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BBC Radio Scotland pop-up station to showcase musical talent
28.10.2016 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The "very best" musical talent in Scotland will be celebrated on a new pop-up radio station, BBC Scotland has announced. BBC Radio Scotland Music Extra will run for eight days on digital radio in the run up to St Andrew's Day.

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Italian network operator DAB Italia expands DAB network across Italy
28.10.2016 - DAB Italia WorldDAB Member - Italy Italy
The expansion of the DAB+ network in Italy continues, with a further 14 DAB+ transmitters switched on by network operator DAB Italia. DAB+ coverage in Italy has now extended significantly, to cover major highways and populations in the north (Sud Tyrol, Aurina Valley, Lombardy, Veneto, Turin,), centre (Tuscany, Umbria, the north of Adriatic Coast), and southern Italy (Campania, Basilicata and Puglia).

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RAJAR results: 5 key takeaways from the Q3 listening figures
27.10.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Listening via digital platforms continues to grow, now accounting for 45.5% of all radio listening, with BBC 6 Music setting yet another audience record of 2.342m and Kisstory now the top commercial radio digital-only station with 1.611 million listeners.

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BBC Radio Scotland Music Extra to launch on DAB
27.10.2016 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
A new eight-day pop up radio service in Scotland will broadcast in November, in the run up to St Andrew’s Day. BBC Radio Scotland Music Extra will celebrate Scottish musical talent 24 hours a day from November 23 to 30, showcasing everything Scottish from rock and pop to country, traditional and jazz, while BBC Radio Scotland’s main programming continues as normal.

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Digital listening boosted by record digital station performance
27.10.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Digital listening has grown to 45.5% share, a year-on -year growth of 9% (up from 41.9% in Q3 2015), boosted by record-breaking performances of digital-only stations, according to Rajar Q3 2016 data released today. Listening on DAB continues to grow and now accounts for 71% of all digital listening, with DAB ownership growing to 57% of all households - or 31 million people - a year on year growth of 7%.

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Rajar Q3 2016: Round-up
27.10.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
59% of the population now listen to digital radio each week, with 32 million of those tuning in via a digitally enabled receiver (DAB, DTV, online). The share of all radio listening via a digital platform stood at 45.5% in Q3 - comprised of DAB (32.3%), DTV (5.2%) and listening online or via an app (8%).

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RAJAR Q3 2016: Digital radio continues to grow
27.10.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Digital listening has grown to 45.5% share, a year-on -year growth of 9%, with 6 Music continuing to attract extra listeners on DAB. Ford Ennals, CEO of Digital Radio UK, said: “Digital radio has created an even playing field for national stations and it’s great to see the record-breaking performances for the leading digital-only station BBC 6 Music and the new number one digital-only commercial station, Kisstory."

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All you need to know about DAB+ digital radio
26.10.2016 - Germany Germany
DAB began broadcasting in Germany in 2011 and while the date for a digital switchover is being decided it is important that consumers are educated about the benefits of digital radio.

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REVO SuperSystem - the evolution of home stereo
26.10.2016 - Poland Poland
SuperSystem is adapted to receive a full range of digital radio standards DAB & DAB+ alongside FM radio with RDS and Internet radio with access to 30 thousand stations from around the world.

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Alpine: digital radio DAB+ for everyone
25.10.2016 - Italy Italy
Alpine has launched the EZi-DAB-BT and EZi-DAB-GO , DAB/DAB+ receivers universal handsfree devices, that are easy for the consumer to fit themselves.

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