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WorldDAB Summit: FM Shutdowns in Germany and Switzerland
The switchover to DAB+ is targeted by 2026 in Switzerland and mid-2031 in the...
FM shutdown
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SRG SSR Prepares Listeners for All Digital 2025
The Swiss public broadcaster will switch-off FM on Dec. 31
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Swiss Radio Day Discusses FM “Fade Out”
Public, commercial and non-com stations in the country are working to meet the 2026...
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Digital Listening Crests 75% in Switzerland
BAKOM’s Maissen affirms year-end 2024 FM shutdown
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Rising Energy Costs Could Spur Digital Migration
Projected cost reductions cited as reason for Germany to accelerate the migration to DAB+
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WorldDAB Details Technical State of Swiss DAB
New factsheet will help in testing aftermarket receivers ahead of 2024 FM shutoff
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Rai Radio Director Proposes 2030 FM Shutdown for Italy
Roberto Sergio points to the energy savings to justify switching to all digital radio
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RTBF Plans for Move from FM
New strategic plan would see the public service broadcaster for French-speaking Belgium shift to...
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Swiss Lawmakers Consider FM Shutoff Deadline
Proposal would shift shutoff from year-end 2024 to 90 percent use of digital platforms
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Norway’s Metro Group Faces Fine for Oslo FMs
The Norwegian Media Authority will levy fines based on calculations from the National Communications...
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Metro Group Gives in to Pressure and Shuts Down Oslo FMs
Authorities informed Metro Group of fines to be levied if they didn’t desist soon
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Some FMs in Norway Defy Shutdown Orders
State-owned broadcasters had demanded that local radio stations in cities turn off their FM...
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National FMs Will Shut Down in Norway in December
P4 and Radio Norway will shut down their FM transmitters in eastern Norway; NRK...
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Overall Radio Listening Has Declined in Norway
FM shutdowns triggered listener losses but media said this was expected, probably temporary
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Norway DAB Stakeholders Respond to FM Shutdown Criticism
Radio listening in Nordland has gone from 74% prior to the FM shutdowns to...
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Measurements Indicate Overall Audience Loss in Norway FM Shutdown Regions
Enough time has gone by since the first FM shutdowns to examine audience measurements...
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With FM Shutdowns in Norway, Sales of DAB Radio Receivers Soar
Elektronikkbransjen recently reported that Norwegians bought a total of 965,000 DAB radios in 2016,...
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Eivind Engberg Provides Norwegian FM Shutdown Update
The second county in Norway shut down some of their FM transmitters this week
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How Well Is the FM Switch-Off Going So Far in Nordland?
The event was broadcast live on television with international press and radio people from...
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NKOM Publishes Map, Video Illustrating Upcoming FM Shutdowns in Norway
Readers should remember that the upcoming shutdowns of FM in Norway are for their...
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Recycle FM Radios After Norway’s National FM Shutdown, Center Party Says
What to do with all the FM radio receivers that will no longer be...
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Norway’s Center Party Wants to Postpone FM Shutdowns
The parliamentary deputy of the Center Party, says that the many reports about poor...
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Some Norwegian Political Parties Pushing Back Against FM Shutdown
Progress Party is critical of the plan to extinguish the national FM network
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Some Norwegian Broadcasters Object to Scheduled FM Shutdown
The European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority (ESA) has initiated an investigation of the...
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Here Are Further Insights Regarding Norway’s FM Shutdown
A very interesting article regarding the upcoming shut-down of the FM service in Norway...