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Native name | Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία |
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Romanized name | Elliniki Radiofonia |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Headquarters | ERT Broadcasting House |
Area served | Greece,Worldwide |
| Services | Radio |
| Owner | ERT |
| Parent | ERT |
| Website | www.ertecho.gr |
TheHellenic Radio (Greek:Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία; orERA) is the mainpublic radio broadcaster inGreece. Founded in 1987 as a subsidiary of public broadcasterHellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), it broadcasts four domestic radio channels and the internationalshortwave radio channelVoice of Greece.
After the collapse of theGreek junta, the conservativeKaramanlis government brought the main public television channelEIRT under civilian government control. It was renamed toHellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT).[1] Both the second domestic television channel (later renamed ERT2) and public radio broadcasting however remained under the auspices of theArmed Forces Information Service (YENED).
It was only in 1982 that the socialistPapandreou government dissolved YENED and placed all public broadcasting under civilian government control. In 1987, the four domestic channelsERA 1,ERA 2,ERA 3 andERA 4 as well as the multilingual shortwave serviceVoice of Greece (ERA 5) were consolidated under the new legal structureHellenic Radio, a subsidiary of the now overarching Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT).[2]
The same 1987 law provided for the establishment of municipal and private-sector stations. This wasn't before the first municipal stationAthens 98.4 FM already went on air on 31 May 1987 without a proper license, but backed by then-mayor of AthensMiltiadis Evert.[2] Subsequently a number of stations opened and state radio gradually declined in both audience and importance, with large media corporations gaining ground. By 2002, Hellenic Radio however still maintained 19 regional stations throughout the country.[3]
On 11 June 2013, ERA continued its operation with 15 local stations. At the beginning of 2018, trial digital broadcasts began inAttica on the frequency 12C (227.36 MHz).
On weekdays from 7:00 to 10:00, the regional radio stations of the ERΤ network used to send a local news program, covering the individual station's broadcasting area. This was followed by a news program covering the larger region. During the afternoon hours, the stations broadcast an entertainment program, partly adopted fromFirst,Second Programme andERA Sport.
Some regional radio stations produced their own local program at a second local news bulletin between 18:00 and 20:00, and a mostly entertaining weekend program.
In addition to those above, there are five online radio stations dedicated to specific musical genres; namely Deutero Laika forRebetiko andLaika music, Kosmos Jazz, Tríto Maestro for classical music, RadioEurovision (launched ahead of the 2023 contest) and Deytero Paradosiaka forGreek traditional music.[4] Former, discontinued stations areTrito Programma Vrahea,ERT3's international short-wave station andPhilia 106.7 [el], a radio station for immigrants in Greece.
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