{"id":14380,"date":"2015-08-15T07:30:20","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T11:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=14380"},"modified":"2015-08-15T07:30:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-15T11:30:20","slug":"dab-praha-czech-radio-begins-digital-broadcasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/dab-praha-czech-radio-begins-digital-broadcasting\/","title":{"rendered":"DAB Praha: Czech Radio begins digital broadcasting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Czech-Republic\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> reader,\u00a0David Iurescia, who shares this news and audio report\u00a0via the Radio Praha website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“10:55 on Thursday morning was an important occasion in the history of radio in the Czech Republic as it was the exact moment that full digital broadcasting was launched in the country. The new network carries nine Czech Radio stations, some of which were previously only accessible online. For now the service is just available in the capital and Central Bohemia, but there are plans to roll it out to other parts of the country in the next few years.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\nhttp:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_prague_media\/rebel.radio.cz\/mp3\/podcast\/en\/curraffrs\/digital-radio-switched-on-in-czech-republic.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Click here to read the full transcript at Radio Praha.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post reader,\u00a0David Iurescia, who shares this news and audio report\u00a0via the Radio Praha website: “10:55 on Thursday morning was an important occasion in the history of radio in the Czech Republic as it was the exact moment that full digital broadcasting was launched in the country. The new network carries nine 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