Kringvarp Føroya (English: Broadcasting Service of the Faroe Islands; KVF) is the national public broadcasting company of the Faroe Islands. It was founded on 1 January 2005 after a merger of the national radio and television networks Útvarp Føroya and Sjónvarp Føroya.
Útvarp Føroya ("Radio of the Faroe Islands"; ÚF) was founded in 1957, under the station's first director Axel Tórgarð. Niels Juel Arge took over the position in 1960 and remained until 1990. Prior to the establishment of Útvarp Føroya, the Faroese people could only listen to foreign radio stations. These included the National Norwegian Radio Station, often referred to as Norðmaðurin ("the Norwegian", "the man from Norway"), and the BBC World Service. These stations were mainly used for daily weather forecasts.
Sjónvarp Føroyaedit
Sjónvarp Føroya ("Television of the Faroe Islands"; SvF) was founded in 1984. It was the only public TV station in the country, and broadcast some content in Faroese.
The history of SvF goes back to the 1960s. In 1969, the Faroese parliament decided to create an organisation for developing TV facilities on the islands under public law. A 1978 law set into motion the establishment of the network, which was founded as Sjónvarp Føroya in 1981. A furniture store in the capital Tórshavn was converted into a TV studio in 1983. On 1 April 1984 the first Faroese programme was launched; however, private local TV associations had been transmitting for six years. The regular operation of SVF started on 1 September of that same year.
In spring 1985, the former freelancers of Faroese TV were engaged as staff by the Faroese government. Since 1990, other nearby buildings have been bought in order to enhance the network's premises.
In December 2002, the Faroe Islands became the first country in the world to completely disconnect of its analogue television signals, which had used the PAL standard, in favour of the digital DVB-T standard.
By law, SvF had a goal of broadcasting one-third of its programmes in Faroese. Other programmes were mostly taken from Danmarks Radio (DR) and were subtitled, with Danish audio. In 2003, 27 percent of the SvF's programmes were in Faroese. Apart from children's programmes, SVF's own production consisted mainly of news and topical magazine items.[1][2]
Kringvarp Føroyaedit
In 2005, the SvF and ÚF were merged into the current company, which is funded by a combination of television licence fees, commercials, and a bingo (called Gekkurin, or "the Joker"). The television section of the Kringvarp Føroya shows only one channel, with some programming coming from DR and TV 2 (Denmark). It also produces its own content, including Faroese news, which is called Dagur og Vika ("Day and Week"); children's TV; and some cultural and sports broadcasting. Additional stations are available from Televarpið, the only local pay-TV provider, which is a digital terrestrial service. Satellite TV from foreign providers is also popular.
^"Everyday life in the Faroes - Framtak". www.framtak.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^. Archived from the original on 16 August 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2006.
External linksedit
Kringvarp Føroya Homepage (with Faroese TV programmes for download)
May 07, 2024
kringvarp, føroya, english, broadcasting, service, faroe, islands, national, public, broadcasting, company, faroe, islands, founded, january, 2005, after, merger, national, radio, television, networks, Útvarp, føroya, sjónvarp, føroya, headquarterstypepublic, . Kringvarp Foroya English Broadcasting Service of the Faroe Islands KVF is the national public broadcasting company of the Faroe Islands It was founded on 1 January 2005 after a merger of the national radio and television networks Utvarp Foroya and Sjonvarp Foroya Kringvarp ForoyaKVF headquartersTypePublic broadcasting network television radio and online CountryFaroe IslandsAvailabilityFaroe IslandsFounded1 January 2005 19 years ago 2005 01 01 HeadquartersNordari Ringvegur 20 Postsmoga 1299 FO 100Torshavn Faroe IslandsBroadcast areaFaroe IslandsOwnerFaroe IslandsKey peopleIvan Niclasen CEO Launch date1 January 2005 2005 01 01 Official websitekvf wbr fo Contents 1 History 1 1 Utvarp Foroya 1 2 Sjonvarp Foroya 1 3 Kringvarp Foroya 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editUtvarp Foroya edit Utvarp Foroya Radio of the Faroe Islands UF was founded in 1957 under the station s first director Axel Torgard Niels Juel Arge took over the position in 1960 and remained until 1990 Prior to the establishment of Utvarp Foroya the Faroese people could only listen to foreign radio stations These included the National Norwegian Radio Station often referred to as Nordmadurin the Norwegian the man from Norway and the BBC World Service These stations were mainly used for daily weather forecasts Sjonvarp Foroya edit Sjonvarp Foroya Television of the Faroe Islands SvF was founded in 1984 It was the only public TV station in the country and broadcast some content in Faroese The history of SvF goes back to the 1960s In 1969 the Faroese parliament decided to create an organisation for developing TV facilities on the islands under public law A 1978 law set into motion the establishment of the network which was founded as Sjonvarp Foroya in 1981 A furniture store in the capital Torshavn was converted into a TV studio in 1983 On 1 April 1984 the first Faroese programme was launched however private local TV associations had been transmitting for six years The regular operation of SVF started on 1 September of that same year In spring 1985 the former freelancers of Faroese TV were engaged as staff by the Faroese government Since 1990 other nearby buildings have been bought in order to enhance the network s premises In December 2002 the Faroe Islands became the first country in the world to completely disconnect of its analogue television signals which had used the PAL standard in favour of the digital DVB T standard By law SvF had a goal of broadcasting one third of its programmes in Faroese Other programmes were mostly taken from Danmarks Radio DR and were subtitled with Danish audio In 2003 27 percent of the SvF s programmes were in Faroese Apart from children s programmes SVF s own production consisted mainly of news and topical magazine items 1 2 Kringvarp Foroya edit In 2005 the SvF and UF were merged into the current company which is funded by a combination of television licence fees commercials and a bingo called Gekkurin or the Joker The television section of the Kringvarp Foroya shows only one channel with some programming coming from DR and TV 2 Denmark It also produces its own content including Faroese news which is called Dagur og Vika Day and Week children s TV and some cultural and sports broadcasting Additional stations are available from Televarpid the only local pay TV provider which is a digital terrestrial service Satellite TV from foreign providers is also popular See also editMedia of the Faroe IslandsReferences edit Everyday life in the Faroes Framtak www framtak com Retrieved 8 March 2019 Sjonvarp Archived from the original on 16 August 2006 Retrieved 17 August 2006 External links editKringvarp Foroya Homepage with Faroese TV programmes for download Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kringvarp Foroya amp oldid 1181940366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
