Norwegian TV channels
The list of Norwegian TV channels is based upon information from a range of different sources.
A Norwegian channel is here defined as a channel that specifically targets a Norwegian audience and where the main language is Norwegian. A nationwide channel is a channel whose signal can be received virtually throughout the whole country. Some nationwide channels may only reach a minor part of the population but can potentially be accessed by a majority, depending on cable or satellite subscription.
Distribution: C = Cabel, S = Satellite, DTT = Digital terrestrial television.
Presentations of TV channels in the other Nordic countries can be found at Nordicom.
A Norwegian channel is here defined as a channel that specifically targets a Norwegian audience and where the main language is Norwegian. A nationwide channel is a channel whose signal can be received virtually throughout the whole country. Some nationwide channels may only reach a minor part of the population but can potentially be accessed by a majority, depending on cable or satellite subscription.
Distribution: C = Cabel, S = Satellite, DTT = Digital terrestrial television.
Presentations of TV channels in the other Nordic countries can be found at Nordicom.
Norwegian TV channels 2022
| Coverage | Channel | Major owners |
Financing | Distribution | Startup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | NRK1 | State | Tax | C/S/DTT | 1960 | |
| NRK2 | State | Tax | C/S/DTT | 1996 | ||
| NRK3/Super | State | Tax | C/S/DTT | 2007 | ||
| TV 2 Direkte | Egmont | Commercials | C/S/DTT | 1992 | ||
| TV 2 Zebra | Egmont | Commercials | C/S/DTT | 2004 | ||
| TV 2 Nyheter | Egmont | Subscription | C/S/DTT | 2007 | ||
| TV 2 Sport 2 | Egmont | Commercials | C/S/DTT | 2007 | ||
| TV 2 Sport Premium | Egmont | Subscription | C/S/DTT | 2010 | ||
| TV 2 Livsstil | Egmont | Commercials | C/S/DTT | 2015 | ||
| TV 2 Sport 1 | Egmont | Commercials | C/S/DTT | 2018 | ||
| TVNorge | Warner Bros. Discovery | Commercials | C/S/DTT | 1988 | ||
| Fem | Warner Bros. Discovery | Commercials | C/S/DTT | 2007 | ||
| Max | Warner Bros. Discovery | Commercials | C/S/DTT | 2010 | ||
| Vox | Warner Bros. Discovery | Commercials | C/S/DTT | 2012 | ||
| Eurosport Norway | Warner Bros. Discovery | Commercials | C/S/DTT | 2015 | ||
| TV3 | Viaplay Group | Commercials | C/S/DTT | 1988 | ||
| TV3+ | Viaplay Group | Commercials | C/S/DTT | 2007 | ||
| TV6 | Viaplay Group | Commercials | C/S/DTT | 2013 | ||
| V sport+ | Viaplay Group | Subscription | C/S/DTT | 2017 | ||
| V sport1 | Viaplay Group | Subscription | C/S/DTT | 2017 | ||
| V sport2 | Viaplay Group | Subscription | C/S/DTT | 2017 | ||
| V sport3 | Viaplay Group | Subscription | C/S/DTT | 2017 | ||
| The Free Channel | Non-profit organizations | Government subsidy/membership fee | DTT | 2009 | ||
| Visjon Norge | Visjonskirken (rel. org.) | Gifts | C/S/DTT | 2010 | ||
| VGTV | Schibsted | Commercials | C/S | 2014 | ||
| Matkanalen | Schibsted | Commercials | C/S | 2015 | ||
| Norway Live | OAL AS | Content marketing | C/S/DTT | 2019 | ||
| Heim | Valle Media AS | Commercials | C/S/DTT | 2021 | ||
| Naturkanal1 | Hallem Invest AS | Commercials and subscriptions | K/S | 2021 | ||
| TVL | Mentor Medier | Commercials | C | 2022 | ||
| Regional | NRK's 11 regional broadcasts |
State | Tax | C/S/DTT | From 1985 | |
| Local | 8 local TV channels |
Various | Commercials | DTT | From 1982 |
Notes:
Television broadcasts for the Sami population are included in NRK's regional transmissions.
For a couple of channels startup refers to the year the channel was considered as Norwegian or the year a Norwegian channel became nationally accessible in Norway.
Number of local TV channels only includes digital terrestrial television channels. Local TV channels broadcasting via cable or online are not included.
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