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English Language Radio in Czech Republic
Private media in the Czech Republic mushroomed in the 1990s, and private radio and TV stations provide stiff competition for public broadcasters. Press freedom is protected by a charter of basic rights. BBC World Service is available on FM in many cities and towns.
Though the Czech Republic is not known to have any English language radio stations within its territory, the BBC World Service provides a relay of their broadcasts:
Frequency: 101.FM in Prague and various FM frequencies in the rest of the Czech Rep. Please see BBC World Service Schedules for details
Located in: London, UK Available: Throughout the world
About: Educational, news, public affairs, culture. For international news, analysis & information in English and 32 other languages.
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English Language Programming is available at certain times, on the following local /regional network(s):
Frequency: On SW: For frequencies & English programming, please see: Radio Prague Frequencies Located in: Prague, Czech Republic Available: Europe
About: News, Public affairs, Education, Culture, Talk. Radio Prague is the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic. Radio Prague broadcasts in six languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Czech and Russian. It broadcasts programmes about the Czech Republic on shortwave, via satellite and on the Internet. Broadcasting first began on August 31, 1936. The station broadcasts a total of 24 hours worth of programmes per day, 3 hours of which are new programmes (one new 30-minute programme in each of the six languages); the remaining 21 hours are rebroadcasts.
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The following English language station(s) are located within frequency range of many parts of the Czech Republic:
Frequency: 103.8/91.0 FM in Vienna. Elsewhere, frequencies vary. Please refer to the following link for exact coverage: FM4 Frequencies Located in: Vienna, Austria Coverage: FM4 can be received on FM in most parts of Austria, as well as in southern Bavaria and the Czech Republic, Eastern Switzerland, and Northern Italy and Slovenia.
About: Music (70s/80s/90s/contemporary), News, Talk, Weather, Sport, Travel. FM4 is an Austrian national radio station, operated by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation. Its main target is the youth audience, and much of the music output is characterised by an alternative rock and electronic music slant. The programming of FM4 is also notable for its high level of spoken word content, much of which is produced in the English language. Morning programmes, including the current affairs-based Reality Check and Update, are broadcast in English while afternoon shows Connected and Homebase are German-speaking. News in French is also transmitted twice a day
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Many International Broadcasters have Shortwave radio services that can be picked up, many of which are either entirely broadcast in English, or else carry a selection of English programming:- Click here for more information
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