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Digital Radio in Reach of 99% of Norwegians
Seven years after Norway's national FM radio ended, DAB+ looks well entrenched
Norway
Programming and Sales
Bauer Launches Premium Services in Norway
Follows similar launches in UK, Poland and Denmark
News and Business
Nielsen Audio 2020 Report Is Now Available
Study shows DAB+ gaining ground in Norway
Columns and Views
Norway’s Switchover Proves Challenging but Necessary
The nation’s digital switchover offers lessons for other countries
Trends - RM
Norway’s Center Party Calls for Re-establishment of the Country’s FM Service
Spokesman says, it was "mistake to turn off the national FM network before DAB...
Trends - RM
NATO Takes Issue With Norway’s DAB+ Spectrum Allocation
There could be an existential problem looming for Norway's digital radio service in the...
Columns and Views
Norway’s FM Shutdown, Six Months Later
Two different perspectives on this nation’s DAB digital radio adoption
Trends - RM
GatesAir Ships Transmitters to Norway to Support DAB Transition
The total number of GatesAir transmitters deployed in that country stands at 1218
News and Business
GatesAir Ships More Transmitters to Norway
Will have deployed 1218 transmitters in support of the country’s transition to DAB
Trends - RM
Digital Radio News From Europe
France’s CSA has approved seven sites in the Hauts-de-France (the north of France) for...
Trends - RM
Stakeholders Continue to Analyze Early Results of FM Switch-off in Norway
Three months after the national FMs were shut down, a listener survey shows the...
Trends - RM
Norway’s FM Switch Off Is Important Topic at RadioDays
The lessons learned during the shutdown have become a roadmap for other countries considering...
Industry News
Digital Radio Receiver Chip Sales Are Brisk
Frontier sells 45 millionth set of receiver chips
Trends - RM
Initial Surveys Indicate Decrease in OTA Radio Use in Norway
But the Norwegian Media Authority published some data that show local FM stations (not...
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Norway and Sweden Have Contrasting Approaches to Radio
Norway is shutting down national FMs, while Sweden is expanding VHF FM stations
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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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Norwegians Aware of, Listening to More New Digital Radio Content
But overall listenership is down
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Digital Radio Norway’s DAB Tour Continues as National FM Shutdown Nears Completion
In December, the national FM radio stations will shut down in the Troms and...
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DAB+ Radios Continue to Sell Well in Norway and the Netherlands
Digital radio producer Pure launches three DAB radios with the Norwegian Mariusgenseren pattern
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Radio Usage Is Now Stabilizing in Norway
Over-the-air digital radio is used by 1.9 million people daily, corresponding to 72% of...
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Norway’s FM Sunsetting Nears Completion
Stations will shut down on Sept. 15 and Sept. 20
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Norway Sees Increase in DAB+ Radio and Car Adaptor Purchases
The country’s electronics industry reports that 35% of the population says they bought new...
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Survey: Over Half of Norwegians Not Happy With DAB Switchover
The Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet recently commissioned the research company Ipsos to survey people there...
News and Business
Norway Welcomes Smaller Digital Stations
New digital radio stations are attracting more listeners, survey finds
Trends - RM
ACX DAB Antenna Debuts in Norway
Switchon AS has developed a DAB splitter/amplifier combo that goes between the old FM...
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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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Norwegian National FM Networks Continue Shutdowns
In 2017, the NRK, P4 and Radio Norway will disappear from the FM band...
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The Sunsetting of FM Continues Apace in Norway
NRK will terminate FM broadcasts in southern and western Norway as scheduled on June...
News and Business
NRK Preps FM Switch off in Southern, Western Norway
As of June 21, will transmit in digital only in Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland,...
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Norway’s Nkom Considers What To Do With Silent FM Channels
NRK has almost 1200 transmitters and Radio Norway almost 700 — by the end...
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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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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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In-Vehicle DAB Adaptor Manufacturers Note Increasing Sales
In Nordland — the first county in Norway with its national FMs turned off...
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Norway: Initial Listener Reactions to FM Shutdown Aren’t Positive
But dyed-in-the-wool FM holdouts have quite a few options for tuning in to FM...
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Norwegian Government, Industry Helped Stakeholders Prep for FM Shutdown
For starters, NRK opened an information center and staffed it
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Norwegian Radio Listeners Are Still Negative on Recent FM Switch-Offs
Broadcast engineer Eivind Engberg reports on listener reactions to the change
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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...