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Following the digital switchover in Nordland in early January, Digital Radio Norway has released new data showing the impact of the FM switch off on radio listening. DAB is now the most common platform for radio in Nordland. 81 percent of all radio listeners use DAB, before the digital switchover the reach was 57 percent.

Standard kit on even the entry grade HSE models is comprehensive and includes sat-nav, heated front and rear seats, DAB radio, a reversing camera and enough hardware to launch a space rocket.

The radio world has been watching Norway to see if its bold experiment to switch off FM radio and replace it with DAB+ digital radio will be successful. So far so good, according to Jørn Jensen from Norway's national broadcaster NRK who provided an update on the digital switchover at ABU DBS 2017.

The second nationwide digital radio multiplex is to be broadcast as soon as possible. The media institutions have set a tight schedule for this and four applications are currently being considered from Digital Audio Broadcasting Platform DABP GmbH, Absolut Digital GmbH & Co. KG, Media Broadcast Digital Radio GmbH and Radio digital GmbH.

Which? put the latest digital radios from Pure, Roberts and John Lewis through our tough lab tests

The infotainment system offers DAB radio and satellite navigation with a smart user interface. A BOSE seven-speaker sound system is available as an option.

For every parent who has lunged at the radio or Spotify controls when they hear an explicit word belt out in a pop song, a new G-rated radio station comes as welcome relief. Kinderling is Australia’s first child friendly radio station broadcast nationally on DAB+ and online from kinderling.com.au.

If you want a digital radio that can wake you up or follow you out to the garden, here are six of the best including models from Pure, John Lewis, Roberts and Goodmans.

Over 140 industry professionals from 20 different countries joined the DAB+ workshop at ABU DBS this year, discussing the progress of DAB+ in the region, hybrid radio, the business case for implementing DAB+ and the benefits of DAB+ in smartphones.

WorldDAB Automotive 2017 will once again unite automakers and their suppliers with broadcasters from across Europe. The event will provide the latest information on coverage, new on-air content and joint digital radio automotive initiatives; a look how the digital radio roll-out benefits drivers; a status update on Norway’s digital switchover on the automotive sector; and insight into WorldDAB’s Automotive User Experience Group, which aims to improve the digital radio listening experience in the car.