Athens 98.4 FM explained

Athina 98.4
City:Athens
Area:Attica
Branding:Athens Municipal Radio
Frequency: (2001–present)
Format:News & Entertainment
Language:Greek
Callsign Meaning:Athina 98.4 FM
Former Frequencies: (1987–2001)
Affiliations:FM100 Thessaloniki
Owner:Municipality of Athens
Sister Stations:Athens International Radio

Athens 98.4 FM (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αθήνα 9.84), officially Municipality of Athens Broadcasting Corporation "Athina"[1] [2] [3] is the first non-state radio station to begin broadcasting in Greece in 1987. The station is the forerunner of the municipal radio sector in Greece.

History

The station went on air on May 31, 1987, without a license but backed by then mayor of Athens Miltiadis Evert.[4] The station initially faced many challenges, as a legal framework for private broadcasting was not finalized in Greece until 1989.

The station used to broadcast on 98.4 FM, but moved to 98.3 FM in March 2001 after frequencies in the city of Athens were reassigned. The station also webcasts online and broadcasts via satellite.

The station also operates its website of news in both Greek and English language.[5]

In 2004, it established the foreign-language station Athens International Radio as a spin-off project.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 624/1989. Government Gazette. 1989-08-25.
  2. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 2281/2008. Government Gazette. 2008-11-10.
  3. Web site: ΦΕΚ Β 1283/2015. Government Gazette. 2015-06-29.
  4. Book: Zaharopoulos, Thimios. Greece. 2. 1107. . Christopher H. Sterling. Encyclopedia of Radio. 2004. Fitzroy-Dearborn/Routledge. 1-57958-249-4.
  5. Web site: Athens 98.4 FM English edition website. 26 September 2016. Athens 98.4 FM. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206200322/https://www.athina984.gr/en/. 2021-12-06. 2021-12-06.