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| Type | Public-serviceradio andtelevision broadcaster |
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| Availability | Greenland |
| Owner | Government of Greenland |
Key people | Karl-Henrik Simonsen,Director General |
Launch date | 1958 (founded) 1 November 1982 (television)[1] |
Official website | www Watch KNR1 online Watch KNR2 online |
Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa (KNR;lit. 'Greenland's Radio'; officially rendered into English as theGreenlandic Broadcasting Corporation) isGreenland's nationalpublic broadcasting organization.
Based in the territory's capital,Nuuk, KNR is an independentstate-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, includingNaalakkersuisut (the Greenland government), various associations, collaborations with private local broadcasters and broadcasts abroad, especiallyDR. KNR is an associate member ofNordvision, an association of state broadcasters in theNordic countries.
As of April 2022[update], a fifth of KNR's positions are vacant due to low salaries; the station has had to reduce its internet and radio reporting.[2]
KNR offers two channels nationwide,KNR1 andKNR2. 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 theGreenlandic 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 networksDR andTV 2 but when several of DR's channels were madefree-to-air in Greenland, KNR decided to focus on original Greenlandic programming.[3]
On 21 June 2020, both KNR1 and KNR2 switched to 720p HD resolution.[4]
The KNR radio station broadcasts nationwide.[5] It is available onFM,AM, andon line. It broadcasts mainly in the Greenlandic language but some programming is also inDanish.
In Nuuk, KNR also provides a direct relay ofDR P1 via FM.
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