Running time Currently 2 hours. Language(s) Norwegian TV adaptations Radioresepsjonen på TV | Country Norway Home station NRK P13 Hosted by Steinar Sagen | |
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Radioresepsjonen (Eng. lit. "The radio reception") is a Norwegian radio show. From 2006 to 2013, it was broadcast on NRK P3, a radio station targeting the youth. Since 2014, it has been broadcast on NRK P13, which is aimed at a more adult audience than NRK P3. The show is hosted by brothers Steinar Sagen (host) and Tore Sagen (technician), and Bjarte Tjøstheim (sidekick). The show is very popular in Norway, and has developed cult status amongst a broad audience. The show is the most podcasted radio show in Norway, with over 200.000 downloads each month. Besides their radio show the trio has also had success with other live shows, TV-shows and podcasts.
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Biography
The idea of the show came to life in 2005. Bjarte Tjøstheim and Steinar Sagen were veterans of NRK at the time, while Tore Sagen was only 24. NRK was originally opposed to the idea of a show where three people would talk at the same time. However, after a pilot was made the show and its format were approved; the show was then launched with the theme "one fat, one tall and one old man makes radio". The namesake of the show is from the actual receptions from the entry of NRK radio building. The show was first given air time in 2006, and was aired from one till three pm, Monday to Friday. The show was then taken off the air due to the trio's new TV project, but they returned in 2007 and was given a permanent air slot after Mina Hadjian was fired from NRK. The show has been on and ever since, and is currently on air from 11 Am till one PM, Monday till Thursday.
Controversies
The show has received some criticism due to their consumer tests of beer, wine, hard liquor and cigarettes. They were also criticized after making remarks about Mira Craig, which included calling her fat. In the autumn of 2014, Tjøstheim and the Sagen brothers sparked controversy by talking about the sexualisation of women and related topics in their radio show which was negatively received by some feminist groups who accused them of being dirty old men.