Radio 1, First Radio Broadcaster in Norway
with FMeXtra
Oslo, Norway, 12 January 2007 Radio 1 based in Oslo Norway
is testing the digital broadcasting system FMeXtra on the frequency Fm 102
in Oslo Norway. Radio 1 is the first radio station in Norway to test FMeXtra
, a product developed by Digital Radio Express, Inc.(DRE) in Silicon Valley
USA.
Bente Klemetsdal President of SBS Radio in Norway comments: "For Radio
1 this is a very exciting product which uses the existing transmitter/ antenna
configuration effectively. FMeXtra provides greater flexibility and diversity
for digital radio. Digitalization is very important for local radio , and
as a result we will be testing various solutions and will make a final decision
for digital."
Kristian Aartun President of Noble comments:"Radio 1 are Norways biggest
local radio, they are very focused on delivering quality. We are therefore
delighted that they have chosen to test FMeXtra, a cost effective and revolutionary
way to broadcast digital radio. "
ABOUT SBS RADIO Norway AS: SBS radio Norway AS operates Radio
1 in the four largest cities in Norway: Oslo,Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger.
SBS radio Norway AS is a wholly owned subsidiary of the media company SBS
Broadcasting, Scandinavias largest radio company operating more than 52 radio
stations. In Norway SBS broadcasting also owns TV Norge, The Voice TV, and
CMore Entertainment l, in addition to the Radio 1 stations and The Voice Of
Hip Hop & R N B. In The Nordic region SBS broadcasting has 9 radio networks
and 8 independent radio stations. ,and reaches over 7 million listeners every
week.
About Noble Records AS: Noble Records AS is a privately held
company with head office in Askim, Norway. Noble Records AS is the DRE's FMeXtra
authorized distributor for Scandinavia. The company`s main shareholder is
Mr. Kristian Aartun, former Managing Director of Edel Records Norway &
EMI Music Publishing Norway AS as well as co-founder and Managing Director
of Radio City Norway.






