[GreenKeys] OT - FM radio going away in Norway.

[Richard Knoppow]

     Some of the statements do not make sense. I have not looked at 
Norway's allocations but only five FM stations?  There are around thirty 
here in L.A.
     I think much broadcasting, both radio and television will become 
streaming services after a while.  Via optical fiber or satellite. The 
problem is that the "content" is the same junk that is driving audiences 
away now.  BTW where did the term "content" come from and when did it 
replace programming.


On 4/20/2015 5:14 PM, Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC via GreenKeys wrote:
> Truly the end of an era:
> <http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/19/8453165/norway-end-fm-radio-2017>
> In 2017, Norway will be first country to shut down FM radio
> Norway will shut down FM radio in the country beginning in 2017, 
> Radio.no reports. The Norwegian Ministry of Culture finalized a shift 
> date this week, making it the first country to do away with FM radio 
> entirely. The country plans to transition to Digital Audio 
> Broadcasting (DAB) as a national standard.
> A statement released this week by the Ministry of Culture confirms a 
> switch-off date that was proposed by the Norwegian government back in 
> 2011. The government has concluded that the country is capable of 
> meeting all the requirements necessary for a smooth transition to digital.
> FM is eight times more expensive than DAB
> "Listeners will have access to more diverse and pluralistic 
> radio-content, and enjoy better sound quality and new functionality," 
> Minister of Culture Thorhild Widvey said in a statement. "Digitization 
> will also greatly improve the emergency preparedness system, 
> facilitate increased competition and offer new opportunities for 
> innovation and development."
> DAB currently offers 22 national channels as opposed to FM's five, and 
> has the capacity to host almost 20 more. The cost of transmitting 
> radio channels through FM is also eight times higher than the cost of 
> DAB transmission, the ministry reports.
> DAB has been available in Norway since 1995. DAB+, an updated form of 
> DAB, was made available in 2007. According to the Ministry of Culture, 
> it will be up to radio broadcasters to choose between DAB and DAB+ 
> transmissions, although it is likely that by 2017, most broadcasting 
> in the country will be in DAB+.
> Several other countries in Europe and Southeast Asia are also 
> considering a national move to DAB, but no other country has confirmed 
> a timeline, Radio.no reports.
> Norway's FM shutdown will begin on January 11th, 2017.
> Update, 5:01 PM ET: Updated to add context to the DAB update, DAB+.
> Verge Vide archive: The radio of the future- Welcome to the podcast 
> era (2014)
>     • ViaRadio.no
>     • SourceNorwegian Ministry of Culture (PDF)
>     • Related Items norway fm radio digital audio broadcasting 
> ministry of culture M Leica Interchangeable Lens
>
>
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