Slovenský rozhlas
Former state-owned radio broadcaster in Slovakia
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Slovenský rozhlas (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈslɔʋenskiː ˈrɔzɦlas], lit. 'Slovak Radio') or SRo was a state-owned nationwide public-service radio broadcaster in Slovakia. It was headquartered in Bratislava in a building shaped like an inverted pyramid, which currently serves as STVR radio's headquarters.
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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 into RTVS) |
| Replaced by | Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (RTVS) |
History
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 in 1953 and Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOSR) founded in 1929, the latter then-known as Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.[citation needed]
Wanting to improve finance of the state-owned public television broadcaster Slovenská televízia (lit. 'Slovak Television') on 1 January 2011 SRo merged with Slovenská televízia to create Radio and Television of Slovakia.[2]
SRo was a full member of the European Broadcasting Union between 1993 and 2011.
Channels
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]
- SRo 1: Rádio Slovensko
- SRo 2: Rádio Regina
- SRo 3: Rádio Devín
- SRo 4: Rádio FM
- SRo 5: Rádio Patria
- SRo 6: Radio Slovakia International
The following were digital-only channels:
- SRo 7: Rádio Klasika (classical music)
- SRo 8: Rádio Litera (drama)
- SRo 9: Rádio Junior (for children up to age 10)
