European Radio Network
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| Euranet | |
| Broadcast area | Across the European Union |
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| Frequency | FM, Internet |
| First air date | April 2008 |
| Format | International broadcaster |
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| Website | http://www.euranet.eu (opening in July 2008) |
The European Radio Network (EURANET) is consortium of 16 radio stations from 13 European Union member states who plan to launch a pan-European station by April 2008.
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[edit] History
The agreement for the project was signed on 14 December 2007.[1]
On 26 February 2008 the creation of Euranet was announced in Brussels stating its goal and prespectives. Margot Wallström, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for institutional relations and communication strategy, stated that the European Commission intends to give to the European consortium of radio stations financial support for a time of five years from its launch.
It is expected to begin broadcasts in April 2008, while its website will be lauched in July 2008.
[edit] Shows
Euranet will produce half hour news shows, weekly magazines and cover major European cultural events. The station will broadcast on normal frequencies from April 2008 and on the internet a month later. The consortium estimates 12 to 19 million listeners every day within the European Union, with a further 30 million outside. It hopes to increase that audience with marketing.[1]
All programmes will deal with European affairs from a European perspective to provide a cross-cultural view on major European stories. Regular programmes will include:[2]
- Europe in brief: European news of the day
- Europe in perspective: explaining European news
- Europe in-depth: magazines, interview, analysis, debates
- Europe Live: major events of the EU
[edit] Consortium
The consortium is composed of:[2]
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Euranet members support the station with frequencies, studios and personnel. Deutsche Welle is to take care of editorial coordination, Radio France will manage finances and Radio Netherlands will operate the web portal.[1]
The project is primarily financed by the European Commission with €5.8 million a year in subsidies, but the station is supposed to have full editorial independence.[1]
[edit] Languages
At first, broadcasts will be in 10 languages (Bulgarian, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish).
It is hoped that by 2012 all of the 23 official EU languages would be covered.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Beunderman, Mark (2007-12-12) EU to fund pan-European radio station, EU Observer
- ^ a b Frequently Asked Questions: European Radio Network Project. Europa (web portal), European Commission. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
[edit] External links
- Press release from the European Union's official portal site www.europa.eu
- Euranet article on www.radionederlands.nl
- Euranet article on www.dwworld.de
