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The dashboard fight keeps expanding. Zeno Media has added Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support to its ZenoRadio app, bringing international radio stations into connected-car dashboards. The app also retains its low-data “call-to-listen” feature. 👉 🔗 redtech.pro/zenoradio-appl… #RedTechNews #ConnectedCar #AndroidAuto

Should broadcasters increasingly turn nostalgia into live audience experiences? Studio 100 and @VRT's Radio 2 are staging “Hallo Radio 2,” a musical based around Dutch-language hits from the 1970s and 1980s. 👉 🔗 redtech.pro/studio-100-and… #RedTechNews #Radio2 #Studio100

Transmission infrastructure is increasingly about operational efficiency as well as coverage. @GatesAir has appointed Russell Darrell as regional sales manager for Western Europe, focusing on FM, DAB/DAB+ and television transmission markets. Read more👉 🔗 redtech.pro/gates-air-russ… #RedTechNews #BroadcastEngineering #DAB

Connected dashboards are reshaping how listeners find radio in the car. Now South Africa’s @NAB_SouthAfrica has become the first African organization to join the #RadioReady campaign focused on protecting radio’s visibility in connected vehicles. Read more: redtech.pro/radio-ready-so… #RedTechNews #ConnectedCars #RadioReady

Programmatic buying is coming for radio. @PattisonMedia is being proactive. It has launched Resonate, a new platform designed to automate radio campaign buying and audience targeting across its broadcast portfolio. Read more👉 🔗 redtech.pro/pattison-media… #RedTechNews #ProgrammaticAdvertising #RadioAdvertising

Infrastructure resilience is becoming a bigger part of radio strategy. Austria’s @KRONEHIT has selected @lawo and SLG Broadcast for a studio modernization project focused on IP-based workflows, redundancy and operational flexibility. @KRONEHITMusic Read more👉 🔗 redtech.pro/kronehit-selec… #RedTechNews #RadioTechnology #AoIP

Can radio become a stronger engine for local economic visibility? @BeasleyMedia Detroit says its new partnership with the Michigan Black Business Alliance will spotlight Black-owned businesses through on-air, digital and community campaigns across Detroit. Read more here👉 🔗 redtech.pro/beasley-media-… #RedTechNews #RadioIndustry #Detroit

Digital radio is not just about standards — but implementation. The updated @drmdigitalradio Handbook, launched during the DRM General Assembly in Jakarta, expands guidance on deployment strategies, receiver ecosystems and emergency warning functionality. 👉 🔗 redtech.pro/drm-handbook-u… #RedTechNews #DRM #DigitalRadio

What happens when broadcasters get a second chance? Malawi’s regulator has reopened the door for former broadcasters whose licenses had lapsed or been revoked, highlighting wider tensions around regulation, sustainability and media plurality. 👉 🔗 redtech.pro/malawis-former… #RedTechNews #Broadcasting #Radio

Podcast growth is no longer just about downloads — it’s increasingly about forecasting, inventory visibility and campaign precision. Flightpath and @LemonadaMedia have announced a new predictive analytics partnership focused on podcast advertising operations. Read more👉 🔗 redtech.pro/flightpath-and… #RedTechNews #Podcasting #AdTech

Broadcast production is becoming smaller, more distributed and increasingly software-defined. At the upcoming @mpts_london 2026 and @BroadcastAsia 2026 events, DHD.Audio plans to showcase new mixers, Firmware 10.4, AI-based noise reduction and the RM1 production system for remote workflows. 👉 🔗 redtech.pro/dhd-audio-prod… #RedTechNews #BroadcastAudio #MPTS2026

Zeno Media partners with WWHR-FM to expand the campus station’s streaming reach as broadcasters continue pushing beyond terrestrial coverage into global digital audiences. Read more👉 🔗 redtech.pro/zeno-media-wwh… #RedTechNews #StreamingAudio #Radio

Should broadcast radio be mandatory in new cars? Belgian broadcast groups are urging the EU to require FM and DAB+ receivers in all new vehicles, warning that IP-only dashboards could weaken access to trusted information during emergencies. Read more🔗 redtech.pro/eu-car-radio-m… #RedTechNews #DABPlus #RadioInCars

Switzerland’s radio market is entering the decisive endgame of FM. That gives @SwissRadioDay 2026 more weight than a routine annual meetup. Broadcasters gather Aug. 27 in Zurich as one of Europe’s most advanced DAB+ markets works through its final analog transition questions. Read more👉 🔗 redtech.pro/swissradioday-… #RedTechNews #SwissRadioDay #DABPlus

China’s digital radio ambitions are showing more practical signs of movement. At CCBN 2026, @drmdigitalradio and Chinese partners highlighted DRM across transmission, receivers and automotive applications — suggesting deeper market momentum. Read more here👉 🔗 redtech.pro/drm-ccbn-2026-… #RedTechNews #DRM #DigitalRadio

Radio console architecture is quietly changing, and NAB judges seemed to notice. @Wheatstone_Corp won a 2026 NAB Product of the Year award for its VMX virtual mixing platform, built around centralized processing and browser-based access for multi-studio workflows. 👉 🔗 redtech.pro/wheatstone-vmx… #RedTechNews #Wheatstone #NABShow2026

In podcasting, downloads are no longer the full story. @PodcastShowLDN 2026 appears set to focus on the harder challenge — turning listeners into communities and attention into sustainable business. London, May 20–21. 👉 🔗 redtech.pro/the-podcast-sh… #RedTechNews #Podcasting #ThePodcastShow

Average talent follows instructions. Great talent creates moments. @kenbradio’s latest lesson argues that stations need to hire authentic personalities, then stop managing them into predictability. Do you agree? Read more👉 🔗 redtech.pro/hire-great-rad… #RedTechNews #KenBenson #RadioTalent

Radio is still in the dashboard. But it is no longer alone — or in control. David Fernández Quijada examines the strategic fight now unfolding inside connected vehicles, where discoverability and data may matter as much as signal coverage. 👉 🔗 redtech.pro/radios-dashboa… #RedTechNews #ConnectedCar