Norway - Services on Air - History
14.04.2016
A full listing of the services on air in Norway is available at http://radio.no/dekning/#networks. There are 23 nation-wide channels, 9 commercial and 14 public.
NRK's stations are mainly distributed through their own regionalised DAB-network, though a few stations are temporarily distributed through the commercial DAB-network.
There are also 7 local networks in operation in Norway. In the Oslo area 18 channels are available, in addition to the national networks.
In the national and regional networks, both DAB and DAB+ are transmitted. By 2017, all stations will most probably transmit in DAB+. The local DAB-networks utilise DAB+ only.
The regional multiplexes (NRK)
NRK has 7 regional multiplexes, adding up to a nationally covering network that reach 99.5% of the population. NRK has 14 services in total, 10 of which are currently in the regional network. (4 are temporarily placed in the commercial network). 2 out of these 10 share one channel-slot, sharing the day between them. The main channel, NRK P1, and the digital-only station P1+, have localised content in each region some parts of the day. In each region there are 2 or 3 local versions of these stations (each region covers 2 or 3 counties). The other stations are similar across the country.
The commercial network
The commercial network has a coverage of 92.8% and contains 9 commercial services and (temporarily) 4 NRK services.
The local networks
In Norway, there are 37 regions for local DAB transmissions. An overview of the regions and the frequencies used can be found here. One operator is given licence in each region, and this operator must offer DAB-capacity openly, and at equal terms to all stations. In March 2016, licences for 18 of these regions were awarded for the period of Jan 1st 2017 - December 31st, 2031.
Today, 6 local DAB networks are in operation, under a licence that will expire Dec 31st, 2016. The number of available stations is different by region. In the Oslo area there are 14 local DAB stations as of March 2016.
25.08.2015
A full listing of the services on air in Norway is available at http://radio.no/dekning/#networks. There are 23 nation-wide channels, 9 commercial and 14 public.
NRK's stations are mainly distributed through their own regionalised DAB-network, though a few stations are temporarily distributed through the commercial DAB-network.
There are also 7 local networks in operation in Norway. In the Oslo area 18 channels are available, in addition to the national networks.
In the national and regional networks, both DAB and DAB+ are transmitted. By 2017, all stations will most probably transmit in DAB+. The local DAB-networks utilise DAB+ only.
The regional multiplexes (NRK)
NRK has 7 regional multiplexes, adding up to a nationally covering network that reach 99.5% of the population. NRK has 14 services in total, 10 of which are currently in the regional network. (4 are temporarily placed in the commercial network). 2 out of these 10 share one channel-slot, sharing the day between them. The main channel, NRK P1, and the digital-only station P1+, have localised content in each region some parts of the day. In each region there are 2 or 3 local versions of these stations (each region covers 2 or 3 counties). The other stations are similar across the country.
The commercial network
The commercial network has a coverage of 92.8% and contains 9 commercial services and (temporarily) 4 NRK services.
The local networks
There are 7 local DAB-networks in operation in Norway. Out of the 37 regions assigned a local DAB-frequency, 20 licences have been issued, whereof 6 are in operation. The network in the Oslo area carries 18 stations, and one data service.
20.08.2015
A full listing of the services on air in Norway is available at http://radio.no/dekning/#networks. There are 23 nation-wide channels, 9 commercial and 14 public.
NRK's stations are mainly distributed through their own regionalised DAB-network, though a few stations are temporarily distributed through the commercial DAB-network.
There are also 6 local networks in operation in Norway. In the Oslo area 18 channels are available, in addition to the national networks.
In the national and regional networks, both DAB and DAB+ are transmitted. By 2017, all stations will most probably transmit in DAB+. The local DAB-networks utilise DAB+ only.
The regional multiplexes (NRK)
NRK has 7 regional multiplexes, adding up to a nationally covering network that reach 99.5% of the population by 2015. NRK has 14 services in total, 10 of which are currently in the regional network. (4 are temporarily placed in the commercial network). 2 out of these 10 share one channel-slot, sharing the day between them. The main channel, NRK P1, and the digital-only station P1+, have localised content in each region some parts of the day. In each region there are 2 or 3 local versions of these stations (each region covers 2 or 3 counties). The other stations are similar across the country.
The commercial network
The commercial network has a coverage of 92.8% and contains 9 commercial services and (temporarily) 4 NRK services.
The local networks
There are 7 local DAB-networks in operation in Norway. Out of the 37 regions assigned a local DAB-frequency, 20 licences have been issued, whereof 6 are in operation. The network in the Oslo area carries 18 stations, and one data service.