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NRK

The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (Norwegian: Norsk rikskringkasting), 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]

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
Native name
Norsk rikskringkasting
Company typePublic
Websitenrk.no

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]

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]

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 1992 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]

Gallery

  • NRK tower

  • NRK's headquarters in Oslo

  • NRK Sápmi branch

NRK Media

  • Broadcasting House, one of the main buildings at NRK headquarters at Marienlyst, Oslo

  • Entrance to Television House, another building at NRK's headquarters

  • Dynamic label segment med artist - tittel info under kanalnavnet.

References

  1. ↑ Enli, Gunn. NRK (in no). Great Norwegian Encyclopedia (16 February 2024). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Largest media groups in Norway. MediaNorway (2021). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 NRK's channels. NRK (15 September 2022). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ↑ Vedtekter for NRK AS (in no). NRK (29 April 2009). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret (in no). Brønnøysundregistrene. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Our Members. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Om oss (in no). Norwegian Press Association. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Grimstad, Tonje. Vibeke Fürst Haugen blir ny kringkastingssjef (in no). NRK (17 March 2022). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Zakariassen, Gaute. Birger Magnus blir NRKs nye styreleder (in no). NRK (10 June 2014). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  10. ↑ Garvik, Olav. Birger Magnus. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia (21 April 2023). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  11. ↑ Eit breitt og variert medietilbod (in no). NRK (15 March 2023). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  12. ↑ Norway media guide. BBC (28 March 2023). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  13. ↑ Ny finansiering av NRK – spørsmål og svar (in no). NRK (2 September 2019). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  14. ↑ Economou, Vassilis. NRK's funding model changes while Norway pushes VoD platforms to invest in local content. Cineuropa (17 October 2019). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  15. ↑ Sandnes, Svein. Kringkasting i tida før 1933 (in no). Norsk Digital Læringsarena (16 December 2020). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  16. ↑ Fordal, Jon. NRK si historie (in no). NRK (17 October 2022). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 NRK's History in Brief. NRK (25 March 2015). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  18. ↑ Parks, Miles. Norway Becoming First Country To Eliminate FM Radio. NPR (20 April 2015). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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