CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Norway has become the world’s first country to shutdown the Frequency Modulation (FM) radio broadcasting network and started its’ switching to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) that offers a wider range of broadcasting options and greater sound quality.

Detailed explanation-2: -OSLO-Norway opened a chapter in telecommunications history on Wednesday, becoming the first country to cease FM radio broadcasting. The switch, to digital broadcasting, is intended to save money, but critics are worried about the effect on drivers and listeners of small radio stations.

Detailed explanation-3: -But why is the Norwegian government shifting to DAB? One of the major reasons for Norway’s shift to DAB from FM is cost to the government. By cancelling the FM-based system, authorities say they expect to save 200 million Norwegian krone ($ 28.5 million) every year.

Detailed explanation-4: -On November 2, 1920, station KDKA made the nation’s first commercial broadcast (a term coined by Conrad himself). They chose that date because it was election day, and the power of radio was proven when people could hear the results of the Harding-Cox presidential race before they read about it in the newspaper.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 2001, India’s first private FM station – Radio City, Bangalore – came on air, ending an era of state broadcasting that began in 1930.