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For the first time mapped the proportion of listening that takes place in a car. Norwegians spend 23 percent of the time listening on the car radio.

Bernie O’Neill, Joan Warner and Lindsay Cornell spoke during a workshop organised by WorldDMB on the digitisation of DAB radio and its continued growth around the world. In addition, broadcasters from the Asia-Pacific region spoke about the developing concerns regarding digital radio in their individual countries.

The current R1 is the third generation of Ruark’s design to hit the shops and we think it’s the best one yet… With an updated control system and state-of-the-art OLED display, this desktop radio certainly packs a punch when it comes to sound quality.

A new radio station called Downtown Country has been given permission to join the Northern Ireland DAB multiplex. The new service will be a sister station to Bauer’s Downtown Radio and Cool FM, already operating in Belfast. Downtown Country is described as “A genre based music station playing primarily a range of country style music (including American and Irish) aimed at all adults” and will be provided by Bauer.

Having drawn the digital radio map, we can say that the “digital radio in Europe” topic is a complex one and includes not only broadcasters but many industries, governments and, last but not least, the audience. The arguments are clear and most of them well known: terrestrial digital radio is not only reliable in terms of network stability and QoS but also up to 40 times more cost-efficient than broadband.

The latest research by WorldDMB has revealed the growth of DAB digital radio adoption internationally and shows the commitment by the automotive and broadcasting industries to provide better in-car listening.

Sound Digital Ltd has taken the opportunity of follow-up comments to confirm its commitment to providing a second national DAB multiplex in a six page document published today.

The Korean car maker has also updated and improved the 7-inch infotainment system that’s said to have better functionality plus a new DAB radio. The standard system has also been improved and there’s now a TFT LCD dashboard display.

Today sees the launch of digital pop up station Radio 2 Country, broadcasting for the next four days as the UK gears up for Country music festival C2C: Country to Country from London's O2.

Radio needs to give tech savvy consumers in Asia new ways to connect and interact. Digital Radio can help broadcasters achieve that, according to the Asia PacifIc Chair of WorldDMB and Commercial Radio Australia CEO Joan Warner.