The former Drammens Tidende dates back to 2 January 1832, when it was known as Tiden, taking the new name in thirteen years later.
[1] The newspaper covers central parts of Buskerud as well as Drammen with seven weekly issues.
The first acquisition of another newspaper occurred 1 December 1972, and in 1975 the offices in Oslo and Hønefoss were closed, followed the year after with a separate newspaper Smånytt fra Røyken og Hurum.
In 1978 an offset press was bought, and in 1980 the Notodden-based newspaper Telen.
[4] It was the tenth best-selling newspaper in the country in 2013[5] with a circulation of 29,124 copies.