Norway to be the first to shut down FM Broadcasts

[Shadowfax]

Copied from another forum.....

From Washington post article:

"After more than 60 years of using the system, Norway is set to become the first country in the world to turn off its FM radio network — and others may soon be following its example.

Reuters reports that the shutdown will begin next week, with the northern town of Bodoe switching off its local network on Wednesday. By the end of the year, all FM broadcasts in Norway will have ended, replaced by Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) transmissions that generally offer better sound quality."


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...o-switch-off-fm-radio/?utm_term=.2a03323fabf4

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38529435

 

[Randy Myers]

And they are making a huge mistake. The people in Norway are furious, from a couple articles I read. FM, like most analog sources, is just beginning a big resurgence. I know in a few forums there are big FM Tuner threads that are popular...

 

[CPP]

Norway 5 + million people. Miami metro area, 6.9 million +

I just don't see it happening in the US, or at least the major metro areas.