Radio Kongsvinger

What Radio Kongsvinger does

Radio Kongsvinger is a local radio station established in 1984 that broadcasts to the Kongsvinger region in Innlandet county, Norway. The station delivers local news, entertainment programming, music, and community information to residents of the Kongsvingerregionen area, and is owned and operated by Lokalradioene i Innlandet AS, a parent organization that manages a portfolio of nine regional radio stations across Innlandet county (including Sølar Radioen, Elverums Radioen, Hamar Radioen, Østerdals Radioen, Trysil Radioen, Gudbrandsdals Radioen, Sølar Radioen+, and the seasonal Radio Jul i Innlandet). The company employs 17 people and operates from Kongsvinger, distributing content via traditional FM broadcast within the region and online digital streaming through the radioene.no platform.

The business model is exclusively advertising-based, with local businesses purchasing ad slots to reach the regional audience. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with a monthly billing cadence managed through a direct sales department. The station also operates supplementary products including Underholdningsguiden (an entertainment guide) and Radiobingo, an interactive bingo game broadcast via radio. The underlying technology consists of standard radio broadcasting infrastructure supplemented by web-based streaming capabilities, with no proprietary software, app, API, or AI components disclosed. There are no funding rounds, acquisitions, M&A activity, named enterprise customers, or patents associated with the company in the available data.

Name

Radio Kongsvinger

Legal name

Lokalradioene i Innlandet AS

Website

https://radiokongsvinger.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Radio Kongsvinger is a local Norwegian radio station established in 1984, serving the Kongsvinger region with news, music, and community programming. It operates within the Lokalradioene i Innlandet AS network of nine regional stations, funded by local SMB advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Radio Broadcasting

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (516110)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPABACAD

Independent Local Radio Stations

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Broadcasting (TV & Radio)/Local Broadcast Stations & Affiliates (TV & Radio)

SECONDARYMPABACAC

Local Radio Station Groups (Owned & Operated/Station Chains)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Broadcasting (TV & Radio)/Local Broadcast Stations & Affiliates (TV & Radio)

SECONDARYMPAIAEAA

Commercial Terrestrial Radio Broadcasting (AM/FM)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Radio & Audio Broadcasting (Terrestrial, Satellite, Digital Radio)

SECONDARYMPAIAEAE

Internet Radio & Streaming Broadcast Stations (Simulcast/Online-only)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Radio & Audio Broadcasting (Terrestrial, Satellite, Digital Radio)

Keywords

• Local radio broadcasting
• Regional radio network
• Radio advertising sales
• Community news broadcasting
• Online radio streaming

Headquarters

HQ city

Kongsvinger

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Advertising Revenue: Radio Kongsvinger generates revenue primarily through advertising. Local businesses in the Kongsvinger region can purchase advertising slots on the station. The station encourages businesses to contact their sales department for advertising opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Radio Kongsvinger is a local radio station that broadcasts news, music, entertainment programming, and community information to listeners in the Kongsvinger region of Innlandet county, Norway. The station is operated as part of the Lokalradioene i Innlandet AS network and offers its programming both via traditional radio broadcast and through online digital streaming on the radioene.no website. It monetizes its audience by selling advertising slots to local businesses in the Kongsvinger area.

Product overview

Radio Kongsvinger operates as part of Lokalradioene i Innlandet AS, a network of local and regional radio stations serving Innlandet county, Norway. The core offering is local radio broadcasting under the Radio Kongsvinger brand, supplemented by eight additional regional radio channels (Sølar Radioen, Sølar Radioen+, Elverums Radioen, Hamar Radioen, Østerdals Radioen, Trysil Radioen, Gudbrandsdals Radioen, and seasonal Radio Jul i Innlandet). The portfolio also includes complementary services such as the Underholdningsguiden entertainment guide and Radiobingo interactive game, all delivered through the unified parent organization Lokalradioene i Innlandet AS.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sølar Radioen: Regional radio station under Lokalradioene i Innlandet network
• Elverums Radioen
• Hamar Radioen
• Østerdals Radioen
• Trysil Radioen
• Gudbrandsdals Radioen
• Sølar Radioen+
• Radio Jul i Innlandet

Products and services

• Radio Kongsvinger

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lokalradioene i Innlandet AScoreOthersRadio Kongsvinger is owned and operated by Lokalradioene i Innlandet AS, a parent company that manages a network of regional radio stations across Innlandet county. The network includes stations such as Sølar Radioen, Elverums Radioen, Hamar Radioen, Østerdals Radioen, Trysil Radioen, Gudbrandsdals Radioen, and others. This is an internal corporate relationship where the parent company provides organizational and potentially operational support to Radio Kongsvinger.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Klem FM: Klem FM is a Norwegian commercial local/regional radio station operating on DAB with advertising revenue. It mirrors Radio Kongsvinger's model of regional ad sales and hyper-local content, making it a directly comparable peer in the Norwegian local radio landscape.
• Radio 1 Norway: Radio 1 is a Norwegian commercial DAB radio network with regional variants, using an advertising-supported business model. It is structurally analogous to Radio Kongsvinger as a regional commercial broadcaster and competes for similar advertiser relationships in eastern Norway.
• Radio Norge (Bauer Media): Radio Norge is Bauer Media Norway's flagship commercial radio station, distributed nationally via DAB. It targets a similar mainstream adult listener profile with an ad-supported model, making it a direct competitor for both audiences and advertisers in Innlandet.
• P4 Radio Hele Norge: P4 is one of Norway's largest commercial radio networks, operating nationwide on FM/DAB with an ad-funded model and localized regional windows. It competes with Radio Kongsvinger for regional advertising budgets and listeners in the broader Innlandet area.
• Radio Metro: Radio Metro is a Norwegian commercial DAB radio station targeting younger urban listeners with hip-hop, R&B and electronic music. It shares the ad-funded broadcast model with Radio Kongsvinger and competes for shared regional advertising budgets in the Oslo/Innlandet corridor.
• P5 Radio: P5 is a commercial DAB radio station under Bauer Media Norway with a female-skewing adult contemporary format. It competes with Radio Kongsvinger for the same regional advertiser pool in eastern Norway using the same ad-supported commercial model.
• Visjon Norge: Visjon Norge is a Norwegian Christian-format radio broadcaster operating on DAB with ad and donor revenue. It overlaps with Radio Kongsvinger as a commercial DAB broadcaster targeting Norwegian listeners with ad-supported programming.
• Radio Vinyl: Radio Vinyl is a Norwegian commercial music station targeting older demographics with classic hits formats. It runs on the same ad-funded DAB broadcast model as Radio Kongsvinger and competes for the same older-listener advertising segment in Innlandet.

Broad incumbents

• NRK: NRK is Norway's public service broadcaster operating multiple national radio channels (P1, P2, P3, P13) and extensive regional production. While not-for-profit and broader in scope, it competes for the same listening hours and exerts downward pressure on local commercial ad rates in regions like Kongsvinger.

Regional players

• Radio Haugaland: Radio Haugaland is a local commercial radio station serving the Haugesund region on Norway's west coast. It mirrors Radio Kongsvinger's model of small-team, locally focused, ad-funded regional radio but operates in a different geographic market, making it a structurally comparable regional peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/radio-kongsvinger

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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