Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
 Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation  (Corporate media, State media)    | |
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| Formation | 1 July 1933 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| Staff | 3,419 |
| Sponsor of | Faktisk |
| Subpage | •Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation/Director-General |
| State TV and radio corporation dominating the national media landscape. | |
NRK, generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest media organisation in Norway. All other TV channels, broadcast from Norway, were banned between 1960 and 1981. NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and three national radio channels on digital terrestrial television, digital terrestrial radio and subscription television. All NRK radio stations are streamed online at NRK.no, which also offers an extensive TV service. NRK is a founding member of the European Broadcasting Union.[1]
2003 Iraq war
In 2003, NRK ditched popular show host Petter Nome after he at a protest compared Hitler and US president George Bush in the buildup to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He was told that he will not be allowed to continue as a presenter, as conformed by Director-general John G. Bernander.[2]
