NRK Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==History== [[File:Tyholttårnet_i_Trondheim_2021.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Tyholttårnet|NRK television tower]] in [[Trondheim]]]] {{Lang|no|Kringkastningsselskapet A/S}}, a privately owned company and the predecessor of NRK, started regular radio broadcasts in Norway in 1925. NRK itself was founded in 1933. Based on a model similar to that of the [[BBC]] and located in [[Oslo]], it was a replacement for privately operated radio stations in larger cities. NRK initially set out to cover the entire country and had a monopoly on broadcasting in Norway. The monopoly came under intense pressure when Norwegian TV companies began broadcasting from abroad in addition to international cable TV. [[Cable television|Cable TV]] started in 1982 and [[Satellite television|satellite TV]] in 1986 (the launch of [[TV3 (Norway)|TV3]] in 1987 and [[TVNorge]] in 1988). It was not until the launch of [[TV 2 (Norway)|TV 2]] on 5 September 1992, that NRK's monopoly on television broadcasting in Norway ended.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} During the [[Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany|Nazi German occupation]], Norwegian transmitters were used to broadcast [[Nazi propaganda|Nazi German war propaganda]] to [[Northern Europe]] (particularly [[Scotland]] and the northern half of [[Ireland]], where the sea path ensured a good signal) and [[Scandinavia]]. Prior to the Nazi German occupation, NRK had also been partly financed by radio commercials. NRK was one of 23 founding broadcasting organisations of the [[European Broadcasting Union]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yumpu.com|title=O r g a n is a tio n s - Nrk|url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/4264515/o-r-g-a-n-is-a-tio-n-s-nrk|access-date=2021-12-23|website=yumpu.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223071255/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/4264515/o-r-g-a-n-is-a-tio-n-s-nrk|url-status=live}}</ref> which was founded in 1950. In 1954, NRK started broadcasting television shows, on a trial basis. Regular broadcasts started in 1960. In 1969, NRK adopted a new version of its corporate logo which consists of the lowercased "nrk" wordmark that has the letter "n" being made up of a rectangle and a reversed-italic rectangle, the letter "r" being made up of a rectangle and a circle, and the letter "k" being made up of a rectangle and reflecting-mirrored italic rectangles.{{fact|date=October 2022}} NRK was the last of the major European public broadcasters to introduce a second radio station,{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} officially starting as late as 1984. In 1993, NRK launched a third radio station, the youth-oriented ''[[NRK P3|P3]]''. A 24-hour station for classical music, {{Lang|no|Alltid Klassisk}} (now called "[[NRK Klassisk]]"), introduced in 1995, was the first of its kind to be broadcast digitally using [[digital audio broadcasting]]. The 24-hour news station ''[[NRK Alltid Nyheter|Alltid Nyheter]]'' started in 1997, followed by a radio station for teenagers, ''mP3'' in 2000, which mostly plays pop music. On 1 September 1996, a second television channel called [[NRK2]] was launched. The original television channel is now known as [[NRK1]]. On 3 September 2007, NRK launched its third channel: a youth channel called [[NRK3]]. Later that year, on 1 December, NRK launched its fourth television channel, [[NRK Super]], which is aimed at children. [[NRK3]] and [[NRK Super]] share the same channel, with NRK Super broadcasting from 06:00 to 19:30 and NRK3 from 19:30 to 06:00. In 1999, following NRK Interaktiv's relaunch as NRK.no, NRK redesigned its corporate logo (that was introduced in 1969), so that it could be similar to its old version. This new version of NRK's corporate logo made its first appearance in an ident in 2000 by making its overhaul to NRK's radio and television channels. A traditional music radio station, ''NRK'' {{Lang|no|Alltid folkemusikk}} (now known as "[[NRK Folkemusikk]]") was launched in 2004 on DAB and internet radio.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} [[File:NRK radiohuset Marienlyst.jpg|left|thumb|[[Broadcasting House (Oslo)|Broadcasting House]], one of the main buildings at NRK headquarters at [[Marienlyst]], Oslo]] NRK's international radio transmissions, known as {{Lang|no|Utenlandssendingen}}, began [[shortwave]] transmission in 1948. Initially broadcasting in Norwegian, English-language programs were added later. The service was discontinued on 1 January 2002. All NRK broadcasting activities on shortwave ceased on 1 January 2004. NRK's [[mediumwave]] transmitter at [[Kvitsøy]] on 1314 [[kilohertz|kHz]] used to be widely heard internationally and was one of the most commonly heard trans-Atlantic [[MW DX|DX]] signals in eastern [[North America]]. The frequency carried a mixture of NRK's radio channels P1 and P2, and was called {{Lang|no|Europakanalen}} (literally "The Europe Channel"). However, these mediumwave transmissions were discontinued on 1 July 2006. All of NRK's [[Internet radio|radio stations]] are now available on the internet. Several of NRK's [[Internet television|television programmes]] are also available on the internet. On 16 April 2015, the Norwegian [[Ministry of Culture (Norway)|Ministry of Culture]] announced its intention to eventually switch off all FM transmitters in the country, with the first such transmitter expected to be switched off on 11 January 2017, therefore making Norway the first country in the world to completely transition to [[digital radio]]. According to the Ministry of Culture, the decision was justified because transmitting through the FM network was eight times more expensive than transmitting through digital audio broadcasting, and because only five national radio stations are transmitting on FM, compared to the 42 digital radio stations allocated in Norway, with 22 stations transmitting on the latter. NRK Radio is expected to transition from FM to digital radio before commercial radio stations do so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Norway announces nationwide FM radio shut-off|date=19 April 2015|publisher=Venturebeat|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/04/19/norway-announces-nationwide-fm-radio-shut-off/|access-date=2015-04-26|archive-date=2015-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421024758/http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/19/norway-announces-nationwide-fm-radio-shut-off/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Norway will lead the effort to switch off FM radio|date=19 April 2015 |publisher=[[Engadget]]|url=https://www.engadget.com/2015/04/19/norway-drops-fm-radio-in-2017/|access-date=2015-04-26|archive-date=2015-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425235239/http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/19/norway-drops-fm-radio-in-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=FM radio switch-off looms in Norway|work=[[BBC News]]|date=20 April 2015|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32380222|access-date=2015-04-26|archive-date=2015-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422191635/http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32380222|url-status=live}}</ref> NRK claimed to have the longest-running radio show, ''[[Lørdagsbarnetimen]]'' (''The Saturday Children's Hour''), which ran from 20 December 1924 until 11 September 2010.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} In 2017, NRK asked five architectural firms to present sketches for possible development and use of NRK's area at Marienlyst, should NRK move rather than improve the property.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kommunikasjon |first=N. R. K. |date=2017-10-24 |title=Arkitektskisser Marienlyst |url=https://www.nrk.no/informasjon/arkitektskisser-marienlyst-1.13745653 |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref> In 2019, work began to find the best site for a new building,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kommunikasjon |first=N. R. K. |date=2019-02-07 |title=Derfor vil NRK flytte |url=https://www.nrk.no/informasjon/derfor-vil-nrk-flytte-1.14385050 |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref> and in 2020 the property on Marienlyst was sold to Ferd Eiendom for NOK 3.75 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kommunikasjon |first=N. R. K. |date=2019-12-20 |title=Mange vil tilby NRK tomt |url=https://www.nrk.no/informasjon/mange-vil-tilby-nrk-tomt-1.14832272 |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kommunikasjon |first=N. R. K. |date=2020-05-15 |title=Salget av NRKs eiendom godkjent |url=https://www.nrk.no/informasjon/salget-av-nrks-eiendom-godkjent-1.15017903 |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref> Close to 100 different locations were considered for the new head office,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lepperød |first=Trond |date=2021-05-18 |title=NRK flytter til Ensjø - betaler 800 millioner for tomta |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/12-95-3424128712 |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Nettavisen |language=no}}</ref> but Gamle Oslo, Bryn, Storo Løren, Lillestrøm-Puls and Lilleaker were the most relevant options. Director of relocation Jon Espen Lohne in NRK, said in 2020 that they have ambitions to get the country to choose a site before the end of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kommunikasjon |first=N. R. K. |date=2020-06-26 |title=Disse tomtene er fortsatt med i vurderingen |url=https://www.nrk.no/informasjon/disse-tomtene-er-fortsatt-med-i-vurderingen-1.15069961 |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref> In May 2021, it was announced that NRK had decided to move to Ensjø, and that the price for the property was NOK 800 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lepperød |first=Trond |date=2021-05-18 |title=NRK flytter til Ensjø - betaler 800 millioner for tomta |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/12-95-3424128712 |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Nettavisen |language=nb}}</ref> ===Organisation=== [[File:NRK Fjernsynshuset 3.jpg|thumb|upright|Entrance to [[Television House (Oslo)|Television House]], another building at NRK's headquarters]] The CEO began major organisational changes in 2008, with the aim of creating a more agile NRK, while still adhering to the principles of the broadcaster-producer model introduced in January 2001.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} By January 2009, the number of programme-producing divisions had been reduced from five to three, separated more along geographical than functional lines, and at the same time simplifying trading in the [[internal market]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} The programme-producing divisions are: * ''Marienlyst'' covering all facilities in [[Oslo]] * ''Distrikt'', encompassing all regional offices and with their headquarters in [[Trondheim]] * ''Sami'', the producer of [[Sámi]] programmes situated in [[Karasjok]] [[Vibeke Fürst Haugen]] has been director-general of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation since 29 April 2022. The previous directors were [[Olav Midttun]] (1934–1947, except during the [[Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany|Nazi occupation]]), [[Kaare Fostervoll]] (1948–1962), [[Hans Jacob Ustvedt]] (1962–1971), [[Torolf Elster]] (1972–1981), [[Bjartmar Gjerde]] (1981–1988), [[Einar Førde]] (1989–2001), [[John G. Bernander]] (2001–2007),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nrk.no/informasjon/organisasjonen/1.6512091 |title=Kringkastingssjefene - Om NRK - Organisasjon |date=22 April 2009 |publisher=Nrk.no |access-date=2014-05-17 |archive-date=2014-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301061914/http://www.nrk.no/informasjon/organisasjonen/1.6512091 |url-status=live |lang=nb}}</ref> [[Hans-Tore Bjerkaas]] (2007–2012) and [[Thor Gjermund Eriksen]] (2012-2022).<ref>Nina Berglund: [http://www.newsinenglish.no/2013/03/12/new-nrk-boss-gets-to-work/ New NRK boss gets down to work] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509005745/http://www.newsinenglish.no/2013/03/12/new-nrk-boss-gets-to-work/ |date=2013-05-09 }} Views and News from Norway, 12 March 2012</ref> After WW2, all but Hans-Tore Bjerkaas and John G. Bernander had been active politically in socialist parties. The current director-general, Vibeke Fürst Haugen, came from the position of director of the Marienlyst-division of NRK in Oslo.{{fact|date=October 2022}} The chairman of the board is Birger Magnus, Marius Lillelien heads the broadcasting department, and the head of the news department is Marius Tetlie.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nrk.no/informasjon/slik-er-nrk-organisert-1.6511619 |title=Slik er NRK organisert |date=23 April 2009 |language=nn |publisher=nrk.no |access-date=2018-08-08 |archive-date=2017-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017223304/https://www.nrk.no/informasjon/slik-er-nrk-organisert-1.6511619 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, NRK employed 3419 and 266 temporary staff.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fido.nrk.no/442b6a7f2c520d4c1fce91025995284723721336ce25394f935372850320d47f/aarsregnskap2017.pdf |title=Årsregnskapet 2017 (Annual Report) |language=nb |publisher=nrk.no |access-date=2018-08-08 |archive-date=2018-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704121918/https://fido.nrk.no/442b6a7f2c520d4c1fce91025995284723721336ce25394f935372850320d47f/aarsregnskap2017.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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