Yugoslav Radio Television Explained

Yugoslav Radio Television
Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija
Југославенска радиотелевизија
Logo Alt:JRT
Logo Caption:Official logo
Image Alt:JRT headquarters in 2007
Type:Broadcast radio and television
Country:Yugoslavia
Available:National
International
Founded:1956
Headquarters:Takovska 10, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Broadcast Area:Yugoslavia
Owner:Government of Yugoslavia
Launch Date:1956
Dissolved:1992
Affiliation:European Broadcasting Union
Language:Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene, Albanian, locally Hungarian, Romanian, Ruthenian, English, Italian and German

Yugoslav Radio Television (Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija/Југославенска радиотелевизија or Jugoslavenska radio-televizija/Југославенска радио-телевизија; JRT/ЈРТ) was the national public broadcasting system in the SFR Yugoslavia. It consisted of eight subnational radio and television broadcast centers with each one headquartered in one of the six constituent republics and two autonomous provinces of Yugoslavia.

History

JRT was one of the founding members of the European Broadcasting Union, and SFR Yugoslavia was the only socialist country among its founding members.

Among other activities, JRT organized the Yugoslav national final for the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcast both events for the Yugoslav audience.

Each television center created its own programming independently, and some of them operated several channels. The system dissolved during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s when most republics became independent countries. As a result, the once subnational broadcasting centers became public broadcasters of the newly independent states, with altered names:

Federal unitHQEstablished asTV launchPresent-day broadcaster
SR Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoRTV Sarajevo1961Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT)
SR CroatiaZagrebRTV Zagreb1956Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT)
SR MacedoniaSkopjeRTV Skopje1964Macedonian Radio-Television (MRT)
SR MontenegroTitogradRTV Titograd1971Radio Television of Montenegro (RTCG)
SR SerbiaBelgradeRTV Belgrade1958Radio Television of Serbia (RTS)
SR SloveniaLjubljanaRTV Ljubljana1958Radio-Television Slovenia (RTVSLO)
SAP KosovoPristinaRTV Pristina1975Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK)
SAP VojvodinaNovi SadRTV Novi Sad1975Radio Television of Vojvodina (RTV)

a. RTV Pristina still legally exists in Serbia as a dormant entity due to ongoing territorial dispute[1]

Frequencies

JRT TV frequencies:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Drustvo/Otpushtanje-svih-u-RTV-Prishtina-televizija-ce-postojati-na-papiru.lt.html Politika: Article about dormant RTV Pristina