Magyar Rádió
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Magyar Rádió (MR, The Hungarian Radio Corporation, also known as the Radio Budapest) was Hungary's publicly funded radio broadcasting organisation until 2015. It was also the country's official international broadcasting station.
Since 2011, MR was managed and primarily funded by the
On 1 July 2015, Magyar Rádió and the three other public media organisations managed by the MTVA were merged into a single organisation called
Domestic networks
With its headquarters in
Kossuth Rádió
Created in 1925, and named after Lajos Kossuth, the channel is the official radio station of Hungary. It is the main channel of Hungarian Radio. It primarily broadcasts news, including interviews, discussions, reports, and other speech-based programmes.
Petőfi Rádió
Named after the poet Sándor Petőfi, the station is aimed at younger generations and broadcasts pop music.
Bartók Rádió
Named after the composer
Nemzetiségi Rádió
This radio channel airs programmes in languages of the national minorities of Hungary.
Parlamenti Adások
Parliamentarian broadcasts.
Dankó Rádió
Named after Pista Dankó, this radio station airs regional content throughout Hungary, plays folk music, and broadcasts operetta shows. It claims to be available 24/7 on the internet and FM. Also broadcasting on weekdays via medium wave. Then the station's frequencies are handed over to Kossuth Rádió for the rest of the night.
History and profile
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Ever since its foundation, the Hungarian Radio P.L.C. has been a "citadel"[citation needed] of domestic information, and cultural life. Since December 1, 1925, the institution has had a decisive role in forming Hungarian public opinion and general taste, even as regular television broadcasts were launched in Hungary in 1958.
Hungarian Radio is a partner to its domestic audience and a point of connection with the Hungarian
On July 1, 2007, Radio Budapest cancelled programming in foreign languages.[citation needed]
On December 22, 2012, all regional public service radio programs were cancelled[6][7] and regional studios closed permanently.[8]
On June 30, 2011, Magyar Radio closed its Radio Theatre Office and dismissed all dramaturgy staff.[9]
Digital Radio Broadcasting (DAB+) experiments, which carried all public service stations and were never licensed commercially, was terminated on September 5, 2020.[10]
In popular culture
In 1974, Locomotiv GT's Locomotiv GT (Dunhill Records 811) was released with a bumper sticker with the slogan "Radio Budapest Loves You!"
See also
- György Szepesi, Hungarian radio personality and sports executive
References
- ^ "Media Law in Hungary". Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "ABOUT MTVA - MTVA". Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund (MTVA). Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Hungarian public service media companies merge - MTVA". Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund (MTVA). Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Polyák, Gábor (2015). "Hungary : New Amendment to the Media Act". IRIS Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory (2). Strasbourg, France: European Audiovisual Observatory. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "EBU - Active Members". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Szabadbölcsészet". mmi.elte.hu. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
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- ^ Kft, Equator Média. "A körzeti tévé után megszűnik a közszolgálati rádió pécsi stúdiója is - csak pár tudósító marad". Pécsi Újság (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ "Játszani is engedd! – Rádiójátékok tegnap és ma". magyarnarancs.hu (in Hungarian). 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ "Lekapcsoltatta a magyarországi digitális rádiózást a nemzeti médiahatóság". Media1 (in Hungarian). 2020-09-06.
External links
- Official website
- Kossuth Rádió Online
- Petőfi Rádió Online
- Bartók Rádió Online
- Magyar Rádió Streaming