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NRK 5.1 was the world's first radio station to operate using 5.1 surround sound. It was opened on 12 October 2006 by NRK and closed in 2010.

NRK 5.1 opened at 2pm on 12 October 2006. It was not available on the DAB platform at launch, but it hoped to launch there at a later date. Programming consisted largely of music and other formats, but was open to include radio dramas and documentaries.^[1] NRK compared the experience to being "closer to a concert hall".^[2] It was included as part of the finalised 16-channel digital radio package in 2007, but exclusively online.^[3]

A decision was made in 2009 to close the station in the following year.^[4]

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