Oslo: Norway’s digital radio network has suffered its first disruption just a week after it became the first nation to start shutting down its FM network, in a controversial move.
Some parts of the country, including areas near the capital, Oslo, were left without Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) on Wednesday night after two separate and simultaneous cable breaks caused by human error, said Norkring, the public body responsible for broadcasting.
The connection was re-established after about three hours, but the incident will do little to reassure most Norwegians, who see the transition to DAB from FM as premature.
The outage affected about five percent of the population that was able to receive DAB, Norkring said in a statement.
