National Co-ordinator:

National coordinator:
Erik Berg-Hansen
Programsjef distrikt
NRK Distrikts- og nyhetsdiv
FP21, 0340 Oslo
Telefon: +47 23 04 82 33
Mobil: +47 916 08 425
e-mail: erik.berg.hansen@nrk.no

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
Regional news division
FP 21, 0340 OSLO
Tlf.: 23 04 82 10/23 04 70 00
Telefax: 23 04 75 45
Head: Erik Berg-Hansen, tel: +47 23 04 82 33

The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) is the largest national broadcasting company in Norway and operates both television, web and radio services - national and regional. It is financed solely by licence fee.
Other television services are TV2 - the third national channel - commercial but with a public service obligation, other commercial but cable-based companies (TV Norge and TV3) and finally several commercial local television companies. All this in addition to what can be received via satellite.
Norway has approximately 4,5 million inhabitants and 1,5 million homes have TV sets. NRK provides a comprehensive service with two TV channels: NRK1, NRK2, Radio 1, 2 and 3, digital channels and regional radio and television. NRK TV sends on average 115 hours per week with a little more than half the total output being home production. About 35% of its own production is made by the regional offices.
Some 74% of the Norwegian population watch TV every day. 64% of these are watching NRK. In addition to NRK's national TV services we have 10 regional television transmissions. The basis for NRK's regional activity is the 13 regional offices - including the Sami, or Lapp - Radio. These stations produce radio and television programmes both for regional and national distribution. The regions have since 1998 been part of the largest division at NRK, the District- and News Division.
The division is based on multimedial co-operation and includes national and regional radio and television news, sport and current affairs in addition to regional production for radio and television in general
Radio and television are under the same leadership at the regional offices and an important aim is to profit the most from several medias.Multii-medial work is encouraged as is multi-skilling. The news desks cooperate closely,  and the idea is to minimise the barriers between the different work categories.
The duration of the regional television transmissions is 23 minutes every day Monday to Friday. Out of the 3,000 permanently employed by NRK, about 900 work in the regions and about 700 produce regional radio,  television and Web-sites. Three of the regions have extensive television facilities and production studios varying from two to four hundred square meters. These stations are able to produce nearly all kinds of programmes except drama.

NRK HEDMARK and OPPLAND
Head of regional office: Inger Johanne Solli
Postbox 273
2626  LILLEHAMMER
Tlf.: 61 28 72 00
Telefax: 61 28 72 32
E-mail: inger.johanne.solli@nrk.no

NRK Hedmark and Oppland is situated in Lillehammer – Norways olympic city since the winter-games in 1994. Lillehammer is placed in the middle of the large region in the middle of Norway. Hedmark and Oppland are the only counties in Norway without coast!  Our radio and television station is covering an area with 380.000 inhabitants, high mountains, long valleys, deep forests and small cities. It’s a typical rural area with farmers, teachers, nurses and tourist-hosts. Tourism is the most growing business, of course because of our beautiful montain area and white winters.
NRK Hedmark and Oppland want to keep close to our very faithful viewers, listeners and internet-readers. That’s why we daily show the viewersphotoes and videos in our news. We also have a magzsine on television inspired by public journalism, where local people discuss issues of common interest. But of course: Most of our staff is occupied with news work, both regional and for the national news. We also produce documentaries and current affairs for the national audience. 30 % of the  inhabitants in the two counties watch the loacal TV-news daily.

NRK HORDALAND
Head of regional office: Unni Arnøy
Postbox 7777
5020 BERGEN
Tlf.: 55 27 52 00
Telefax: 55 27 52 99
E-mail: unni.arnoy@nrk.no

NRK Hordaland is situated in Bergen, which is the second biggest town in Norway, located on the west coast - the Gateway to the fjords of Norway.
NRK Hordaland produces radio- and televisionprogrammes both for the regional and the national network. The station has a staff of 120 in an area of 450.000 inhabitants. NRK in Bergen is transmitting a daily regional newsprogramme called Vestlandsrevyen, and a national newsprogramme, called Norge i dag. The station also produces documentaries and weekly programmes for nationwide transmission. NRKs departement of nature programs in radio and television is situated in Bergen.

NRK MØRE OG ROMSDAL
Head of regional office: Hallstein Vemøy
Parkgt. 6
6025 ÅLESUND
Tlf.: 70 11 52 00
Telefax: 70 11 52 10
E-mail: hallstein.vemoy@nrk.no

The station has a radio/tv/internet-staff of 50 in a viewing area of 250.000 inhabitants. The station is completely digitalized.
In this region on the western coast of Norway fishing, industry (shipyards, furniture, textiles, fish) and tourism dominate, with the World Heritage listed Geirangerfjord as a main attraction.
Special programmes are news and documentaries.
NRK Moere og Romsdal is transmitting 23 minutes every weekday. The station also produces documentaries of 30 minutes or more for national transmission, specialising in nature programs, documentaries on culture, history and social problems.

NRK NORDLAND
Head of regional office: Tone Kunst
Postbox 303
8038 BODØ
Tlf.: 75 50 57 00
Telefax: 75 50 57 55
E-mail: tone.kunst@nrk.no

NRK Nordland is covering the southernmost part of Northern Norway. Our region is 800 km long from north to south with 237 000 people and 13 airports. Our staff counts 49 and 21 of them are videojournalists, VJs. The head office is in Bodø with 45 000 inhabitants, but we are also present in five other towns in Nordland, such as Narvik, Mo i Rana, Sortland, Svolvær in Lofoten and Brønnøysund in southern Helgeland. The Nordland region has been described as a little Norway in miniature, with heavy industry as well as fishing, fishfarming as well as conventional farming, aviation and education centres, lots of cultural activities and not to forget, with a magnificent 800 km coastline that makes this a favorite spot for tourism. 70% of our staff is multifunctional. Our VJs produce 70% of our TV news items, and we host a national VJ congress every year. Radio, TV and internet reporters are working side by side in the newsroom. We produce TV, radio, internet and text-TV news regionally, and we also cover news stories for the national news. Both our radio and TV programmes are streamed on the internet. Our basic business is news, but our radio programmes are a mix of news, music and feature. We have a high rating among our viewers and listeners. 44% of the people in our region listen to our regional programmes and up to 35 % watch the local TV news daily.

NRK ROGALAND
Head of regional office: Turid Borgen
P.b. 614, Madla
4090 HAFRSFJORD
Tlf.: 51 72 72 72
Telefax: 51 72 72 50
E-mail: turid.borgen@nrk.no

The station has a staff of 60 in a viewing area of 365,000 inhabitants. The oil industry is a special feature of the province of Rogaland.
NRK Rogaland is transmitting 23 minutes of news every weekday.

NRK SOGN OG FJORDANE
Head of regional office: Kai Åge Pedersen
Postbox 100
6801 FØRDE
Tlf.: 57 72 42 42
Telefax: 57 72 42 34
E-mail: kai.aage.pedersen@nrk.no

The station has a staff of 43 in a viewing area of 107,546 inhabitants with 35,035 TV sets. NRK Sogn og Fjordane has a relationship with NRK Hordaland (neighbouring county). Together we broadcast a news programme called Vestlandsrevyen (80 min. weekly). Funding is by licence fee.

NRK SØRLANDET
Head of regional office: Kjell Philstrøm
Postbox 413, Posebyen
4664 KRISTIANSAND
Tlf.: 38 12 12 12
Telefax: 38 12 17 99
E-mail: kjell.pihlstrom@nrk.no

NRK Sorlandet has a staff of 65 and covers a region of 250,000 inhabitants. It is part of the Norwegian National Network..
The station produces news programmes and features for the national network. The region includes both rural and urban settlements. Kristiansand is the largest city in the region and one of the main ferry ports in Norway, with connections to Denmark and the Continent. The region is known for a long tradition in the heavy industry and, in recent years, has become a centre for information technology.
It has a long coastline which attracts many tourists in the summertime, as well as mountains nearby with skiing facilities. The region is also prized for strong cultural traditions.
NRK Sorlandet specialises in documentaries and music programmes related to popular and traditional music.
NRK Sorlandet broadcasts 18 minutes of news every weekday.

NRK TROMS and FINNMARK
Head of regional office: Tone Jensen
Postbox 1153
9291 TROMSØ
Tlf.: 77 66 12 00
Telefax: 77 66 12 84
E-mail: tone.jensenrk.no

The station has a staff of 90 in a viewing area of 150,000 inhabitants. In the NRK system, NRK-Troms is a so-called regional centre. That means we make all kinds of programme from news to entertainment and even, from time to time, drama. NRKTroms and Finnmark transmit a daily news programme which covers the two northern counties of Norway with 200.000 inhabitants.

NRK TRØNDELAG
Head of regional office: Tor Røed
Tyholt
7005 TRONDHEIM
Tlf.: 73 88 12 00
Telefax: 73 88 12 66
E-mail: tor.roed@nrk.no

The station has a staff of 115 in a viewing area of 375,000 inhabitants. The programmes are: news, popular science, children's programmes, entertainment and documentaries for national broadcasting.

NRK ØSTAFJELLS
Head of regional office: Lars Harald Alstadsæter
Postbox 284, Borgeåsen
3901 PORSGRUNN
Tlf.: 35 56 02 00
Telefax: 35 56 02 54
E-mail: lars.harald.alstadsater@nrk.no

NRK Østafjells is NRKs largest regional station and is covering the region southwest of Oslo. The region consist of three counties: Buskerud, Telemark and Vestfold. The head office is in Porsgrunn, but we are also present in five other towns in the region, such as Drammen, Tønsberg, Kongsberg, Seljord and Ål. The station has a staff of 100 in a viewing area of 635,000 inhabitants. The station produces news programmes and features. NRK Østafjells is fully digitalized, and works cross traditional media boarders, with publishing of web-, television-, radio-, text-TV- and mobile content. NRK Østafjells has a large number of video journalists mixed with traditional ENG-teams in the production of two daily news programs on weekdays.

NRK ØSTFOLD
Head of regional office: Ulf Morten Davidsen
Postbox 33
1629 GAMLE FREDRIKSTAD
Tlf.: 69 38 48 00
Telefax: 69 38 48 09
E-mail: ulf.morten.davidsen@nrk.no

NRK Østfold has a staff of 46, and covers a region of 262,000 inhabitants. The station produces news programmes and features. NRK Østfold is fully digitalized, and works cross tradional media boarders, with the web as the hub on the newsdesk - together with publishing of television-, radio-, text-tv- and mobile content.
NRK Østfold uses 50 percent videojournalists mixed with traditional ENG-teams in the production of the 7 weekly TV-sets of 23 minutes on weekdays.
The region southeast of Oslo, on the Swedish boarder includes both rural and urban settlements. Fredrikstad is the largest city in the region
(p. 78.000), and the region is heavely populated on the coastline of Oslofjorden.
The region is known for a long tradition in farming, paper-, and heavy industry, and also, new technology and trade.
Østfold has a sunny coastline, with the Hvaler-islands as a main attraction, which attracts many tourists during the summertime. The fortified town of Gamlebyen in Fredrikstad, and the old fort of Fredriksten in Halden is tourist magnets as well.
NRK Østfold specialises in new production forms, we produce radiodocumentaries, weekly radio entertainment programs on roots music, and also a weeky radioprogram on Norwegian history for national broadcasting.

NRK ØSTLANDSSENDINGEN
Head of regional office:
Postbox 4555, Nydalen
0404 OSLO
Tlf.: 22 80 82 50
Telefax: 22 80 82 10

The station has a staff of 70 in a viewing area of approximately 900,000 inhabitants in Norway’s capital region. In addition to daily regional transmissions in tv, radio and internet, the station is also hosting NRK’s multicultural programming through „Migrapolis“ – offering multicultural content on all of NRK’s media platforms.

NRK SAMI RADIO
Head: Nils Johan Heatta
P.b. 183
9730 Karasjok
Tlf.: +47 78 46 92 00
Fax: 47 78 46 92 23
E-mail: nils.johan.heatta@nrk.no

The Sami Radio is a department on its own in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Due to this fact both the radio and the television divisions of Sami Radio are independent in determining the editorial content of the programmes that are made. Like NRK, we too are financed by licence fee.
The staff of the television division of Sami Radio consists of some 10 people, in charge of the editorial and technical part of the programme, which is transmitted on NRK national television network. Our policy is to protect and develop the Saami language. Therefore, all programmes are made mainly in this language and are then sub-titled into Norwegian.
The programmes we make can be divided into two categories: those that can be viewed on a regular basis, known as the Saami programmes, and those we make for other departments. The regular Saami programmes are: a 15 minute children's television every other week and a 30 minute documentary, feature and debate once a month, with a break during the summer for both. We also make programmes that are not made on a regular basis as mentioned above, but are still considered as independent Saami programmes not being placed under any titles. These are mainly documentaries either from the Saami or other indigenous people's cultural life.
The programmes made for other departments are mainly news reports in Saami, short features for both the youth and adults in programmes made by the regional departments in NRK and environmental documentaries. The subjects we are dealing with in our programmes and reports are issues concerning the Saami and other indigenous people.