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The radio audience reaches the same levels as before the start of the FM shutdown in January 2017. The first Norwegian regions that have made the transition from FM to digital already show strong audience levels.

Norway, the first country to switch off FM radio to move 100 per cent to DAB, has reported that the first region to have made the radical change, Nordland County, has said viewing figures have remained the same while advertising has risen.

In 2017, Norwegian radio will be moving from analogue to digital technology. The conversion to digital radio is done regionally. In the administrative region of Nordland, the first region in which the FM stations were switched off, listeners are currently reaching the same values ​​as 2016: in the second quarter of 2017, 64.2% of the population of Northern Germany listened to radio, compared with 64.8% in the second Quarter 2016.

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Today it was historically quiet at FM in Sogn and Fjordane, Hordaland, Rogaland, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. Now all nationwide radio broadcasts are on DAB and other digital platforms. "This means more channels and a larger radio offer for all those living here," says Ole Jørgen Torvmark, Director of Digital Radio Norway.

Each model comes with DAB digital radio, satellite navigation, emergency autonomous braking, front and rear parking sensors, and cruise control with a speed limiter.

All five models have navigation, DAB, autonomous braking to mitigate or avoid low-speed collisions at under 31mph, front/rear parking sensors and cruise control with speed limiter as standard.

Radio listening is hitting the same levels as it had before FM switch off began in January 2017. The first DSO-regions in Norway already show strong listening figures. In areas where digital radio has taken over, listening is keeping a stable and high level.