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Matt Hancock MP announced the plans at the Radio Festival, the radio industry’s annual conference, held in the British Library in London. The minister also announced he is looking at introducing legislation for the regulation of small-scale DAB multiplex services, following a trial by Ofcom. Services on DAB are free from any rules on providing local content. Ofcom was asked to consider how to create a level playing field for analogue and digital audio broadcasting radio services.

Marius Lillelien, Director of Radio at NRK, explores the upcoming digital switchover in Norway, the new programmes planned for DAB+ and the challenges of a FM shutdown.

The Astra will come well equipped with the R, priced from $21,990 getting 17-inch alloys, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, digital radio and a reversing camera as standard.

Wireless Group stations including talkSPORT, Virgin Radio, Pulse and Signal Radio are now officially owned by News Corp after the sale was approved. News Corp says there are significant opportunities to grow reach in the world of sport and entertainment, share talent and cross-promote brands with the new stations, but will run the company on a standalone basis.

Ofcom has concluded that the small-scale DAB trial has successfully achieved all three of its aims.The regulator says the trials could pave the way for hundreds of local digital radio stations, reporting that the technology worked well, and the stations co-ordinated effectively with the multiplex licensees.

Anything that you can turn into a JPEG, PNG or APNG (Animated PNG) can be broadcast over DAB/DAB+ and accurately triggered to appear in time with the audio. The Slideshow feature is one of digital radio’s many strengths but until recently the cost of color screens has restricted it to high-end receivers rather than the mass market.

The report shows that the recent 'small-scale DAB' trials in the UK were highly successful, highlighting that the technology worked well, the stations co-ordinated effectively with the multiplex licensees, and that there is significant demand from smaller radio stations to use DAB. Ofcom have also identified space in the airwaves that could support a UK-wide roll out of the technology, using spectrum bands previously occupied by business radio, paving the way for hundreds more stations to join the digital radio revolution

The car will come with seven airbags and ESP as standard, as well as a DAB, air conditioning and cruise control with a speed limiter.

Ofcom has thrown a lifeline to the local radio sector after approving the use of a new technology that allows tiny broadcasters to upgrade to digital at a fraction of the previous cost. Neil Stock, Ofcom’s director of Broadcast Licensing, said: “This technology could open up a new, local dimension in digital radio. We’re confident that a UK wide rollout of these stations would be technically possible and commercially viable.”

Jon Holmes has starred in another video about digital radio, getting its first screening at the Radio Festival. Jon travels around the UK looking at digital radio and the minimuxes currently operating in a number of towns and cities around the UK, showcasing the growth of digital radio stations.