Neowin News Feed for: Dab

Norway to switch off its FM radio network beginning January 11th

Joel Shedroff — Sat, 07 Jan 2017 03:26:01 +0000

In a deeply unpopular move, Norway will officially begin killing off its FM network. Critics have cited a lack of sufficiently upgraded car stereos and potential impacts to emergency broadcasts. Read more...

LG Stylus 2 is world's first smartphone to support DAB+ digital radio

Andy Weir — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:08:01 +0000

With the first country set to begin switching off FM radio transmissions in January, LG has unveiled the first smartphone to support DAB+ digital radio: the Stylus 2, running Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Read more...

Video killed the radio star - but Norway's killing FM radio in 2017

Andy Weir — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:41:39 +0000

Norway will be the first country in the world to switch off FM radio in 2017 - but with just 20 months to go until the shutdown begins, 45% of Norwegian homes and 80% of cars are still not DAB-ready. Read more...