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

Mon Apr 20 23:36:40 EDT 2015

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From: David Christ <radioham at mchsi.com> 
Date: 04/20/2015  8:03 PM  (GMT-07:00) 
To: Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com> 
Cc: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net 
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] OT - FM radio going away in Norway. 

Here is a news item on this from a Norwegian English news service.  You should be able to see it without getting hit by their paywall.
<http://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/04/16/norway-set-to-silence-fm-radio/>

Norway has regional as well as national channels.
DAB has its downsides.  Some broadcasters are cramming so many channels in that you end up with lo-fi mono.
If interested a primer is here
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Broadcasting>
David K0LUM

On Apr 20, 2015, at 9:13 PM, Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

        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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