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Court orders Greek National TV and Radio, ERT to reopen

Though the Voice of Greece has only been off the air very little, this court order will allow them to legally broadcast again: (Source: Reuters) A Greek court ruled that shuttered state broadcaster ERT must reopen immediately, a court official … Continue reading

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More ERT updates from Athens

SWLing Post reader, Christos, has been reporting regularly on the state of ERT broadcasting in defiance of a government shutdown. Here’s his latest report: My logging on the frequencies used by ERT employees: 1404 KHz – KOMOTINI 1260 KHz -RODOS … Continue reading

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ERT now broadcasting on several medium wave frequencies

It’s been several days now since the Greek government tried to shut down Greek National TV and Radio broadcaster, ERT. In fact, ERT was only off the air for a few hours; they immediately set up a live Internet stream … Continue reading

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Christos’ report on ERT shutdown & English statement from broadcaster

SWLing Post reader, Christos, visited the protests at the ERT Radio House yesterday.  Here are his comments: This evening, I visited the Radio House of ERT (Radiomegeron) in Aghia Paraskevi suburb of Athens. I estimate that about three thousand people … Continue reading

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Voice of Greece on shortwave throughout the night, despite ERT shut down

If you listened to the Voice Of Greece in the wake of the Greek National TV & Radio (ERT) shut down last night, you were in for a bit of radio history. I published several posts yesterday as the story … Continue reading

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The Voice of Greece on air: comments about live protest coverage

Check out the comments in our previous post regarding the Voice of Greece–Ron and Kevin share informative links, including this live stream of the protests. Marty Delfin, from Madrid, Spain, also shares this message with us: We are hearing the … Continue reading

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The Voice of Greece: off the air, then on

The Voice of Greece did go off the air earlier today in conjunction with the closure of ERT, (Greek State TV and Radio). As we monitored Voice of Greece frequencies, we noticed that their AM carrier was still present well … Continue reading

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Greece shuts down their state broadcasting arm, ERT

I cannot confirm whether this will have an impact on The Voice of Greece, but I strongly suspect so. We will know after midnight in Greece (21:00 UTC) today: (Source: BBC News) The Greek government has announced that it will … Continue reading

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Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece

For your listening pleasure: almost three hours of music–ranging from modern to folk–and a little Greek commentary, from the Voice of Greece. Recorded today, May 13, 2013 on 9.42 MHz starting around 01:52 UTC. Click here to download the full recording, … Continue reading

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Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Greece

For your listening pleasure: four hours of music, and a little Greek commentary, from the Voice of Greece. I recorded this broadcast on Sunday, April 21st March 8th, 2013 on 9.42 MHz at 18:30 UTC. While recording, I piped the shortwave … Continue reading

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