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Manchester radio station Sunset will rise again from Monday
08.10.2015 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
The New SUNSET Radio, playing soul, jazz and smooth grooves, will broadcast on DAB radio from 7am.
Station manager Mike Shaft said, “It’s been a long time coming but Manchester will once again have a Black and Minority Ethnic music station that we can all be proud of.”
(Manchester Evening News) Read more
Gaydio giving away £10k to celebrate its extension on DAB
07.10.2015 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Manchester based Gaydio is to give away a £10,000 advertising campaign to celebrate its extension on DAB. Ian Wallace, Business Director of Gaydio says: “Our listeners are an advertisers dream; fiercely loyal and with high levels of disposable income... "
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Useful DAB tips for the holidays
07.10.2015 - Norway![Norway Norway](/assets/flags/no-3a912b38df26cd2185f34aabbddedc01.gif)
Have you turned on DAB radio without getting the reception you need? In places where radio signals have changed, or in areas with limited signal strength, it may be necessary to set up an outdoor antenna for better reception. Not everyone knows that opportunity and that is why we created an animation showing how outdoor antenna installed, says Jarle Ruud.
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Renewing your old radio when upgrading to DAB+
07.10.2015 - Norway![Norway Norway](/assets/flags/no-3a912b38df26cd2185f34aabbddedc01.gif)
Radio digitised, but it does not mean the end of your old radio. Learn how you can upgrade your radio or ensure that it is recycled with this new animation.
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With TPEG & DAB Garmin's Traffic granularity goes beyond TMC tables
07.10.2015 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
At the ITS World Congress in Bordeaux, Garmin was demonstrating an updated version of its real-time traffic service. The new service - to be available to their DAB (Digital Radio) connected PNDs - is coming via a new map release distributed this month.
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French Minister for Culture now able to listen to DAB+ digital radio
06.10.2015 - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
As the French regulator (CSA) prepares to launch DAB+ in 20 cities, founder of Crooner Radio, Jean-Baptiste Tuzet, offers Minister for Culture, Fleur Pellerin, a DAB+ radio receiver by manufacturer VQ, and asks her to "look after radio", adding that "DAB+ guarantees free to air and diverse musical content".
(La Lettre Pro) Read more
Radio is here to stay
06.10.2015 - Singapore![Singapore Singapore](/assets/flags/sg-d3b954e940203891e27506f3f494ea67.gif)
Contrary to many dire predictions, radio continues to be a key medium for the dissemination of information, and can also be a key communications platform in times of emergencies.
And with digital radio becoming more and more ubiquitous, the role radio continues to play is unlikely to be diminished, as The Sound Report finds out.
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York's new radio station goes digital only a year after launch
05.10.2015 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Just over a year ago a new radio station began broadcasting from rooms at Haxby Memorial Hall. And in double quick time Vale Radio has gone digital – with the grant of a DAB digital radio licence. Already 400k people listen to DAB in North Yorkshire.
(YorkMix) Read more
Limited edition Roberts RD60 DAB radio at John Lewis
05.10.2015 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
If you want to get your hands on this limited edition Roberts RD60 DAB radio, you will have to head to the John Lewis website. It's an exclusive to the retailer and a very limited edition.
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Visteon and Mediamobile showcase industry-first digital radio with V-Traffic DAB Data services for European market
02.10.2015 - Visteon Innovation & Technology GmbH WorldDAB MemberLeading automotive cockpit electronics supplier Visteon has teamed up with Mediamobile, the primary European broadcast traffic information service provider and editor of V-Traffic mobility solutions, to offer an industry-first solution that enables cars equipped with Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) radios to receive traffic updates through both digital radio and Internet services, simultaneously.
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