL).

Every Stepway has air conditioning, electric front windows, remote central locking, DAB radio and Bluetooth - and sensible steel wheels that look convincingly alloy without their wallet denting potential.

Digital Radio UK, together with the Radio Academy Midlands and RadioToday, are to hold a digital radio event in Birmingham. “Doing the DAB: Birmingham” will be similar to recent digital radio events in Manchester and Glasgow and will celebrate the strength of digital radio in Birmingham.

In a three year contract BBC World Service English will be streamed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on digital radio in the Ranstad area, which covers the four largest cities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, the Hague, Utrecht and Rotterdam. BBC World Service English is also available in the country via the internet and Hotbird satellites.

Media and entertainment group Global is launching a brand new radio station in the form of Heart 80s on the Digital One (D1) platform. As its name suggests, the new station will be dedicated to playing ‘classic hits from the ‘80s. It is hoped that the new station will increase the Heart brand’s audience, which currently comprises 9.3 million weekly listeners.

Among the sessions at Radiodays Europe will be “First Shut Down of FM for DAB+. How Did it Go?,” which features Norway’s Marius Lillelien, NRK head of radio, Kenneth Andersen, head of P4/MTGand will focus on the aftermath of Norway’s shutdown of its FM stations in favour of DAB+.

Global is starting a third national Heart station, as Heart 80s joins Heart and Heart extra. The new station will launch on Digital One – where Bauer’s 80s station, Absolute 80s, recently left to join the smaller Sound Digital multiplex.

There are a wide range of digital radios available on the market and many have features that are particularly useful when looking to buy for an elderly relative or friend. Features such as ease of use, large display and large buttons are available on a range of DAB+ digital radios.