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{{short description|Public broadcasting organization of Greenland}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox broadcasting network
{{Infobox broadcasting network
| network_name = Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa
| network_name = Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa
| network_logo =
| network_logo = Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa logo.png
| country = [[Kingdom of Denmark]]
[[File:KNR logo2009 380x160-001.jpg|frameless|KNR official logo as of 2009]]
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| network_type = [[Public service broadcasting|Public-service]] [[radio network|radio]] and [[television network|television broadcaster]]
[[File:KNR logo2009 380x160-001.jpg|thumbnail|KNR official logo as of 2009]]
| country = [[Greenland]]
| available = [[Greenland]]
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| launch_date = 1958 (founded)<br>1982 (television)
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| network_type = [[Public service broadcasting|Public-service]]<br>[[radio network|radio]] and [[television network|television<br>broadcaster]]
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| owner = [[Politics of Greenland|Government of Greenland]]
| available = National
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| key_people = Karl-Henrik Simonsen, [[Director General]]
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| launch_date = 1958 (founded)<br>1982 (television)
| website = [http://www.knr.gl KNR.gl]<br />[https://knr.gl/kl/tv/live Watch KNR1 online]<br />[https://knr.gl/kl/tv/knr2/live Watch KNR2 online]
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| owner = The Greenland Government<br>[[Politics of Greenland]]
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| key_people = [[Karl-Henrik Simonsen]],<br>[[Director General, starting April 2016]]
| website = [http://www.knr.gl KNR.gl]
}}
}}


'''Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa''' (literally ''Greenland's Radio'', usually referred to as ''The Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation'' or ''KNR'') is the national [[public broadcasting]] corporation of [[Greenland]], based in the country's capital city, [[Nuuk]].
'''Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa''' ({{Literal translation|Greenland's Radio}}; officially rendered into English as the '''Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation'''), also known by its abbreviation '''KNR''', is [[Greenland]]'s national [[public broadcasting]] organization.


It is an independent state-owned corporation headed by a seven-person board. Its activities are funded from a mixture of sources, including direct government funding and on-air advertising.
Based in the country's capital city, [[Nuuk]], KNR is an independent [[state-owned enterprise|state-owned corporation]] headed by a five-person board. Its activities are funded from a mixture of sources, mainly direct government funding but also limited on-air advertising.


In 2012–13, all elements of KNR Radio and TV relocated to a new building in Nuuk. The broadcasts come from various sources, including [[Naalakkersuisut]] (the Greenland government), various associations, collaborations with private local broadcasters and broadcasts abroad, especially [[DR (broadcaster)|DR]]. KNR is an associate member of [[Nordvision]], an association of state broadcasters in the [[Nordic countries]].
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[[File:KNR - Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation, Nuuk, Greenland.jpg|thumb|KNR former Headquarters in Nuuk]]
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[[File:KNR-Ilulissat.jpg|thumb|KNR station, [[Ilulissat]]]]


{{As of|April 2022}}, a fifth of KNR's positions are vacant due to low salaries; the station has had to reduce its internet and radio reporting.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Veirum |first1=Thomas Munk |title=Forbund melder ud: Bekymrende KNR-situation |url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/forbund-melderbekymrende-knr-situation |access-date=1 May 2022 |work=Sermitsiaq.AG |date=26 April 2022 |language=da}}</ref>
KNR provides one national [[television]] station and one national [[radio]] station. The radio station operates on 650&nbsp;kHz mostly in the [[Greenlandic language]] ([[Kalaallisut]]) but also in [[Danish language|Danish]]. The television schedule consists of a mix of locally produced programmes, news in Kalaallisut, plus the main news bulletins and some other programmes from [[Danmarks Radio]] (DR), and [[TV2 (Denmark)|TV2]] in [[Copenhagen]]. A second radio channel relays DR output directly but is available only in the capital, [[Nuuk]].


==Services==
Local commercial television stations can be found in several Greenlandic towns. Some stations are [[Nuuk TV]] and Sisimiut TV. Local television stations gathered in the organization STTK.
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[[File:KNR - Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation, Nuuk, Greenland.jpg|thumb|KNR's former Headquarters in [[Nuuk]]]]
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[[File:KNR-Ilulissat.jpg|thumb|Former KNR station in [[Ilulissat]]]]


===Television===
In 2006, KNR TV installed a complete digital SD-SDI production and editing facility with the infrastructure to provide for the local production of talkshows, news and remote broadcasts. In 2012–13 it was decided that it was necessary for KNR to move out of their building in Nuuk as it was determined that the building had a build-up of unhealthy mold and fungus. All elements of KNR Radio and TV were strategically and subsequently moved out, relocating to a different building in [[Ilulissat]]
KNR offers two channels nationwide, ''KNR1'' and ''KNR2''. They are available via digital terrestrial television (DVB-T), and digital cable television (DVB-C). Both channels are also streamed online via YouTube.

KNR1 is the primary channel and most of its programming is in the [[Greenlandic language]] ([[West Greenlandic|Kalaallisut]]). KNR2 goes on air only to broadcast live from specific events.

In 2006, KNR TV installed a complete digital SD-SDI production and editing facility with the infrastructure needed to provide for the local production of talk shows, news, and remote broadcasts.

Prior to January 2013, KNR1 also featured programming from Danish television networks [[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] and [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2]] but when several of DR's channels were made [[free-to-air]] in Greenland, KNR decided to focus on original Greenlandic programming.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://danskradio.dk/tvnytarkiv/artikel/default4f8c.html?id=21321|title=Grønland: Mere grønlandsk tv på KNR|last=Nielsen|first=Stig Hartvig|work=TVnyt.com|access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref>

On 21 June 2020, both KNR1 and KNR2 switched to 720p HD resolution.<ref>{{cite news |title=KNR sendes nu i HD-kvalitet |url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/knr-sendes-i-hd-kvalitet |access-date=25 June 2020 |publisher=Sermitsiaq |date=25 June 2020}}</ref>

===Radio===
The KNR radio station broadcasts nationwide. It is available on [[FM broadcasting|FM]], [[AM broadcasting|AM]], and [[Internet radio|on line]]. It broadcasts mainly in the Greenlandic language but some programming is also in [[Danish language|Danish]].

In Nuuk, KNR also provides a direct relay of [[DR P1]] via FM.

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://www.knr.gl}}
* [http://knr.gl/radio/live Listen to live radio!]
* [http://www.knr.gl/en Official website (English)]
* [http://www.knr.gl/en KNR in English]
* [http://www.knr.gl Official website (Greenlandic)]


{{Companies of Greenland}}
{{Companies of Greenland}}
{{Telecommunications in Greenland}}
{{Nuuk}}
{{Ilulissat}}
{{European Broadcasting Union Members}}
{{European Broadcasting Union Members}}
{{Greenlandic television channels}}
{{Nordvision}}
{{Nordvision}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Companies of Greenland]]
[[Category:1982 establishments in Greenland]]
[[Category:Greenlandic media]]
[[Category:Commercial-free television networks]]
[[Category:Nuuk]]
[[Category:Companies based in Nuuk]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 1982]]

[[Category:Publicly funded broadcasters]]

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[[Category:Government-owned companies of Greenland]]

Latest revision as of 16:46, 28 January 2024

Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa
TypePublic-service radio and television broadcaster
Country
Kingdom of Denmark
AvailabilityGreenland
OwnerGovernment of Greenland
Key people
Karl-Henrik Simonsen, Director General
Launch date
1958 (founded)
1982 (television)
Official website
KNR.gl
Watch KNR1 online
Watch KNR2 online

Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa (lit. 'Greenland's Radio'; officially rendered into English as the Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation), also known by its abbreviation KNR, is Greenland's national public broadcasting organization.

Based in the country's capital city, Nuuk, KNR is an independent state-owned corporation headed by a five-person board. Its activities are funded from a mixture of sources, mainly direct government funding but also limited on-air advertising.

In 2012–13, all elements of KNR Radio and TV relocated to a new building in Nuuk. The broadcasts come from various sources, including Naalakkersuisut (the Greenland government), various associations, collaborations with private local broadcasters and broadcasts abroad, especially DR. KNR is an associate member of Nordvision, an association of state broadcasters in the Nordic countries.

As of April 2022, a fifth of KNR's positions are vacant due to low salaries; the station has had to reduce its internet and radio reporting.[1]

Services[edit]

KNR's former Headquarters in Nuuk
Former KNR station in Ilulissat

Television[edit]

KNR offers two channels nationwide, KNR1 and KNR2. They are available via digital terrestrial television (DVB-T), and digital cable television (DVB-C). Both channels are also streamed online via YouTube.

KNR1 is the primary channel and most of its programming is in the Greenlandic language (Kalaallisut). KNR2 goes on air only to broadcast live from specific events.

In 2006, KNR TV installed a complete digital SD-SDI production and editing facility with the infrastructure needed to provide for the local production of talk shows, news, and remote broadcasts.

Prior to January 2013, KNR1 also featured programming from Danish television networks DR and TV 2 but when several of DR's channels were made free-to-air in Greenland, KNR decided to focus on original Greenlandic programming. [2]

On 21 June 2020, both KNR1 and KNR2 switched to 720p HD resolution.[3]

Radio[edit]

The KNR radio station broadcasts nationwide. It is available on FM, AM, and on line. It broadcasts mainly in the Greenlandic language but some programming is also in Danish.

In Nuuk, KNR also provides a direct relay of DR P1 via FM.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Veirum, Thomas Munk (26 April 2022). "Forbund melder ud: Bekymrende KNR-situation". Sermitsiaq.AG (in Danish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ Nielsen, Stig Hartvig. "Grønland: Mere grønlandsk tv på KNR". TVnyt.com. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ^ "KNR sendes nu i HD-kvalitet". Sermitsiaq. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

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