Ed Vaizey, MP, Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy, has announced that nearly three quarters of new cars (74.1%) now come with digital radio as standard.
Speaking at Radio’s Digital Countdown, a radio industry conference attended by over 200 broadcasters, manufacturers, retailers and industry stakeholders, the Minister described the progress made by the vehicle manufacturers, enabling drivers to enjoy the full range of national and local digital stations in their cars.

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PMM catches up with Poole based digital radio specialists – Celsus – to get the latest updates on the UK digital radio roll out and the ‘retrofit’ opportunity for independents.
December’s Go Digital Conference saw minister Ed Vaizey reaffirm ‘the future of radio is digital’, but when will the switchover begin? Under the ‘listener led’ framework, switchover is triggered once share of listening, which is currently 36.5%, passes 50% and when coverage targets are made.

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It’s nearly two years now since PMM first started to report on the activities of Celsus.

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Digital radio specialists Celsus have welcomed the upcoming introduction of the new digital ‘tick mark’, announced at the recent Go Digital Conference in London.

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The new DABmotion ROLA DAB digital radio conversion kit has been released to the trade by UK distributors Celsus, who are keen to highlight key benefits of the next-generation kit.
Initial DABmotion ROLA stocks are scheduled to arrive into the Poole-based in-car entertainment specialist’s European distribution centre ‘within weeks’. With the popular DABmotion DAB1001 now nearly sold out, pre-orders are already being taken for the new DABmotion ROLA kit (part number: DAB1002).

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Digital radio specialists Celsus have welcomed news that DVLA will start including the new digital radio tick mark on 40 million road tax reminders, raising awareness amongst motorists.

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