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This article is about the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. For other uses, see NRK (disambiguation).
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (Norwegian: Norsk rikskringkasting, lit. 'Norwegian Realm Broadcasting'), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company.
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Native name | Norsk rikskringkasting AS |
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Company type | Publicly funded Aksjeselskap |
Industry | Broadcasting |
Predecessor | Kringkastingsselskapet A/S (1925) |
Founded | 1 July 1933; 90 years ago (1933-07-01)[1] |
Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Key people | Vibeke Fürst Haugen (Director General) |
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Owner | Government of Norway |
Number of employees | 3,419; 266 temporary staff (2017)[2] |
Website | nrk |
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The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen national radio channels on digital terrestrial television, digital terrestrial radio and subscription television. They also offer an online video on-demand and podcast streaming service, and produce online and broadcast news.
The NRK is a founding member of the European Broadcasting Union and a member of the Norwegian Press Association.[3]