ftm Radio Page - March 21, 2014

New radio service getting organized, slowly
Fewer channels, fewer people

In the nine months since the Greek government shut down public broadcaster ERT on the promise of opening a smaller organization actual progress has been slow. The New Hellenic Radio Internet and Television organization (NERIT) has been formed, directors named, meetings held. Signals from those charged with organizing the reorganization have been confusing.

Before the closure, the ERT radio subsidiary ERA (operated seven national and 22 regional radio channels. Most were immediately shuttered, a few remained on-the-air operated by ex-ERT employees until chased away by authorities. Without offering a firm timetable, NERIT managing director George Prokopakis indicated three or maybe four national radio channels would be part of the new plan and, maybe, 13 regional stations.

A mostly news channel is planned to be the first to hit the airwaves, similar to the old ERA 1 national channel. Following it, according to plan, will be an arts and culture channel similar to the old ERA 3. Next, sometime later, will be either a sports channel or the return of world music channel Kosmos. Mr. Prokopakis likes the idea of a sports channel, reported e-tetradio.gr (February 27), because of commercial opportunities but it might be merged into the all-news channel. The new public broadcaster has asked the public to suggest new names for as many as six radio channels. Dropped is the old ERA 2, the all-Greek music channel, a format coveted by private-sector broadcasters. (See more on media in Greece here)

The regional public stations will reappear as municipal stations, essentially transferred to municipalities. Local morning programs will be supplemented by content from the three surviving national channels.

The NERIT board named new executives this week (March 20); a news director, technical director, financial director and a general manager for regional and local content.

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• Italy - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (March 2014)
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• UK - National Radio Audience (February 2014)
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• UK - London Radio Audience (February 2014)
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• UK - National Radio Audience (February 2014)
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• France - Greater Paris Radio Audience (January 2014)
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• Switzerland - Radio listening by region (January 2014)
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• Switzerland - French region Radio Audience (January 2014)
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• Switzerland - Swiss-German region Radio Audience (January 2014)
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• Switzerland - Italian region Radio Audience (January 2014)
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• Bulgaria - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (12/12/2013)
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• France - National Radio Summer Audience (03/10/2013)
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• Austria - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (09/09/2013)
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• Belgium - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (French region) (28/08/2013)
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• Belgium - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (Flemish region) (28/08/2013)
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