Radio Slovakia International (RSI) is

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's official internet-based international broadcaster. The station was created almost simultaneously with the emergence of independent

and began broadcasting on 4 January 1993. Its duties were laid down as providing listeners in other countries with information about the new state and maintaining contact with the numerous expatriate Slovak communities around the world. Organizationally, it is a part of the state-owned nationwide

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organization

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(Radio and Television Slovakia).

Programming

RSI's programmes are broadcast in

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German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

, French,

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

, and, for expatriates, Slovak. Its daily 30-minute magazine programmes contain news from

, features on the Slovak economy, sciences, culture, geography, environment, sports, examples of the spoken, written, and musical arts, and portraits of important personalities.

Broadcasting

Radio Slovakia International broadcasts worldwide via internet and via the World Radio Network platform.''Monday, December 27, 2010: RSI will continue daily programs on WRN'', Markmonitor.com, Mountain View, CA, quoting a posting by Radio Slovakia International at Radio Netherlands Media Network's blog
Accessed: 1 March 2011.

Frequencies

Shortwave transmissions

Radio Slovakia International stopped broadcasting on shortwave from Slovakia, but is now relayed on two

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frequencies (11580kHz & 5850kHz) and via Shortwave Service in Germany (6005kHz)

=Former English-language schedule and frequencies

= * 01:00–01:30 to North America on 5930 kHz (summer) and 7230 kHz (winter), and to South America on 9440 kHz * 07:00–07:30 to Australasia on 9440 and 11650 kHz (summer), and 13715 and 15460 kHz (winter) * 16:30–17:00 to Western Europe on 5920 kHz (summer only) * 17:30–18:00 to Western Europe on 6055 kHz * 17:30–18:00 to Western Europe on 5915 kHz (winter only) * 18:30–19:00 to Western Europe on 5920 kHz (summer only) and 6055 kHz * 19:30–20:00 to Western Europe on 5915 kHz (winter only) and 7345 kHz

References

External links

Radio Slovakia International official website
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