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| Type | Public radio broadcaster |
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| Headquarters | Slovak Radio Building,Bratislava |
| Owner | Government of Slovakia |
Launch date | 3 August 1926[1] |
| Dissolved | 1 January 2011[2] (merged intoRTVS) |
| Replaced by | Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (RTVS) |
Slovenský rozhlas (Slovak pronunciation:[ˈslɔʋenskiːˈrɔzɦlas],lit. 'Slovak Radio') orSRo was astate-owned nationwidepublic-service radio broadcaster inSlovakia. It was headquartered inBratislava in a building shaped like an invertedpyramid, which currently serves asSTVR radio's headquarters.
SRo began broadcasting from Bratislava,Czechoslovakia. Initially broadcast twice per week on 3 August 1926, it began to broadcast daily from 2 October 1926.[1] The broadcaster also managed the Slovak Radio Children's Choir founded in1953 andSlovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOSR) founded in1929, the latter then-known as Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.[citation needed]
Wanting to improve finance of the state-owned public television broadcasterSlovenská televízia (lit. 'Slovak Television') on 1 January 2011 SRo merged with Slovenská televízia to createRadio and Television of Slovakia.[2]
SRo was a full member of theEuropean Broadcasting Union between 1993 and 2011.
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]
The following were digital-only channels:
Media related toSlovenský rozhlas at Wikimedia Commons
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