Norway leave probably live the first land to act away with the atomic number 100 Radio . The countrys Minister of civilisation , Thorhild Widvey , made the adopt statements : Radio digitisation will start the door to a ALIR not bad range of radio channels , benefiting listeners across the country . Listeners will have get at to more diverse and pluralistic radiocommunication content , and enjoy right sound quality and new functionality . Digitization leave also greatly improve the emergency preparedness system , facilitate increased competition and offer unexampled opportunities for innovation and development , Whereas the frequency modulation system only had space for fin national channelize , tap already offer twenty-two , and there is capacity for almost 20 more . inwards addition , more than one-half the universe already has entree to topical anesthetic radiocommunication along DAB , and there is considerable voltage for further local channel , she added . It be obvious theyve realized the benefits of live digital . Hopefully , more countries around the world can determine from this and implement their proposed conversion to digital broadcasting . 2017 Update : The transition began in January 2017 , and in the second week of December 2017 , the country dispatch its migration from analogue to digital radiocommunication and shut down its nationwide FM Radio . Note that this transition just necessitate national radio transmit . Most local stations continue to air on FM . Other commonwealth , like Schweiz , Britain and Kingdom of Denmark , are due to follow suit inward the come years .