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How to create a modern radio

التشيكية راديو

Filip RozanekStrategic Development AnalystDepartment of New Media

• New director appointed 16 days after revolution

• On 11th Dec radio supported the general strike with 15 minutes of silence

Velvet Revolution in November 1989

Demonstration in front of radio building 20/11/1989(Czech News Agency file photo)

• Introduced 4 months after revolution

• Commercial music station for young people

• In French language

1990: First independent radio station

• Jammed until 1988

• Licensed in 1990

• Moved to Prague in 1994

• Joint station with CR (1995-2002)

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

• 1989-1990: new constitution (ban of censorship, freedom of speech…)

• Lustration certificates took effect in 1991

• New radio law in 1991

Transformation of state broadcaster

• Czechoslovakia split into 2 countries after 74 years

• Fast approving of new laws in the end of 1992

Velvet divorce (31/12/1992)

• Czech Radio Act (1991)

• „…is state independent public brodcaster which (…) produces news, documents, drama, sport, children programmes…“

Independent Czech Radio

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Daily Reach (thousands of listeners)

ImpulsFrekvence 1Evropa 2Czech Radio NationalCzech Radio RegionalOther commer-cial

• ca. 90 private radios!

• 86% of Czechs listening to radio stations at least once in a week

• Average listening time is 3 hours 26 mins

Radio stations in Czech Republic

• 4 nationwide stations

• 4 digital stations

• 13 regional studios

• 1 foreign service (in 5 languages)

• 3 internet channels

Czech Radio today (December 2012)

• 9 members appointed by lower house of Czech Parliament

• Oversees the budget, issues the year report

• Can‘t interfere into program content

Czech Radio Council

89.8%

10.2%

Sources of income (2011)

Radio feesCommercial activities

• No state donations• Annual budget about

2 billions CZK (109.5 Mio USD/83.18 Mio euro)

• Radio fee: 45 CZK/month (2.30 USD/1.78 euro)

• Strong profitable company (net profit 4 Mio USD in 2011)

How is the Czech Radio paid?

• Channel 1: Radiožurnálnews, current affairs

• Channel 2: Prahafamily station, entertainment

• Channel 3: Vltavacultural station, classic music

• Channel 4: Šestkaanalyses, debates, essays

• Channel 5: D-durclassic music 24/7

• Channel 6: Leonardostation for popular science

• Channel 7: Radio Wavestation for young people

• Channel 8: Rádio Českono music, just news

Nationwide channels (incl. digital)

• VHF• MW• Digital terrestrial

TV• Digital terrestrial

radio• Satellite• Cable TV• On-line

broadcasting• Mobile applications

Broadcasting platforms

• DAB/DAB+ (L-Band)

• Tested since 1999

• Real start in 4/2011

• Coverage: 36% of population

• 14 stations

Digital radio in the Czech Republic

• 11/1994: News via gopher

• 1996: RealAudio streaming

• 5/1998: Czech website

• Facebook since 2008

• YouTube since 2008

• Twitter since 2012

• ca. 85.000 visits a day

Internet and social media

• Video production since 2005

• More than 2700 videos produced

• Debates, politics, entertainment, popular science

Multimedia in Czech Radio

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E-mail contact:FROZANEK@CRO.CZ

Any questions?