Athena 98.4 FM
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Athena 98.4 FM is the first private radio
station to begin broadcasting
legally in Greece
. Its first broadcast was on May 31, 1987, and the station was launched by former Athens
mayor Miltiadis Evert
. 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 2002 after frequencies in the city of Athens
were reassigned. The station is owned by the Municipality of Athens. The station also webcasts online and broadcasts via satellite
.
The foreign-language station Athens International Radio
is a project of Athena 98.4 FM.
Radio
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station to begin broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
legally in Greece
Greece
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. Its first broadcast was on May 31, 1987, and the station was launched by former Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
mayor Miltiadis Evert
Miltiadis Evert
Miltiadis Evert , was a Greek politician, a member of Parliament, Government minister, and ex-chairman of the New Democracy party.Evert was born in Athens, Greece, the son of the Athens police chief Angelos Evert. He studied at the Athens School of Economics and Business Science...
. 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 2002 after frequencies in the city of Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
were reassigned. The station is owned by the Municipality of Athens. The station also webcasts online and broadcasts via satellite
Satellite
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.
The foreign-language station Athens International Radio
Athens International Radio
Athens International Radio is an Athens radio station aiming at a non-Greek speaking listenership. It broadcasts on 104.4 FM in 16 languages , including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Albanian, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and...
is a project of Athena 98.4 FM.