Norway will be the first country to shut down its FM radio stations, with a 2017 date set for the switch-off.

The decision follows up the radio digitisation mandate issued by the Storting (the Norwegian parliament) in 2011.

The Government has concluded that criteria for the technology shift have been met - these included half of listening using a digital radio station daily, as well as digital coverage for public broadcasting company NRK’s radio services to correspond to ...