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Norway will eliminate its FM radio broadcasting this year, becoming the first country in the world to do so.
08.01.2017 - Norway Norway
Norway will eliminate its FM radio broadcasting this year, becoming the first country in the world to do so. "Radio digitization will open the door to a far greater range of radio channels, benefiting listeners across the country," said then-Minister of Culture Thorhild Widvey.

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Pure Evoke H6
08.01.2017 - Pure - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The Evoke H6 feels nonetheless, with a reassuring weight you don’t see in cheap DAB sets. The Pure Evoke H6’s knobs and buttons all feel good, unlike many a cheaper radio.

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Norway to switch off FM radio after 60 years: Critics say move is rushed as UK mulls similar path
07.01.2017 - Norway Norway
Norway will become the first country to switch off its traditional FM radio network and go completely digital next week, amid criticism that the move may have been rushed. Other European countries including the UK are said to be keeping a close watch on the move's consequence.

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Test for rest of Europe: Norway switches off FM
06.01.2017 - Norway Norway
Norway is the first country to switch off the FM radio networks, this will be of great interest to many other countries across Eurrope who may also be considering a digit switchover.

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Oldies Channel starts via DAB+
06.01.2017 - Belgium Belgium
The range of DAB+ radio statiosn available in Flanders this week expanded to include VBRO Evergreen a station dedicated to playing oldies music station.

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Norway to become first nation to switch off FM radio in shift to digital
06.01.2017 - Norway Norway
"We're the first country to switch off FM but there are several countries going in the same direction," said Ole Joergen Torvmark, head of Digital Radio Norway, which is owned by national broadcasters NRK and P4 to help the transition.

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No turning back the dial: Norway starts killing FM radio
06.01.2017 - Norway Norway
Norway is entering the history books with a radio-related first: The country is shutting down its FM radio network in favor of digital-only transmissions via DAB+. The switchover plan has been in place for years as digital radio costs Norway the same as the FM network, $29 million, but allows for eight times more radio stations.

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Norway is killing FM radio
06.01.2017 - Norway Norway
Norway will soon become the first country in the world to gradually stop using the FM radio network, with the first area to switch off these frequencies next week. The government says the digital option will bring savings of more than 200 million kroner ($23.5 million) for broadcasters and a clearer sound for the only 5 million people living in a huge country formed by fjords and mountains.

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This country is killing FM radio in 2017
06.01.2017 - Norway Norway
The plan will see certain regions of Norway shut down FM starting next week, while FM service will end in the capital, Oslo, in September. In its place, Norwegians will rely exclusively rely instead on a radio technology known as DAB, or Digital Audio Broadcasting. Developed in Norway, DAB offers very clear sound and allows broadcasters to transmit more stations using fewer airwaves

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Norway to pioneer retirement of FM radio in favor of digital broadcast
06.01.2017 - Norway Norway
Norway is set to become the world’s first nation to switch off its FM radio network and switch to digital audio broadcasting (DAB). DAB technology was introduced in Norway in 1995 in parallel to the older frequency modulated radio. Roughly 55 percent of households in the nation now have at least one DAB receiver.

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