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Why French radio does not go digital
14.12.2017 - France
While Norway has just announced that it has switched exclusively to digital radio, France is still very much in favor of frequency modulation, FM. However, eventually 100% digital radio should eventually end up, to cope with the shortage of FM frequencies.
(Ouest France) Read more
Norway first country to switch off FM radio
14.12.2017 - 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.
(The Nation) Read more
Belgium: New step towards DAB+
14.12.2017 - 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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