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Norway begins switching off analogue radio
11.01.2017 - Norway Norway
Norway has become the first nation in the world to phase out analogue radio signals. Starting at 11.11am local time on Wednesday (10.11 GMT), it will begin closing down its FM signal in the expectation that by the end of the year only Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) will be available.

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Widest ever choice of listening for UK motorists as 2.3 million new car buyers tune into digital radio in 2016
10.01.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
More than eight out of 10 new cars registered in 2016 featured the latest digital radios, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Last year, 2.28 million cars hit the roads with the kit fitted as standard – the first time the 2 million milestone has been reached.
Why is Norway switching off its FM radio?
10.01.2017 - Norway Norway
On Wednesday, the northern Norwegian city of Bodoe will shut down its FM radio network. By the end of the year all national FM radio broadcasts will be shut in favor of DAB. Norway will be the first country in the world to shut down FM radio after it was launched in the United States in 1945.

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Norway becomes the first country in the world to switch off FM radio
10.01.2017 - Norway Norway
The Scandinavian nation is set to become the first country in the world to switch off its FM network, and the city of Bodo is the first to lose its connection. Over the next 11 months, Norway’s five other radio regions will also their signal as the country moves to a digital-only radio network.

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UK nears threshold for switch to DAB
10.01.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom - Norway Norway
Norway plans to shut off its FM radio network, meaning the country will be the first to totally abandon FM transmissions for Digital Audio Broadcasts (DAB). But though Norway is the first country to do so wholesale, it is hardly the only country that is considering the move. In the UK, the switch from FM to DAB might be coming soon.

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#FMexit is Norway’s new radio buzz word
10.01.2017 - Norway Norway
Ford Ennals, CEO, Digital Radio UK, said: “Norway and the UK both have a common vision of a digital future for radio to allow it to compete effectively in a multiplatform and connected world. Norway has opted to accelerate the transition to digital radio through a coordinated digital radio switchover.

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Norway is first country to turn off FM radio and go digital-only
10.01.2017 - Norway Norway
Norway will be the first country to start turning off FM radio. Over the course of 2017, the FM radio network will slowly be switched off, with listeners only able to listen to digital programmes instead.

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Norwegian broadcast engineer discusses impending FM shutdowns
10.01.2017 - Norway Norway
Eivind Engberg, CTO of Twentyfirst Venture AS and chief engineer of three stations in Norway: Radio Metro, The Beat and Radio Rox discusses the benefits and potential challenges of the upcoming digital switchover in Norway.

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Norway begins digital switchover
10.01.2017 - Norway Norway
A new era for radio is heralded this week as Norway becomes the first country in the world to begin the process of switching off national FM transmissions to complete the transition to fully digital radio services. The FM-switch off takes place on Wednesday 11 January and will be marked by an international ceremony attended by senior radio and media policy figures including the Norwegian Secretary of State, Bård Folke Fredriksen; Paul Keenan, CEO Bauer Media UK and the Nordics; and Graham Dixon, Head of Radio, European Broadcasting Union.

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FM frozen out as Norway switches to digital
10.01.2017 - Norway Norway
Laurence Harrison, Market Development Director, Digital Radio UK, arrives in Norway for the big DAB event.Tuesday sees a conference with the great and the good from Norwegian radio plus international guest speakers. Then follows on Wednesday morning at 11.11.11am (10.11.11am in the UK) the big FM switch off moment with the Norwegian Secretary of State, Bård Folke Fredriksen.

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