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Norway first country to switch off FM radio
14.12.2017 - Norway Norway
Norway on Wednesday completed its transition to digital radio, becoming the first country in the world to shut down national broadcasts of its FM radio network.

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Belgium: New step towards DAB+
14.12.2017 - France France
The Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation adopted on Wednesday the preliminary draft decree amending the decree on audiovisual media services, allowing listeners to benefit from new broadcasting technologies, including DAB+.

(La Lettre Pro) Read more

Norway approves FM switch-off
14.12.2017 - France France
On Wednesday, Norway has stopped the FM frequency, becoming the first to do so.

(La Lettre Pro) Read more

Norway first country to switch off FM radio
14.12.2017 - Indonesia Indonesia
As scheduled, the country's most northern regions and the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic switched to DAB+ in the late morning, said Digitalradio Norge.

(Jakarta Post) Read more

Canberra tuning in to DAB+ radio with two new stations launched
14.12.2017 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia Australia
Two new commercial digital radio stations, Elf Radio and Coles Radio, have launched in Canberra as new figures show DAB+ digital radio has gained a strong audience in the national capital, with one in four people listening to DAB+ each week.

(Commercial Radio Australia) Read more

Nor-way! Scandinavian country becomes world's first to axe FM radio entirely
14.12.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Inhabitants are now being forced to choose between DAB or no (national) radio at all, though local stations will continue to broadcast on FM.

(Alphr) Read more

National Norway radio stations switch off FM
14.12.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
National radio stations went fully digital in Norway on Wednesday 13th December, at 11:11.11am, after a year-long transition. The last regions to get the FM stations were Troms, Finnmark and Svalbard.

(Radio Today) Read more

Norway becomes the first country in the world to completely switch off its FM radios
14.12.2017 - Bulgaria Bulgaria
The switchover was completed when many of Norway’s most remote regions had their digital signals switched on, allowing the government to order that the traditional signal must be switched off. Even the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic has now been moved over to DAB.

(Novinite.com) Read more

Norway ends national FM broadcasting
14.12.2017 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The three state controlled stations NRK P1-P3 and commercial stations P4 and Radio Norge have ceased broadcasting in the FM band and transmit DAB instead.

(Southgate Amateur Radio Club) Read more

Norway completes transition to digital radio, becomes first country to switch off FM
14.12.2017 - India India
Norway on Wednesday completed its transition to digital radio, becoming the first country in the world to shut down national broadcasts of its FM radio network.

(NDTV) Read more