Some facts for people who say DAB is a failure in the UK;
• 40% of UK homes have a DAB radio.
• Half the population listen to radio via a digital platform at least once a week.
• Almost one-third of all radio listening is done via a digital platform.
• Overall radio listening is increasing.
• DAB is becoming the standard fit radio in new cars.
This has all been achieved in under ten years, without any subsidy, and against strong sentiment that DAB just doesn’t work. Well, it appears the numbers speak for themselves.
Source: RAJAR

The UK Radio Player is up and running.
It’s a single online source for all radio in the UK. It’s very easy to use and you can search for radio by station, presenter or programme name and more. It will show results for live radio and podcasts/on-demand audio.
There are two things in particular that impress the hell out of me with this project;
1 – It’s ease of use. Simple use is a core quality of radio and we have to maintain this into the future. The various standards/players you …

The Australian is reporting that more than 100,000 digital radios have been sold Down Under in the six months since DAB+ launched there.
The figure, twice as many as expected, was revealed by Frontier Silicon the company which supplies the chips and software for the majority of receivers in the market. Chief Executive of Frontier Silicon, Anthony Sethill, says they expect a further 250,000 sales this year meaning Australia will have 400,000 units in the market by Christmas.
Joan Warner of Commercial Radio Australia said they will “have official figures in March …

The beginning of a new year is a good time to look at what’s in store for DAB over the coming months.
The downturn in the economy has unsurprisingly put the brakes on investment in DAB across Europe. However it has not prevented many countries from considering how they will implement digital broadcasting as the economy picks up again.
Ireland
The BAI are due to publish a white paper on how digital broadcasting will progress in Ireland. It’s widely expected they will establish DAB in line with new FM licences due for renewal …