List of television stations in Norway

This is a list of television stations in Norway.

Terrestrial channels

These channels are available as via cable and satellite systems. The Norwegian analogue terrestrial net is closed and replaced with a digital net. The NRK channels are open, the other channels are encrypted and subscriptions are sold by www.rikstv.no

Channel	Description	Financed by	Owned by	Launched	Terrestrial coverage
NRK1	Public Broadcaster	Licence	Norsk Rikskringkasting	1960	99,8%
NRK2	Public Broadcaster	Licence	Norsk Rikskringkasting	1996	80%
NRK Super and NRK3	Public Broadcaster	Licence	Norsk Rikskringkasting	2007	80%
TV 2 Direkte	General Entertainment Channel	Commercials	TV 2 Group (Egmont Group)	1992	92%
TVNorge	General Entertainment Channel	Commercials	Warner Bros. Discovery Norway	1988	Sharing frequences with many local-TV stations.
TV3	General Entertainment Channel	Commercials	Viaplay Group	1987

Cable and satellite television

Norsk Rikskringkasting

• NRK1
• NRK2
• NRK3 (Youth channel)
• NRK Super (Children channel)
• NRK Tegnspråk (Television channel for those with a hearing impairment. This channel adapts shows from the other national channels, so that they are appropriate for those with hearing loss, for example by adding sign language and/or subtitles)
• NRK1 HD simulcast of NRK1
• NRK2 HD simulcast of NRK2
• NRK3 HD simulcast of NRK3

TV 2

• TV 2 Direkte
• TV 2 Direkte HD - High-definition simulcast of TV 2 Direkte
• TV 2 Nyheter (news channel)
• TV 2 Sport (sports channel)
  • TV 2 Sport 1
  • TV 2 Sport 2
  • TV 2 Sport Premium 1
  • TV 2 Sport Premium 2
• TV 2 Zebra (youth programs, interactive programs and live sports)
• TV 2 Livsstil (lifestyle)

TV4 Media

• Hits
• Stars
• SF-kanalen

Viaplay Group/MTG

• TV3 (general entertainment)
• TV3+ (general entertainment)
• TV6
• V Film (movies)
  • V Film Premiere
  • V Film Action
  • V Film Hits
  • V Film Family
• V Series
• V Sport
  • V Sport +
  • V Sport 1
  • V Sport 2
  • V Sport 3
  • V Sport Golf
  • V Sport Live
  • V Sport Premier League
  • V Sport Ultra

Warner Bros. Discovery Norway

• TVNorge (general entertainment)
• TVNorge HD (Simulcast of TVNorge)
• FEM (Women's channel)
• REX (Men's channel)
• VOX (Adult/"Grown ups" channel)
• Discovery Channel
• Discovery HD
• Eurosport Norge
• TLC Norway

Others

• VGTV, owned by Schibsted Norge AS
• Matkanalen, owned by Schibsted Norge AS
• Canal Motor, owned by Intele, programs about racing, cars, motorcycles & Motors
• Rikstoto Direkte, owned by Norsk Rikstoto, horse racing
• Verdikanalen (general/religious)
• Visjon Norge (Christian), owned by iVisjon
• tvins (home shopping), owned by Thane Direct
• TV Glad
• Fatstone.TV, (Fatstone Media AS) Norwegian owned, Outdoor and Action sports channel
• Kanal 10 Norge (Christian)
• TV 12 Bedehuskanalen (Christian)
• TVL (Christian)

Transnational television channels

Localised and non-localised versions

BBC Studios

• BBC Nordic

AMC Networks International

• CBS Reality
• Extreme Sports Channel

The Walt Disney Company

• Disney Channel EMEA
• National Geographic Channel Scandinavia
• National Geographic Channel HD
• National Geographic Wild

Playboy Enterprises

• The Adult Channel
• Playboy TV
• Spice Network

Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA

• Animal Planet (Nordic)
• Cartoonito (Nordic)
• Cartoon Network (Nordic)
• Discovery Science
• Eurosport 1
• Eurosport 2
• Investigation Discovery

Paramount Networks EMEAA

• MTV Europe
• Club MTV
• MTV 80s
• MTV 90s
• MTV 00s
• MTV Hits
• MTV Live
• Nickelodeon (Scandinavia)
• Nick Jr. (Scandinavia)
• Nicktoons (Scandinavia)

NBCUniversal International Networks/Paramount Networks EMEAA

• SkyShowtime 1
• SkyShowtime 2

Viasat World

• Viasat Explore
• Viasat History
• Viasat Nature

A+E Networks

• History
• History HD
• H2

Others

• Bloomberg TV, owned by Michael Bloomberg
• CNBC Nordic, owned by NBCUniversal
• E!, owned by Comcast, news and programs about the entertainment industry
• The God Channel
• God 2
• Motors TV
• Penthouse TV
• Private Blue
• The Poker Channel
• Travel Channel, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery

Non-localised versions

Channels shown in their original format, without local subtitles or local audio.

• 3ABN International
• 3sat
• BBC News
• BEN Television
• Chelsea TV
• Club - Entertainment for women
• CNN International - 24/7 News channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
• DR1
• Euronews
• Fashion TV
• Fox News Channel
• Health Channel
• Hope Channel International
• Life TV
• Liverpool TV
• Mezzo TV
• Motors TV
• MUTV
• RTL
• Sat1
• Sky News - 24/7 News channel owned by Comcast
• Sony Entertainment Television Asia
• SVT1 – See also Sveriges Television
• SVT2 – See also Sveriges Television
• Rai Uno
• TBN Europe
• TV2
• TV4
• TV5Monde
• TV8
• TVE Internacional
• TV Finland
• TRT World
• Wonderful - Religious channel
• Zee TV

Other channels

Defunct television channels

• 3+ - General entertainment channel (1 July 1996 - 1 October 1996)
• BBC Brit - Entertainment channel Merged with BBC Nordic (2015–2023)
• BBC Earth - Documentary channel Merged with BBC Nordic (2015–2023)
• BBC Entertainment (Replaced BBC Prime on December 1, 2008).
• BBC Food - Food channel Merged with BBC Lifestyle (2004–2008)
• BBC Prime - Entertainment channel replaced by BBC Entertainment (???? - 2008)
• BBC HD, High Definition television channel.
• Canal 9 (2011–2014)
• C More Film - Movie channel (2004–2006)
• C More Film 2 - Movie channel (2004–2006)
• C More Emotion
• C More Extreme
• C More First (2012–2023)
• C More Hockey (2010–2023)
• C More Live (2016–2023)
• C More Series (2012–2023)
• C More Sport HD (sports in high-definition)
• C More Tennis
• Canal+ Comedy (2006–2010)
• Canal+ Action
• Canal+ Drama
• Canal+ Family
• Canal+ Emotion
• Canal+ Film HD (high-definition movies)
• Canal+ Fotball
• Canal+ Sport 2
• Canal+ Sport 3
• Canal+ Hockey
• Canal+ Sport Extra
• Canal+ Sport HD (sports in high-definition)
• Canal M - Shopping channel (1998–1999)
• Cinema 1 - Movie Channel (1995–2004)
• Cinema 2 - Timeshift channel for Cinema 1 (2002–2004)
• Cinema 3 - Timeshift channel for Cinema 2 (2002–2004)
• FOX - general entertainment
• Fox Crime
• Disney Junior Scandinavia - Children's channel (2006–2024)
• Disney XD Scandinavia - Children's channel (2009–2020)
• Discovery World - Documentary channel (1998–2020)
• ESPN America - Sports channel
• ESPN Classic - Sports classic channel
• Fight+ - Combat Sports channel (March, 2006 - December, 2006)
• FilmMax - Movie Channel (???? - 1995)
• FilmNet 1 - Movie Channel (1985–1996) (See Canal+)
• FilmNet 2 - Movie Channel (1985–1996)
• Fox Kids Nordic - Children's channel (1998–2004) (changed name to Jetix, see below)
• Hallmark Channel Scandilux - Movie channel (1996–2009)
• Janco Visjon - General entertainment channel (1986–1987)
• Jetix Scandinavia - Children's channel (2004–2009) (replaced by Disney XD)
• Kiosk - 8 pay-per-view channels (1997–2007)
• Metropol TV - Youth-oriented entertainment channel (1999–2002)
• Moox Live - Youth channel with user-generated content (December, 2006 - August, 2007)
• Norsk TV1 - General entertainment channel (1987–1990) (Merged with TVNorge)
• Nyhetskanalen - News channel (1997–1998)
• The Studio - Movie channel (2001–2003)
• Rush HD
• Showtime Scandinavia - Action and horror movies
• Silver - Independent Movies
• Sportkanalen - Sports channel (1996–1997)
• Star! Scandinavia
• SuperSport - Sports channel (1995–1997) (compare now Canal+ Sport)
• Turner Classic Movies - Movie Channel
• Toon Disney Scandinavia - Children's channel (2005–2009) (replaced by Disney XD)
• TV+ - General entertainment channel (1994–1995)
• TV 2 Filmkanalen (movies) (2006–2015)
• TV 2 Science Fiction (Science fiction)(Web-TV channel) (2009–2011)
• TV 2 Sonen 24/7 - Interactive television channel (March, 2007 - July, 2007)
• TV4 Norge - General entertainment channel (1990–1992)
• TV6 - Women's channel (1994–1998) (Replaced with TV6 Nature World/TV6 Action World)
• TV1000 2 - Timeshift channel for TV1000 (2002–2004)
• TV1000 3 - Timeshift channel for TV1000 (2002–2004)
• VH1 - Music channel
• VH1 Classic - Music channel
• Viasat Film Comedy
• Viasat Fotball
• Viasat Hockey
• Viasat Motor
• Viasat Plus - General entertainment channel (2000–2002)
• Viasat SportN - Sports channel (2005–2009) (replaced by Viasat Fotball)
• Viasat Sport 2 - Soccer channel (2004–2008)
• Viasat Sport 3 - Action sports channel (2004–2008)
• Viasat Sport 24 - Sports channel (2005–2007)
• Viasat Ticket (pay-per-view)
• Voom HD International - General enteraiment channel (2005–2009)
• ZTV Norway - Youth channel (2002 - September 5, 2007)

Channels with former names

• Canal+ Gul now Canal+ First
• Canal+ Blå now Canal+ Hits
• Canal+ Zap now Canal+ Sport
• C More HD now Canal+ HD
• Canal+ now Canal+ Drama
• TV 2 Bliss now TV 2 Livsstil
• Canal+ now C More
• TV 2 Premier League now TV 2 Sport Premium
• TV 2 Nyhetskanalen now TV 2 Nyheter
• V4 now TV3+
• MAX now REX

See also

• Television in Norway