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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has announced that it will extend permanent DAB+ service to Canberra, Darwin and Hobart. Digital radio was launched in Australia in the capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in 2009.

The UK’s Office of Communications has published its seventh annual report on the progress of digital radio in the UK. It is intended to provide an update on the availability, take-up, listening patterns, and attitudes towards digital radio there.

The entry price buys an SZ3 model, which comes as standard with six airbags, air conditioning, DAB radio with Bluetooth, 15in wheels, front electric windows and five seat capacity.

The main specifications of the Tesco DR1404P DAB Radio Purple are 20 preset stations, along with a built-in DAB receiver, a headphone socket, mains and battery powered and just a mono output – making it ideal to have in the kitchen at home.

Paneda has won another contract in Troms in northern Norway. The contract was signed with the road authority “Statens Vegvesen” and covers another 7 tunnels that shall be equipped with DAB coverage with break-in functionality.

Canberra, Darwin and Hobart will be the next in line for permanent DAB+ digital radio services, with commercial radio broadcasters today welcoming the ABC’s announcement that it intends to extend services into the three capital cities. Chief executive officer of industry body, Commercial Radio Australia, Joan Warner said commercial broadcasters were working closely with the ABC and SBS on the regional rollout plans.

Radio Norwegian Pop, a new national DAB+ channel will be heard across Norway from Friday 16 December. Editor in chief of Bauer Media, Lasse Kokvik says "the station is a declaration of love to all Norwegian pop artists and all those who love to listen to Norwegian pop music."

Canberra is expected to receive a permanent digital radio service for the first time in 2017. DAB+, offers better sound than AM/FM analogue services and allows for extra stations, images and live text.

Canberra is expected to receive a permanent digital radio service for the first time in 2017. DAB+, offers better sound than AM/FM analogue services and allows for extra stations, images and live text.

According to GfK’s DAB+ Digital Radio Report 4, Coles Radio is the most listened to digital radio station in Australia with 153,000 listeners – up from 151,000 listeners in the previous report. The 80s iHeartRadio (Australian Radio Network) was next best with 128,000 listeners (up from 119,000 listeners), while Buddha Radio fell to third with 126,00 listeners (down from 139,000 listeners).