NRK
state-owned Norwegian public broadcaster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (Norwegian: Norsk rikskringkasting, lit. 'Norwegian Realm Broadcasting'), commonly called NRK, is a radio and TV company owned by the Norwegian government.[1] In 2021, it was the fifth largest media company in Norway by turnover.[2]
NRK has three national TV channels and thirteen national radio channels.[3] NRK is shown on TV and radio.[4][5] They also have online services and produce news for both online and traditional broadcast.[3]
NRK is a member of the European Broadcasting Union and Norwegian Press Association.[6][7]
NRK's current director-general is Vibeke Fürst Haugen, who started on 29 April 2022.[8] The chairman of the board is Birger Magnus.[9][10] In 2017, NRK had around 3,200 employees and 50 offices.[11]
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Funding
Until 2020, most of NRK's money came from a yearly fee that had to be paid by people who had a TV or a device that could show TV.[12] The rest came from selling programs, DVDs, and products, and some sponsorships. In 2012, NRK made over 5 billion NOK from these fees.[13]
In 2015, the government changed how NRK gets its money because fewer people owned TVs. Starting in 2020, NRK's money comes from the national budget, paid through taxes by people in Norway.[14]
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History
In 1925, a private company called Kringkastingsselskapet A/S started regular radio broadcasts in Norway.[15] NRK was founded in 1933, based on the BBC model, and replaced private radio stations in big cities.[16] NRK had a broadcasting monopoly in Norway until 1922 when TV 2 started.[17]
NRK helped start the European Broadcasting Union in 1950.[6] TV broadcasts began in 1954, with regular shows starting in 1960. NRK's second radio station began in 1984, and its third, P3, in 1993. NRK Klassisk, a 24-hour classical music station, started in 1995. Alltid Nyheter (transl. Always News), a 24-hour news station, began in 1977. Finally, mP3, a station for teenagers, started in 2000.[17]
NRK2, the second TV channel, launched on 1 September 1996. NRK3, a youth channel, started on 3 September 2007, and NRK Super, a children's channel, began on 1 December 2007.[17]
On 16 April 2015, Norway announced it would switch off all FM transmitters on 11 January 2017, this made it the first country to move completely to digital radio.[18]
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Gallery
NRK tower
NRK's headquarters in Oslo
NRK Sápmi branch
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References
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