NRK1

NRK1

Country	Norway
Headquarters	Oslo
Ownership
Owner	NRK

NRK1 (pronounced as "NRK en" or "- ein") is the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's (NRK) main television channel. Test broadcasts started on 12 January 1954, regular test broadcasts started on 13 April 1958 and regular broadcasts started on 20 August 1960. It is Norway's oldest and largest television channel and was the country's only free-to-air television channel until the launch of TV 2 in 1992. Previously known simply as "NRK", the channel is now known as "NRK1", to distinguish itself from sister channel "NRK2", which started broadcasting on 1 September 1996.

Besides its own productions, the channel also broadcasts co-productions with other Nordic countries through Nordvision, as well as a significant amount of programmes from English-speaking countries like the United States, Britain, and Australia, all in the original language with Norwegian subtitles. Its news programme is called Dagsrevyen.

In 2010, NRK HD was launched, broadcasting at 720p. NRK HD was set to make its first official broadcasting from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics opening ceremony, but the first HD broadcast was Super Bowl XLIV, on February 7, 2010.

Logos and identities

1996-2000

• 
  NRK1's third and former logo used from 1 September 1996 to 3 September 2000.

2000-2011

• 
  NRK1's fourth and previous logo used from 4 September 2000 to 10 October 2011.

2011-present

• 
  NRK1's fifth and current logo since 11 October 2011.

See also

• Lilyhammer
• Norsemen
• NRK1 regional services

External links

• NRK TV overview, all television channels (NRK, official website) (in Norwegian)
• NRK1 Live TV on internet
• NRK TV history (in Norwegian)
• Program overview for Norwegian television channels (in Norwegian)
• About NRK (in English)