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10.01.2017

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.

10.01.2017

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.

10.01.2017

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.

10.01.2017

United Kingdom , 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.

10.01.2017

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.

10.01.2017

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.

10.01.2017

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.

10.01.2017

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.

10.01.2017

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.

10.01.2017

Germany

The comparatively low costs of Small Scale DAB make it possible that even financially weaker local radio stations can spread their program via DAB+. The broadcasting of event radios or campus radios, which is limited in time and place, is also possible.