SBS Radio loses Oslo frequency

After 25 years on-air, SBS Radio's Radio 1 has lost its frequency in the Norwegian capital Oslo. Radio 1 will continue in Bergen and Stavanger, although it will have to share airtime with other stations. SBS Radio's rhythmic CHR The Voice will also be forced to shut down in Oslo.

One of the winners in the bidding for Norway's local commercial radio frequencies is Svein Larsen, the founder and former managing director of P4 - now Norway's largest commercial radio company. Larsen's new venture Radio Metro has secured frequencies in Oslo as well as in two other important metropolitan areas. NRJ Group's CHR station NRJ and P4 were also successful in several major markets.