Slovenský rozhlas
Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (RTVS) |
Slovenský rozhlas (Slovak pronunciation:
History
SRo began broadcasting from Bratislava, then in Czechoslovakia, twice per week on 3 August 1926 and then daily from 2 October 1926.[1] The broadcaster also managed the Slovak Radio Children's Choir, founded in 1953, and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOSR), founded in 1929 as the Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.
As a means to improve the finances of the state-owned public television broadcaster
SRo was a full member of the European Broadcasting Union between 1993 and 2011.
Channels
When merged with Slovenská televízia in 2011, SRo operated nine radio channels, all of which were continued as a part of Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska.[3]
- SRo 1: Rádio Slovensko]
- SRo 2: Rádio Regina]
- SRo 3: Rádio Devín
- SRo 4: Rádio FM
- SRo 5: Rádio Patria
- SRo 6: Radio Slovakia International
The following were digital-only channels:
- SRo 7: Rádio Klasika (classical music)
- SRo 8: Rádio Litera (drama)
- SRo 9: Rádio Junior (for children up to age 10)
See also
- Radio and Television Slovakia, SRo's successor
- List of radio stations in Slovakia
- Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
References
- ^ a b Dana Pietsch. "Slovakia: OVERVIEW: Radio". Slovakia Cultural Profile. Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Merger of SRo and STV 'on target'". The Slovak Spectator. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ISBN 978-90-411-3439-4. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
External links
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