A government decision?
Any bets that Norway has so heavily regulated radio that practically no one wants to operate a radio station?
"Spurn" innovation? Did the writer mean "spur"?
What carmaker will develop special radios just for the Norwegian market?
There’s no guarantee that this will give better sound quality...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Broadcasting
The real story is that Norway is dropping analog FM broadcasting in favor of the European digital radio broadcasting standard DAB. Cars already come equipped with DAB receivers, and Norway already simulcasts in DAB and FM.
The US equivalent is called HD Radio, and is simulcast along with may AM and FM stations, but our cars don’t have HD Radio receivers yet. You have to buy a separate receiver.
I’m a music listener. But there hasn’t been any music made since the 70s that I care for, I have most of my favorite music on iTunes, on my iPhone and IPod and in my car via flash drive. I listen to Rush on the radio in the car on occasion and radio on line when home. I have no actual radios at home any more.
Is there anything factually correct in this article including “the” and “a”? Norwegian stations have been broadcasting (yes, over the air...not internet) on different frequencies with a digital coding method for a while. The had planned to get abandon the FM broadcast band once enough stations and receivers had switched to digital. This is similar to how the US recently switched to digital television.
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