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DAB for both car and home radio were amongst last year's big Christmas presents says Stian Uggerud an Expert at Kongsvinger

More than 80% of the record 2,692,786 new cars sold in the U.K. last year featured the latest digital radios, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says. It says with 2.28 million new cars having the radios fitted as standard, it is the first time the 2 million milestone has been reached.

A digital radio event organised by Digital Radio UK, in Glasgow will see the city’s leading radio figures from BBC, commercial and community radio who will share their behind-the- scenes insights on the innovation that is driving Glasgow’s digital radio growth.

Digitalradio Norge's DAB+ caravan began its tour of Møre og Romsdal to inform about the transition to DAB+, as the DSO is due to happen in this county on 8 February.

Ole Jan Larsen, Managing Editor NRK P2 noted how the move to DAB+ provides listeners in Norway with the best ever radio offering, and for us who work with radio it gives the opportunity to develop their offering. NRK P2, is starting the new year with a clear ambition to become even more important for listeners interested in culture and news.

The Cologne-based gay broadcaster "lulu.fm" announced that from the 1st February they will begin broadcasting in the entire Rhine-Main area via DAB+.

The first FM broadcasts was extinguished in Nordland Wednesday 11 January and continue throughout the year. There is great variety of radios avaialble in stores, so for consumers it's about finding a radio they like

London II DAB multiplex owner Switchdigital has spaces available for radio stations wanting to broadcast in the capital. Due to a change in the line-up, Switchdigital has room for either one stereo DAB service or three DAB+ stations to broadcast to 5.3 million households in London.

Entry price cars come with 15in alloy wheels, LED daytime running lights, a DAB radio with USB and aux connections, Bluetooth with steering wheel-mounted controls, electric front and rear windows and driver's seat height adjustment.

A new piece of legislation that will pave the way for small-scale DAB to become a permanent fixture in UK broadcasting has received cross-party support. The Bill will allow the ten trials taking place in the UK to remain on-air and facilitate the creation of additional small-scale multiplexes. Small-scale DAB is seen as a cheaper way of distributing radio stations, particularly community stations across a much smaller area than traditional local DAB multiplexes.