article_snippet.sent: Norway has announced that it will be the the first country in the world to switch off the the first country in the world FM radio signal.
article_snippet.sent: The Norwegian Government said The Norwegian Government will turn off The Norwegian Government FM transmitters on January 11 2017.
article_snippet.sent: Now with the ever expanding number of digital radio services and growing numbers of people choosing to listen to internet radio, it seems likely other countries will follow Norway's example.
article_snippet.sent: The UK had planned to switch off The UK own FM service by 2018 but the plans were later shelved following objections from commercial radio stations.
article_snippet.sent: Norway, however, has just five national FM broadcasting outlets while there are 22 national digital radio stations.
article_snippet.sent: Norway said there was space for a further 20 digital radio stations and NRK, Norway's public service broadcaster, will be the first to switch off Norway FM service.
article_snippet.sent: The Norwegian Ministry of Culture estimates that the switch to digital radio could save £17 million a year (NOK 200 million).
highlights_snippet.sent: Norway will be the first country in the world to stop radio broadcasts on FM .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Norway says Norway will save £17 million a year by the switch to a purely digital service .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Other countries are expected to follow as numbers of FM listener drop .