NRK Metro was a Norwegian digital radio station from NRK. The station launched in 2000 in order to "compete with a large group of listeners with commercial radio network". The goal was to increase NRK's radio audience in Norway, as well as increasing interest among digital radio among a large group of consumers. The station closed in 2001, becoming the first NRK station to do so.
History NRK Metro started broadcasting in early 2000, targeting an urban youth demographic.Herman Berg and Konrad Jørgensen, NRK setter radio på digital-TV, Digi.no, 9 June 2000, retrieved 29 August 2026 On 1 November, as part of cost-cutting measures, it announced the closure of the station, with its last broadcast taking place on 10 November. The corporation thus saved NOK 8 million. NRK subsequently delayed the closing date of the station, as there were plans to sell it to a commercial company. On 10 May 2001, NRK gave up on the selling process.NRK Metro gravlegges, Journalisten.no, 10 May 2001, retrieved 29 August 2026
In 2008, seven years after the closure, Twentyfirst Venture acquired the usage of the Metro name for a commercial radio project, Radio Metro, from NRK.Helge Wekre, Klart for Radio Metro, 13 November 2008, retrieved 29 August 2026
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