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DAB stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting.

It is referred to as Digital Radio Broadcasting (DRB) in official Canadian publications, Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB®) in Europe, Digital Audio Radio (DAR, or DARS for satellite DAR) in the USA, Digital Sound Broadcasting (DSB) by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), etc.

What does DAB do?

It is a means of providing current AM & FM listeners with a new service that offers:

• improved sound quality, comparable to compact discs;
• increased service availability, especially for reception in moving vehicles;
• flexible coverage scenarios;
• high spectrum efficiency;
• new data services similar to RDS in Europe and RBDS in North America (program-associated data, travel & traffic, weather, etc.), but also much more!

All of this using a low cost receiver, with an optional digital data interface for connection to a PC!