Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa
public broadcasting organization of Greenland
Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa (KNR; lit. 'Greenland's Radio'; officially rendered into English as the Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation) is Greenland's national public broadcasting organization.
Based in the territory's capital, 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.
Services
Television
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).
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