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FM4

Broadcast area	Austria South Tyrol Bavaria South Moravia
Programming
Language	English,German
Ownership
Owner	ORF
History
First air date	16 January 1995 (1995-01-16)
Links
Webcast	web stream
Website	fm4.orf.at

FM4 is anAustrian national radio station operated by theORF. Its main target is the youth audience, and much of the music output is characterised by analternative rock andelectronic music slant.

The programming ofFM4 is also notable for its high level of spoken word content, much of which is produced in theEnglish language. Morning programmes, including the current affairs-basedReality Check andUpdate, are broadcast in English while afternoon showsConnected andHomebase areGerman-speaking. News updates inFrench were also transmitted twice a day up until 2019 when they were discontinued due to reduced demand.

FM4 was launched on 16 January 1995 and initially shared its frequencies with English-language ORF radio stationBlue Danube Radio, created principally for theUnited Nations community atUNO City inVienna. From its launch in 1995 until 31 January 2000FM4 was only on-air during evenings and night times from 7pm-6am. Since 1 February 2000FM4 has broadcast its programmes 24/7, when the station was merged with Blue Danube Radio (resulting in the English programmes being broadcast today).

At launch,FM4 was known as an underground radio station, but full-time broadcasting has increased its popularity and listening figures considerably. It describes its format asalternative mainstream. As well as increasing popularity in Austria itself, a growing number of listeners are tuning in outside the country, most notably in theGerman state ofBavaria. In 2005, FM4 held its first music festival outside Austria, inMunich.

The website is an essential part of theFM4 concept. Selected web hosts such as Boris Jordan,Johannes Grenzfurthner and Hans Wu post reports, articles or essays about various topics.

In 2001, FM4 teamed up with concert promoter Musicnet to create theFM4 Frequency Festival. This has become the biggest alternative music festival in Austria, and predominantly features artists and bands who appear on the FM4 playlist.

On 26 October 2001 the FM4 Soundpark was launched, creating an online platform on which young musicians can publish their work for free to reach FM4's audience.

FM4's programme director is Doroteja Gradištanac. The most famous voice of FM4 is former Blue Danube Radio host Joe Remick.

FM4 has released a number of compilation albums under itsSound Selection andSunny Side Up brands, as well as a DVD (FM4 - The Early Years), which was produced to mark the station's 10th anniversary in 2005.

FM4 can be received worldwide byLivestreams asInternet radio:

• Official stream on the FM4-Website (Formats: MP3)

In Europe FM4 can be received digitally over theAstra satellites atAstra 19.2°E:

• Satellite:Astra 1H
• Transponder: 115
• Downlink frequency: 12,66275 GHz
• Symbol rate (MS/s): 22
• Error protection (FEC): 5/6
• Polarisation: Horizontal

• List of radio stations in Austria

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