WorldDAB: a new president. Jacqueline Bierhorst has been elected President of WorldDAB, the global forum for the DAB+ digital radio industry. Bierhorst was previously vice-president and represents Digital Radio Netherlands. She succeeds Patrick Hannon, who is retiring ... Read More
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Flanders: digital radio on the rise
Flanders: digital radio on the rise New figures from the biennial IPSOS survey show that Flanders is making progress in digitizing its radio landscape. Today, almost half (49%) of all radio listening is via digital ... Read More
Italy and Poland extend DAB+ coverage
Italy and Poland extend their DAB+ coverage.The recent installation of new multiplexes has enabled Italy and Poland to improve their national DAB+ coverage. Italy Italian radio consortium Radio Digitale Piemonte has decided to improve coverage in the ... Read More
DAB+ 50% of population covered
DAB+ 50% of the population covered.Digital terrestrial radio, DAB+, continues to roll out across France. The number of radios available on DAB+ recently doubled in Angers, Limoges and Rennes. With its arrival in cities like ... Read More
Frequency allocation becomes affordable in the Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic, frequency allocation is becoming affordable. After discussions with operators, the Czech Telecommunications Office has bowed to pressure and the price of frequency allocations for DAB+ multiplexes will be lower than initially forecast. Converted by ... Read More
DAB+ tender in Poland
DAB+ tender in Poland.A tender for the extension of the DAB+ multiplex in Poland has been launched. The public broadcaster has decided that broadcasting in Katowice, Łódź and Opole will be handled by Emitel. The tender was launched in ... Read More
Martinique La 1ère on DAB+.
Martinique La 1ère on DAB+.Radio station Martinique La 1ère has received authorization to join the DAB+ experiment. The project, led by Imédias Group, involves broadcasting radio services in DAB+ from three sites in Martinique to ... Read More
Germany: DAB+ reception on the rise
Germany: DAB+ reception progresses. For the first time, more than half of all radios sold are DAB+ compatible. According to the CE Industry Compass survey by ZVEI and Deutscher TV-Plattform in cooperation with GfK, for the first time in ... Read More
UK in-car DAB+ listening on the rise
UK DAB+ listening in vehicles is on the rise. Data provided by RAJAR shows that DAB+ dominates in-vehicle listening, achieving a 51.2% share of listening in cars, vans and trucks. RAJAR announced that ... Read More
Clermont-Ferrand expands its radio offering
Clermont-Ferrand's radio offering is expanding: while 96% of new cars sold in the European Union are equipped with DAB+, this technology is also continuing to roll out in France and its regions, and will cover 50% of the French population by this summer. In ... Read More