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Dec 16 2019
16 December 2019, London, UK: WorldDAB’s latest market report reveals that by the end of Q2 2019, over 82 million consumer and automotive DAB/DAB+ receivers had been sold in Europe and the Asia Pacific – up from 71 million one year earlier. Available to download as an infographic, the new data published by WorldDAB gives a […]
Nov 7 2019
Irish state broadcaster RTÉ is to close all of its DAB digital radio services, including RTÉ Gold, RTÉjr Radio & RTÉ Radio 1 Extra. The closures are part of major cuts across the organisation, including 200 jobs being lost and the closure of its studio facilities in Limerick, home of RTÉ lyric fm. RTÉ says […]
Feb 4 2019
Ofcom requires the UK’s DAB digital radio broadcasters to comply with certain technical rules which establish a common minimum set of technical standards for the way that DAB signals are transmitted. We are proposing to revise some aspects of these technical rules, to ensure they remain appropriate and proportionate. The main aim of these rules […]
Oct 30 2018
WorldDAB has published its latest market report, which illustrates that by the end of Q2 2018, more than 71 million consumer and automotive DAB/DAB+ receivers had been sold in Europe and Asia Pacific. This, says WorldDAB, is up from 58 million in Q2 2017. According to the organization, the new study, which covers Australia, Belgium, […]
Oct 29 2018
Four million more listeners across the UK can now receive 19 further radio stations on DAB digital radio for the first time following the launch of new transmitters covering parts of East Anglia, the South West, Kent, South Wales and North East Scotland. The new transmitters have expanded the coverage of Sound Digital, the national […]
Sep 25 2018
UK, London, 25 September 2018: Sound Digital, the national commercial DAB multiplex operated by Arqiva, Bauer and Wireless, has today announced that its expansion programme of 19 new transmitters is nearing completion, with the first of the extended coverage areas due to go live in the coming weeks. Announced in May 2018, the expansion of […]
Dec 19 2017
Forces Radio BFBS is returning to national DAB digital radio next year. After nine months away we will return as a DAB+ station on January 24 2018. As the forces broadcaster, we entertain, inform and connect the British Forces community worldwide. Even if we do say so ourselves, Forces Radio BFBS broadcasts a superb line-up […]
Dec 13 2017
The switchover started in the county of Nordland in January and was completed on December 13 when the broadcasters switched off their FM broadcasts in the counties of Troms and Finnmark. The FM-switch-off was completed according to the Regional Plan. The coverage for DAB+ in Norway is 99,7 percent of the population for the NRK’s […]
Nov 28 2017
BBC Radio Cymru’s new second radio service is to launch on the 29th January, offering additional choice to Welsh speakers on DAB, online, iPlayer Radio and digital TV platforms. In a speech at Pontio in Bangor on Monday night, the Director of BBC Wales, Rhodri Talfan Davies, said the development of Radio Cymru 2 was […]
Jul 10 2017
Kiss Fresh has taken a national slot on DAB digital radio, the station is now broadcasting on the Digital One national DAB multiplex using a bitrate of 80 kbps mono. As part of the move on to a national platform, Kiss Fresh will focus on new tracks from 7 am, with specialist programmes now starting […]
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
Jul 19 2021
A small-scale revolution for local radio
Thousands of listeners right across the UK are set to enjoy a richer and wider range of radio programming thanks to an innovative new technology called small-scale DAB. Pioneered by a spectrum planner, small-scale DAB provides a low-cost way for local commercial, community and specialist music services to take to the digital airwaves. Since February, […]
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