Norway to be first country to shut down FM radio
In 2017, Norway will be first country to shut down FM radio The Ministry of Culture has finalized a transition date 2017 "Digitization" is on the way! Video may have killed the radio star, but in Norway it's digital that's killing FM radio. In two years' time, the Scandinavian nation is slated to become the first in the world to phase out radio entirely. That doesn't mean that Norwegians will be left with radio silence; they'll merely have to tune in digitally. According to officials in Oslo, many in this nation of 5 million have already made the move. 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. Norway will shut down FM radio in the country beginning in 2017. The Norwegian Ministry of Cult...