VIENNA�The planned DAB+ test for Vienna and environs, originally scheduled for the middle of April, has now been pushed back to the end of May.� Two important participants, Austrian public broadcasterORF, and the national commercial broadcasterKronehit, have dropped out of the test, according toradio.nl.
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The remaining participants in the test are rumored to include Radio Maria, ERF Lounge FM, Radio Arabelle, and the German station Absolute Hot.
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The management of Kronehit made a sudden �180 degree� turn according to the same article.� DAB+ is a �full, frontal attack on FM.� It would only be good for the wallet of the electronics industry, as listeners will have to buy a new radio to receive DAB+.�� Kronehit is the only national commercial station in Austria, now seeing a profit after 10 years of operation.�� A nationwide DAB+ network will give them 15 new competitors. �
