Norwegian television goes digital.

Norway's new digital television distribution network the so-called "ground net",will open on Saturday. Rogaland is the first region to go digital.

The network, RiksTV, is operated by Norges Televisjon (NTV), which is owned by Telenor, NRK and TV 2.

To be able to receive the digital signals you need a decoder, whch is incerted between the antenna and the TV set.

If you receive your present TV signals from a cable network or satellite, you will not be affected.

The county of Rogaland will receive the digital signals from September 1st.

Oestfold, Oslo, Akershus, Buskerud, Vestfold, Telemark, Hordaland, Moere og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Hedmark, Oppland og Soer-Troendelag will all be covered by the new network by the end of this year.

In Aust-Agder, Vest-Agder, Nord-Troendelag, Nordland, Troms og Finnmark the network opens in 2008.

The old analogue network will not be closed down until six months after the new network opens in your region, ending with Finnmark in November 2009.

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)