News

Subscribe to the WorldDAB newsletters and get the latest news on industry developments and upcoming events.

Share with us your news, articles and white papers and have them featured on the WorldDAB website.


Indonesia switches on DAB+
20.04.2016 - Indonesia Indonesia
Radio Republik Indonesia, the public service broadcaster, has turned on DAB+ in Indonesia. This is a permanent DAB+ service, making Indonesia one of the largest DAB+ markets in the world. DAB+ broadcasts will cover an initial three cities, including the capital Jakarta.

(Media.info) Read more


Fiat 124 Spider launches in Poland
20.04.2016 - Poland Poland
The car comes with DAB radio with a 7-inch screen, 2 speakers in the headrest of the driver's seat, 16-inch alloy wheels, manual climate control, central locking, cruise control and power steering as standard.

(Motocaina) Read more


Liverpool stations to change DAB frequency
19.04.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The Liverpool multiplex is changing frequency block from 11B to 10C, the change is to allow extra transmitters to be turned on without interfering with other multiplexes in the area. The two new Liverpool transmitters will expand DAB coverage from 82% to 98% of households in the area.

(Radio Today) Read more


10 best digital radios
19.04.2016 - Pure - Sony Corporation WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Round up of some of the best DAB radios on the market, including models from Pure, Revo, Roberts, Ruark and Sony.

(The Independent) Read more


Renault Megane GT review
19.04.2016 - Germany Germany
The car comes with a range of features including DAB radio, multi-Sense with ambient lighting, seat heating for the front seats, automatic parking brake, dual zone climate control, light and rain sensors and LED headlights.

(New Carz) Read more


RRI Starts DAB+ service in Jakarta
19.04.2016 - RRI (Radio Republik Indonesia) WorldDAB Member - Indonesia Indonesia
With more than 250 million people, the adoption of DAB+ in Indonesia makes it one of the largest DAB+ markets in the world.

(Radio magazine) Read more


French regulator to publish results of public consultation on DAB+
19.04.2016 - France France
The CSA is expected to publish the study results by 13 May. In its analysis of nationwide coverage, the CSA reports that between 13 and 39 services could be authorized in each zone.

Continued deployment of DAB+
19.04.2016 - France France
The CSA (Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel - the French regulator) has taken a step closer to the launch of the second call for applications (Lille, Lyon and Strasbourg) for digital terrestrial radio across France. This was anticipated after the regulator announced a timetable for the deployment of DAB+ in December 2015. The first call for applications took place in 2013 and covered Paris, Nice and Marseille.

(CSA) Read more


Candidates come forward to offer digital radio in Bundesmux
18.04.2016 - Germany Germany
Five applications have been submitted to make use of the spare digital radio capacity in Bundesmux. A formal decision on who the capacity will be granted to will be made in the coming weeks.

(Radio Woche) Read more


Stations begin transition to Digital 2 multiplex
18.04.2016 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Four DAB digital radio stations (Heat, Kisstory, Planet Rock and Absolute 80s) will be removed from their old frequencies by the end of April as part of a transitional migration to the new Sound Digital operated Digital 2 multiplex.

(a516digital) Read more