Norway - Current situation - History
16.04.2015
The government has set a switch-off date for FM broadcasting in January 2017. After 2017, small local stations may continue to broadcast on FM. The criteria for exactly which stations will have this opportunity will be specified by 2015. The report leaves it to the broadcasters to choose between DAB or DAB+ transmissions.
By 2017, all DAB broadcasting in Norway will most probably be in DAB+ format.
According to the Digital Radio Survey for the period from October to December 2014 conducted by TNS Gallup, 53% of Norweigans use "digital radio", of that 36% use DAB. 20% of Norwegians have DAB in their car, up from 10% in 2013.
Download the December 2014 TNS Gallup Survey
15.04.2015
The government has set a switch-off date for FM broadcasting in January 2017. After 2017, small local stations may continue to broadcast on FM. The criteria for exactly which stations will have this opportunity will be specified by 2015. The report leaves it to the broadcasters to choose between DAB or DAB+ transmissions.
By 2017, all DAB broadcasting in Norway will most probably be in DAB+ format.
According to the Digital Radio Survey for the period from October to December 2014 conducted by TNS Gallup, 53% of Norweigans use "digital radio", of that 36% use DAB. 17% of Norwegians have DAB in their car, up from 10% in 2013.
Download the December 2014 TNS Gallup Survey
19.01.2015
The government has set a switch-off date for FM broadcasting in January 2017. After 2017, small local stations may continue to broadcast on FM. The criteria for exactly which stations will have this opportunity will be specified by 2015. The report leaves it to the broadcasters to choose between DAB or DAB+ transmissions.
By 2017, all DAB broadcasting in Norway will most probably be in DAB+ format.
According to the Digital Radio Survey for the period from October to December 2014 conducted by TNS Gallup, 53% of Norweigans use "digital radio", of that 36% use DAB. 17% of Norweigans have DAB in their car, up from 10% in 2013.