Simon Roberts

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DAB is back to 192 kbps on Radio 3

November 17th, 2006 · No Comments

I'm back in the UK for a couple of days and on turning on my DAB radio this evening, I was pleasantly surprised to hear that BBC Radio 3 is being broadcast at 192 kbps again. A few months ago, the BBC dropped Radio 3 to 160 kbps to make room for a 24/7 looping [...]

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Berlin shops can open round-the-clock on weekdays

November 17th, 2006 · No Comments

buntklicker.de: “Die Berliner sind mal wieder von der schnellen Truppe: Berlin ist das erste Bundesland, in dem ab heute der Ladenschluß an Werktagen vollständig aufgehoben ist.” Great to see Berlin leading on opening up the archaic German shop opening laws. Hopefully the next step will be movement on Sunday opening.

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Tags: Berlin