NRK Alltid nyheter

The opening of NRK Alltid Nyheter in Oslo, Norway, on April 14th, 1997: From the left Tor Fuglevik (Radio Director General of NRK), Frode Rekve (Head of Project), Ian Wolfe (the new channel’s Australian “Godfather” and head of ABC NewsRadio in Sydney) and Kjetil Svorkmo Bergmann (chief Editor of NRK Alltid Nyheter).

NRK Alltid nyheter is a Norwegian all-news radio channel operated by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) and broadcasting news 24 hours a day.

NRK Alltid Nyheter cooperates closely with the BBC and other EBU partners, and relays the BBC World Service's English-language programming overnight between 22.30 and 6.00.

The channel was launched on 14 April 1997 as the world's first all-digital news channel (DAB/Eureka 147), using the same production model as ABC NewsRadio in Sydney, Australia. It is based out of NRK's headquarters in Marienlyst, Oslo.

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