The end of the state-run FM radio is decided and the transition to the digital radio starts

ByBrandie

The Ministry of Culture of Norway ended the broadcasting of state-run FM radio by 2017,Digital audio broadcasting(DAB) announced today. The government decided to terminate the state-run FM broadcasting for the first time in the world, and the transition of DAB will allow us to provide more content than ever before.

Radiodigitaliseringen skjer i 2017
https://www.regjeringen.no/nb/aktuelt/radiodigitaliseringen-skjer-i-2017/id2406145/

Digital Radio Norway
http://radio.no/2015/04/norway-to-switch-off-fm-in-2017/

DAB is a digital radio standard developed in Europe, and it is adopted in many countries except Japan and the United States. Although it may be necessary to manually change the frequency of conventional analog broadcasting, DAB can change automatically, and it will be possible to provide many channels by switching to digital radio .

ByJames Cridland

In fact in Norway, already offering 22 digital radio channels. Article writing As FM broadcast now has only 5 channels, digital radio will be able to provide more and more genres of content than before. Service promoting digital radio operated by Norwegian Broadcasting CorporationRadio.no, 55% of all households have at least one DAB radio and 54% of all Norwegian listeners are already watching digital radio.

The end of the broadcast of the state-run FM radio starts from January 17, 2017Nordland ProvinceIt is said that broadcasting will be finished all over Norway by 13 December the same year. About 7.9 million radio stations are expected to be affected by the suspension of the state-run FM radio.

Norwegian Broadcasting CorporationThor Gjermund Eriksen, chairman of the NRK, said, "The end of the state-run FM radio has become very important for users who love radio. Quality is high, and various kinds of radio contents are offered by the decision of the Ministry of Culture I will be able to focus on doing it, "commented on the transition to digital radio.

ByHighways England Company Ltd

The termination of the state-run FM radio does not mean that the conventional analog radio broadcasting will be abolished. This time, Norway decided to finish the broadcasting of state-owned FM radio before pioneering the world, but attention will gather in the future whether it will affect Japanese radio broadcasting as well.