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Norway to be First Nation to Switch Off National Analog FM Stations

posted by martyb on Tuesday April 21 2015, @03:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the digital-killed-the-fm-star dept.

"gewg_" writes:

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.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by richtopia on Tuesday April 21 2015, @05:15PM

    by richtopia (3160) on Tuesday April 21 2015, @05:15PM (#173586) Homepage Journal

    I think that AM for most countries will be kept forever as an emergency broadcast system.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 21 2015, @08:00PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 21 2015, @08:00PM (#173645)

    This will remain a viable meme as long as it's possible to make a radio out of a length of wire, a safety pin, and a used razor blade. [google.com]

    -- gewg_

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 21 2015, @08:33PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 21 2015, @08:33PM (#173658)

      meme?

      • (Score: 2) by joshuajon on Wednesday April 22 2015, @02:47PM

        by joshuajon (807) on Wednesday April 22 2015, @02:47PM (#173991)
        From Wikipedia: A meme (/ˈmiːm/ meem)[1] is "an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture" From Wikipedia:

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 22 2015, @04:49PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 22 2015, @04:49PM (#174047)

          Ergo, AM radio is Pabst Blue Ribbon with a beard wearing Google Glass?