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The Government of Norway announces
[April 16], the Ministry of Culture announced a national FM-switch off, to complete the transition to digital radio. Norway is making [a] historical move into a new radio era, being the first country in the world to decide upon an analogue switch-off for all major radio channels. With DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) and digital radio, listeners will be provided with more radio channels and greater diversity in content.
[...]The DAB-coverage in Norway now exceeds FM-coverage. DAB provides Norway with 22 national channels, as opposed to five channels transmitting nationwide on FM.
[...]Switch-off starts in Nordland county 11th January 2017 and ends with the northernmost counties Troms and Finnmark [13th December] 2017.
Official announcement in Norwegian. Also covered at Ars Technica.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 21 2015, @03:58PM
AM is only good for those that love talk radio. 90% of talk radio is extreme partisan BS from one side or the other.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 21 2015, @04:15PM
AM radio is good if you want to hear what other nations have to say.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 21 2015, @09:53PM
That's what he said, that it is full of BS.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 21 2015, @07:55PM
extreme partisan BS from one side
Only in places where they don't have a Fairness Doctrine. [google.com]
...or have one and refuse to enforce it.
-- gewg_
(Score: 2) by captain normal on Tuesday April 21 2015, @11:48PM
Only in the US where all the AM stations are now owned by 2 or 3 holding companies. So all you get now days are loud right wing nut cases and/or bad rock and roll.
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts"- --Daniel Patrick Moynihan--