A request has been received for a frequency licence to use 1575 kHz. This means that someone wants to transmit radio on medium wave in the Bergen area.
Most people today listen to radio via digital sources such as DAB or the internet and some still listen to local radio on FM, but interest in listening to radio on medium wave has not been that great in recent years.
However, the Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) has now received an application for a frequency licence to use 1575 kHz for broadcasting. This gives all interested parties the opportunity to apply for this licence, in case anyone else also wants to broadcast radio on the medium wave.
The transmitter point for 1575 kHz has been notified to the ITU for a 1 kW transmitter with omnidirectional antenna, located at Erdal, Bergen. Nkom cannot guarantee that the transmitter point can be notified and approved for use elsewhere in the country.
In order to be able to use the frequencies for broadcasting transmission, you must also have a site licence. The Norwegian Media Authority is responsible for granting site licences, and applications for site licences must be submitted to them by the same application deadline.
Those interested in this must let us know by 26 May 2025. The licence will be granted until 31 December 2026, according to Nkom.
According to radionytt.no, it is Northern Star Services that has registered its interest in broadcasting on 1575 Khz. The company has previously been granted a licence to broadcast on long wave, but this is said to have become too expensive to operate.
https://www.radionytt.no/r25082.php
(Translated from Norwegian)
Radionytt.no via Ydun Ritz (2025-05-22)