[1] In 1983, DR started trials with the regional television station TV Syd.
Local television started in many parts of the country, challenging the DR monopoly.
The monopoly on national television ended on 1 October 1988, when TV 2 started.
TV 2 was located in Odense on Funen and received funding from both advertising and the television license.
TV Danmark was renamed Kanal 4 on 3 April 2006 and left the terrestrial network on 1 January 2007.
As both DR and TV 2 are owned by the state, the state-owned broadcasters have a relatively high viewing share, by European standards.
DTT had its technical launch in Denmark in March 2006 after some years of public trials.
The official launch was at midnight on November 1, 2009 where the analogue broadcasts shut down nationwide.
MUX 1 is owned by DIGI-TV I/S (joint-venture between DR and TV 2) but is operated by Teracom A/S, broadcasting free-to-air channels only.