NRK

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
Native name
Norsk rikskringkasting
Company typePublic
IndustryBroadcasting
Founded1 June 1933; 91 years ago (1933-06-01)
Headquarters
Norway Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
3,400 (2020) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitenrk.no

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]

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 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]

  • NRK tower
    NRK tower
  • NRK's headquarters in Oslo
    NRK's headquarters in Oslo
  • NRK Sápmi branch
    NRK Sápmi branch

References

  1. ↑ Enli, Gunn; Smith-Meyer, Trond; Syvertsen, Trine (16 February 2024). "NRK". Great Norwegian Encyclopedia (in Norwegian). University of Oslo. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Largest media groups in Norway". MediaNorway. Nordicom, University of Bergen. 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NRK's channels". NRK. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Vedtekter for NRK AS" [Articles of association for NRK AS]. NRK (in Norwegian). 29 April 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret" [Key information from the Enhetsregisteret]. Brønnøysundregistrene (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Our Members". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Om oss" [About us]. Norwegian Press Association (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Grimstad, Tonje; Tvilde, Kari; Kolberg, Marit; Eriksen, Hege (17 March 2022). "Vibeke Fürst Haugen blir ny kringkastingssjef" [Vibeke Fürst Haugen will be the new head of broadcasting]. NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Zakariassen, Gaute; Aune, Oddvin; Nytrøen, Odd (10 June 2014). "Birger Magnus blir NRKs nye styreleder" [Birger Magnus will be NRK's new chairman]. NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  10. ↑ Garvik, Olav (21 April 2023). "Birger Magnus". Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Eit breitt og variert medietilbod" [A broad and varied media offer]. NRK (in Norwegian). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024. transl. With around 3,200 employees spread over around 50 offices
  12. ↑ "Norway media guide". BBC. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024. Until 2022, 94% of its funding came from a compulsory licence fee payable by TV owners.
  13. ↑ "Ny finansiering av NRK – spørsmål og svar" [New financing of NRK - questions and answers]. NRK (in Norwegian). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  14. ↑ Economou, Vassilis (17 October 2019). "NRK's funding model changes while Norway pushes VoD platforms to invest in local content". Cineuropa. Retrieved 10 June 2024. NRK's financing model will change from being licence fee-based to being tax-based
  15. ↑ Sandnes, Svein (16 December 2020). "Kringkasting i tida før 1933" [Broadcasting in the period before 1933]. Norsk Digital Læringsarena (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 June 2024. In 1925, fixed radio broadcasts began under the auspices of the Telegraph Agency and the private company Kringkastingsselskapet.
  16. ↑ Fordal, Jon (17 October 2022). "NRK si historie" [NRK's history]. NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 June 2024. Norsk Rikskringkasting was created in 1933
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "NRK's History in Brief". NRK. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2024. NRK had monopoly first for Radio, then for Radio and TV for all those years.
  18. ↑ Parks, Miles (20 April 2015). "Norway Becoming First Country To Eliminate FM Radio". NPR. Retrieved 11 June 2024.