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Skoda Superb with DAB as standard
21.12.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
This SE Business spec nets you a 6.5-inch touchscreen with Skoda's own navigation software, plus DAB radio, a media interface that will allow music streaming through Bluetooth, and just about everything else you'd expect in a modern car.

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Ed Vaizey talks to Share Radio
18.12.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Share Radio talks to UK Minister of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Ed Vaizey on his career and the benefits of moving to DAB (from 09:25 of audio).

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Medium wave AM switch-off in Germany
17.12.2015 - Deutschlandradio WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
From December 31, Deutschlandfunk will no longer be broadcasting on medium wave.

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Club DAB Italia extend DAB+ coverage to Eastern Piedmont
17.12.2015 - DAB Italia WorldDAB Member - Italy Italy
From 17 December, inhabitants of Cuneo ad Asti can now listen to DAB+ as Club DAB Italia extend their DAB+ coverage.

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Pure celebrates selling 5m DAB radio sets
17.12.2015 - Pure - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Paul Smith, General Manager, Pure said “As the pioneer of the first sub £100 digital radio, we went on to be the first manufacturer to sell half a million digital radios. We’re extremely proud to announce that we are the first manufacturer of digital radios to sell in excess of five million.”

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Paneda on-air in Lillehammer, Norway
17.12.2015 - Paneda WorldDAB Member - Norway Norway
Paneda in collaboration with P4 Radio Hele Norge, will perform a trial with their new Head-End system. The trial is transmitting temporarily on DAB channel 13A in Lillehammer.

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2016 Mitsubishi Lancer with DAB+ as standard
17.12.2015 - Australia Australia
The big news for the 2016 Lancer is a standard DAB+ digital radio for the infotainment system while outside. The 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer is on sale now, with prices starting from $19,500 plus on-roads.

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Towercom awarded licence for T-DAB+
17.12.2015 - Slovakia Slovakia
The regulator RU issued a licence for using the frequency 12C for digital terrestrial broadcasting on the standard T-DAB+ (Terestrial-Digital Audio Broadcast) on the local multiplex in Bratislava to Slovak broadcasting operator Towercom.

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Driving Digital Radio – Geneva
16.12.2015 - Switzerland Switzerland
WorldDAB is hosting a workshop on the role of digital radio in connected vehicles. The event will take place during the Geneva auto show on March 8, 2016.

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Sunrise Radio prepares to go national with new sound
15.12.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
London’s most listened to Asian radio station, Sunrise Radio has unveiled a slew of new on-air changes ahead of its national launch on digital radio, early next year.

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