Norway has started the first stage of its FM radio shut-down. As of Dec. 13, the country’s analogue signal went down — so now listeners have to tune in to digital radio to listen to their favorite shows. The government says it’s too expensive to run both signals, but so far the majority of Norwegians are opposed to the switch. VICE News traveled to Bodø, in the northern province of Norland, to watch the closure of the first FM radio mast. It marked the beginning of the end of a transformational technology that was central in the creation of the modern digital age. Read: "Norway's infamous mass murderer is still giving the Nazi salute in court" - http://bit.ly/2kbaO05 Watch: "Brexit will make life much more complicated for countless British businesses" - http://bit.ly/2kc7ouv Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com/ Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo