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Norway - Regulation and Spectrum - History

08.12.2014

Key features of regulation for digital radio in Norway are:

  • Digital radio services are broadcast on Band III
  • All major FM-channels are broadcast on DAB
  • Broadcasting in Norway is regulated according to the
  • Broadcasting Act/Law which gives NRK the right to broadcast nationally. Licences for the commercial broadcasters have been issued up to 2014.There is one national DAB multiplex in use today, seven regional ones (with total coverage corresponding to the national multiplex) plus 3 local multiplexes. One DMB multiplex is in use in the greater Oslo area (trial).The regional multiplexes are operated by NRK, and together they have a total coverage of 90% (as of January 2014). This coverage is similar to the coverage of the national multiplex.
  • The commercial multiplex uses 12D for the entire country
  • There are also other multiplexes regulated for use in Norway including an additional commercial national mux, using 11A and 12A
  • Analogue radio switch-off is planned for 2017 if the following switchover criteria will be met:
  1. NRK must achieve coverage of 99.5% by 2015.
  2. Commercial broadcasters on the national network #1 are required to reach 90% of the population
  3. At least 50% of listeners must daily use a digital platform in 2015. Digital platforms also include listening via the Internet and digital TV. This does not specify market share of listening, but only reach. This criteria has been met. As of November 2014, 51% of all daily radio listeners are now listening to radio via digital platforms, according to the October Digital radio survey. View the press release here.
  4. The solutions for Digital radio in cars must be at an economically and technically satisfactory level for consumers. All counties and half of all municipalities must have established services for aftermarked-service in 2015.
  5. Digital radio to constitute an added value for the listeners
  • Some conditions have to be met for an FM shutdown to take place; other conditions will merely affect the timing of a shutdown
  • If the criteria are not met in 2015, the switchover date will be moved to 2019
15.10.2014

Key features of regulation for digital radio in Norway are:

  • Digital radio services are broadcast on Band III
  • All major FM-channels are broadcast on DAB
  • Broadcasting in Norway is regulated according to the
  • Broadcasting Act/Law which gives NRK the right to broadcast nationally. Licences for the commercial broadcasters have been issued up to 2014.There is one national DAB multiplex in use today, seven regional ones (with total coverage corresponding to the national multiplex) plus 3 local multiplexes. One DMB multiplex is in use in the greater Oslo area (trial).The regional multiplexes are operated by NRK, and together they have a total coverage of 90% (as of January 2014). This coverage is similar to the coverage of the national multiplex.
  • The commercial multiplex uses 12D for the entire country
  • There are also other multiplexes regulated for use in Norway including an additional commercial national mux, using 11A and 12A
  • Analogue radio switch-off is planned for 2017 if the following switchover criteria will be met:
  1. NRK must achieve coverage of 99.5% by 2015. Commercial broadcasters on the national network #1 are required to reach 90% of the population
  2. 50% of listeners must daily use a digital platform in 2015. This does not specify market share of listening, but only reach
  3. Digital platforms also include listening via the Internet and digital TV
  4. There must be reasonably priced, reliable in-car adaptors on the market by 2015
  5. Added value for the listeners
  • Some conditions have to be met for an FM shutdown to take place; other conditions will merely affect the timing of a shutdown
  • If the criteria are not met in 2015, the switchover date will be moved to 2019
04.02.2014

Key features of regulation for digital radio in Norway are;
• Band III
• All major FM-channels in Norway on DAB
• Public broadcaster NRK has own MUX in air, second MUX is mix public/commercial
• Analogue radio switch-off date planned for 2017 if conditions will be met
• Switchover criteria:
– NRK must achieve coverage of 99.5% by 2015. Commercial broadcasters on the national network #1 are required to reach 90% of the population
– 50% of listeners must daily use a digital platform in 2015. This does not specify market share of listening, but only reach
– Digital platforms also include listening via the Internet and digital TV
– There must be reasonably priced, reliable in-car adaptors on the market by 2015
– Added value for the listeners
– If the criteria are not met in 2015, the switchover date will be moved to 2019

Broadcasting in Norway is regulated according to the Broadcasting Act/Law. According to this Act, NRK has the right to broadcast nationally. Licences for the commercial broadcasters have been issued up to 2014.

In Norway, there is one national DAB multiplex in use today, seven regional ones (with total coverage corresponding to the national multiplex) plus 3 local multiplexes. One DMB multiplex is in use in the greater Oslo area (trial).

The regional multiplexes are operated by NRK, and together they have a total coverage of 90% (Jan.-14). This coverage is similar to the coverage of the national multiplex.

The commercial multiplex uses 12D for the entire country.

There are also other multiplexes regulated for use in Norway, including an additional commercial national mux, using 11A and 12A.