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VW adds DAB+ radio to 2022 range, DAB+ car sales up 25% in H1
28 September 2021
Industry body Commercial Radio Australia has welcomed news that Volkswagen Australia has added DAB+ digital radio across most of its model year 2022 vehicle range, including its updated T-Cross SUV and Golf. All Volkswagen passenger and commercial vehicles in Australia will offer DAB+ with the exception of the base model grades of its van and ute range. CRA chief executi...
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Weekly listeners for DAB+ stations climb to 2.35m
3 March 2021
Australia’s DAB+ digital radio-only stations attracted a weekly audience of 2.35 million people in 2020, an increase of 15% from 2.04 million in 2019, according to GfK data released by industry body Commercial Radio Australia. The weekly audience for all DAB+ stations, including AM and FM stations simulcasting on DAB+, reached 4 million*. CRA chief executive officer Joan...
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DAB+ stations attract 54,000 listeners in Canberra
14 May 2020
Canberra’s additional DAB+ digital radio stations, which include Coles Radio, My Canberra Digital, KIX Country, The Edge, Club Lime and Hit Buddha, attract an audience of 54,000 listeners every week, according to GfK’s latest Canberra radio ratings survey. The DAB+ only stations reach a weekly audience equivalent to 14 per cent of the capital city’s total population a...
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Mandurah gets DAB+ for Christmas
18 December 2019
Mandurah will be the ninth city in Australia and the first non-capital to have DAB+ digital radio, when the free to air broadcast technology is rolled out to Western Australia’s second largest city on Monday, December 23. DAB+ stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting, and offers audiences a host of new features, including digital sound quality, on screen information such as song tit...
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Radio industry launches largest DAB+ campaign to date
2 December 2019
The commercial radio industry has launched a landmark consumer-focused DAB+ digital radio campaign, which highlights that radio is the ultimate soundtrack to any situation. The new multimedia marketing campaign is the largest ever DAB+ campaign commissioned by the commercial radio industry since DAB+ services launched in Australia 10 years ago. Utilising both audio and visual mediums, the ...
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Triple M Classic Rock takes out Radio Award
21 October 2019
Triple M Classic Rock Digital was named Best Digital Radio Format at the 31st Australian Commercial Radio Awards on the weekend.The station, which features celebrity Alice Cooper weeknights, LP vinyl records, classic rock anthems and the daily “Classic 9 Moments in Rock History” with Dave Williams, has gained a big fan base through broadcasts in DAB+ in the five major capital cities...
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DAB+ stations in the running for 2019 Radio Awards
19 August 2019
Coles Radio, Triple M Classic Rock Digital, Kinderling Kids Radio, CW Remix for Chemist Warehouse and Elf Radio have been named as finalists for Best Digital Radio Format in the 31st annual Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs).The winner will be announced at the gala event in Brisbane on Saturday, October 19.Australia’s top radio presenters will compete for the coveted Best On Air T...
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