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RAS (Rundfunk-Anstalt Südtirol) has announced it wishes to begin the digital switchover in South Tyrol in Italy by the end of 2017. The province currently has three DAB+ multiplexes.

Bavaria wants to continue to build up a regional network of regional DAB networks. Bavarian Radio launched the first three regional broadcasters earlier this year. Further distribution areas are currently being planned, with results planned to be published later this year.

Radio Südostschweiz is now broadcasting via DAB+ in Switzerland. Listeners will be able to hear the new service in the Canton of Glarus and the Mittelland, in Northern Switzerland.

Global has turned its national digital station Heart extra into a Christmas radio station, playing non-stop festive favourites. Heart extra Xmas will play all-Christmas music through until December 27th on DAB digital radio.

More than 200 participants gathered in Vienna for the WorldDAB General Assembly. Political representatives of the European Commission and key regulators exchanged views on the future of radio. Broadcasters also shared their hearings studies and business opportunities .

On 1 August, Germany celebrated the 5th anniversary of its transition to digital radio via DAB+ technology. DAB+ has expanded rapidly in Germany and it is expected that by the end of 2016 there will be over 100 transmitters throughout the country.

On November 9th and 10th, 2016, the international radio industry gathered in Vienna for the General Assembly of WorldDAB. More than 200 participants, including political decision-makers, broadcasters and representatives of industry, discussed the growth of DAB+ throughout Europe and beyond.

On Thursday, the WorldDAB Forum took place in Vienna. More than 200 participants, political representatives and regulators from Germany, France, Norway, the UK and Slovakia discussed the future of digital radio and the introduction of DAB+ in key European markets.

At the WorldDAB Forum in Vienna, representatives talked about the most important aspects of the introduction of digital radio via DAB+. According to Graham Dixon, Head of Radio at the EBU three aspects are essential for DAB: first, universality, so that it is available to all. Secondly, it needs diversity, that is, new programmes to meet new and changing needs. Innovation is also the key to success.

More than 200 attendees gathered in Vienna for the WorldDAB General Assembly. The European Commission joined political representatives and regulators from Germany, France, Norway, United Kingdom and Slovakia to discuss the future of digital radio and the adoption of DAB in major markets.