About a year goes off FM radio. Here is DAB tips – Nordlys

This year made the adjustments and measures to improve DAB coverage in Nordland. It will result in better radio reception on multiple-way move and towns, also in Lofoten.

DAB will from 2017 replace FM networks as the primary distribution of national radio. As the first county in the country extinguished FM network in Nordland 01.11.2017, writes Lofotposten.

Enhanced

NRK should improve DAB coverage a number of places in Nordland, and along major roads throughout of 2016. The coverage will also be reinforced in certain towns where the coverage today is too weak.

– 99.5 percent of the population currently has coverage of national DAB network, in line with government requirements coverage. We are now in a phase where we see the opportunity for improvements beyond this. Having made measurements of DAB coverage in Nordland, we now adjustments where there is room to make improvements, says Petter Hox, chief of radio distribution in NRK in a statement. During 2016 it set up several new DAB transmitters in Nordland. The development will involve a major improvement in the radio coverage along the road network. Over Saltfjellet enhanced NRK DAB networks and contributes to greater safety for motorists. E10 Tjeldsund – Svolvær is also enhanced.

Better at Napp

In addition, improved coverage in towns like Skjomen, Napp, Steady and Ramsund.

For E10 in direction Sweden set up a transmitter on Bjørnfjell, and this will also contribute to demand cottage coverage. An optimization of the network in the regions of Sulitjelma will also be undertaken.

– Norwegians have already received a new radio everyday with far more radio channels. Remember that the shift to digital networks can lead to changes in user habits both in appliance use and for reception. Makes tuning and adjustments of the antenna if necessary. Also check which channels now on air where you are, says Mari Hagerup, Head of Communications Media in Digitalradio Norway in the same press release. The upcoming development is the NRK own DAB network, which from January 2017 will include all of NRK radio channels. The nationwide radio broadcast over two DAB networks with varying coverage, one for NRK and one of the commercial channels.

Three DAB tips:

1. Make a channel Be sure to do a channel scan if you have new radio or move the radio over greater distances. This will bring in the channels in the area you are in.
2. Check best coverage Remember also DAB radios need antenna to function. Please note that the new radio network may cause small changes in the coverage ratio, which requires new angles or locations for antenna.
3. Check channel package where you live Remember that radio is sent over two DAB networks , it means that the channels have different coverage. Check radio.no to see if the channel searching has coverage where you are.