Norway - Current situation - History
02.02.2016
Norway announced on 16 April 2015 that they will be the first country to close down national FM-transmissions and switch to DAB and digital radio in 2017. The switchover process starts in January 2017 and takes place over a 12-month period, conducting changes region by region. Switchover will affect all national radio stations and commercial local radio stations broadcasting in larger cities. Community-radio and smaller local radio stations will continue to broadcast on FM for five more years after national switchdown.
The report leaves it to the broadcasters to choose between DAB or DAB+ transmissions. By 2017, all DAB broadcasting in Norway will most probably broadcast via DAB+.
According to the Digital Radio Survey for Q4 2015, conducted by TNS Gallup, 60% of Norwegians use digital radio on a daily basis. 26% of Norwegians have DAB in their car, up from 20% in Q4 2014 and 10% in 2013.
Download the Q4 2015 TNS Gallup Survey
Download the Q1 2015 TNS Gallup Survey[ : http://radio.no/2015/05/57-prosent-bruker-digital-radio/]
21.01.2016
Norway announced on 16 April 2015 that they will be the first country to close down national FM-transmissions and switch to DAB and digital radio in 2017. The switchover process starts in January 2017 and takes place over a 12-month period, conducting changes region by region. Switchover will affect all national radio stations and commercial local radio stations broadcasting in larger cities. Community-radio and smaller local radio stations will continue to broadcast on FM for five more years after national switchdown.
The report leaves it to the broadcasters to choose between DAB or DAB+ transmissions. By 2017, all DAB broadcasting in Norway will most probably broadcast via DAB+.
According to the Digital Radio Survey for Q4 2015, conducted by TNS Gallup, 60% of Norwegians use digital radio on a daily basis. 26% of Norwegians have DAB in their car, up from 20% in Q4 2014 and 10% in 2013.
Download the Q1 2015 TNS Gallup Survey[ : http://radio.no/2015/05/57-prosent-bruker-digital-radio/]
18.08.2015
Norway announced on 16 April 2015 that they will be the first country to close down national FM-transmissions and switch to DAB and digital radio in 2017. The switchover process starts in January 2017 and takes place over a 12-month period, conducting changes region by region. Switchover will affect all national radiostations and commercial local radiostations broadcasting in larger cities. Community-radio and smaller localradio-stations will continue to broadcast on FM for five more years after national switchdown.
The report leaves it to the broadcasters to choose between DAB or DAB+ transmissions. By 2017, all DAB broadcasting in Norway will most probably broadcast via DAB+.
According to the Digital Radio Survey for Q1 2014, conducted by TNS Gallup, 57% of Norwegians use digital radio on a daily basis. 20% of Norwegians have DAB in their car, up from 10% in 2013.
Download the Q1 2015 TNS Gallup Survey[ : http://radio.no/2015/05/57-prosent-bruker-digital-radio/]