Czech Radio

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Český rozhlas
Type Radio
Country Czech Republic
Owner Public broadcasting
Launch date 1923
Official website www.rozhlas.cz

Český rozhlas (ČRo) is the public radio broadcaster of the Czech Republic, and broadcasts throughout the Czech Republic nationally and on 13 regional stations.

History

Entrance to the headquarters building of Český Rozhlas in Prague

On 18 May 1923, Český rozhlas is created and starts broadcasting regular programming under the name Radiojournal. The first regular announcer of the station who prepared and presented the news from the daily papers was Adolf Dobrovolný from 1924 to 1934.

In 1991, the Czech radio group changes its status and becomes an independent organization.

Logo used between 1996 and 2013

Radio stations

It offers the following radio channels:

  • Radiožurnál – news, information and pop music
  • Dvojka – talk and family programmes (former ČRo 2 Praha)
  • Vltava – culture, art and classical music
  • ČRo Plus – formers ČRo 6, ČRo Leonardo, ČRo Rádio Česko
  • 13 regional channels
    • ČRo Brno
    • ČRo České Budějovice
    • ČRo Hradec Králové
    • ČRo Karlovy Vary
    • ČRo Liberec
    • ČRo Olomouc
    • ČRo Ostrava
    • ČRo Pardubice
    • ČRo Plzeň
    • ČRo Regina
    • ČRo Region, Středočeský kraj
    • ČRo Region, Vysočina
    • ČRo Sever
  • ČRo Radio Wave – youth radio (via cable, digital, and internet only)
  • ČRo D-Dur: classical music
  • ČRo Jazz: mainly jazz station (before ČRo Euro Jazz)
  • ČRo Rádio Junior: children's radio
  • Radio Prague: external broadcasts, six languages available.

See also

External links

Coordinates: 50°04′43″N 14°26′04″E / 50.07861°N 14.43444°E / 50.07861; 14.43444

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