Slovenský rozhlas (; "Slovak Radio") or SRo was a state-owned nationwide public-service radio broadcaster in

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. It was headquartered in Bratislava in a building shaped like an inverted

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History

SRo began broadcasting from Bratislava, then in

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, twice per week on 3 August 1926 and then daily from 2 October 1926. The broadcaster also managed the Slovak Radio Children's Choir, founded in

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, and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOSR), founded in

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as the Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. As a means to improve the finances of the state-owned public television broadcaster

Slovenská televízia Slovenská televízia (; "Slovak Television"; STV) was a state-owned public television organisation in Slovakia. It was created in 1991 as the Slovak part of the former Czechoslovak Television and was headquartered in Bratislava. It was funded f ...

''(Slovak Television)'', on 1 January 2011 SRo merged with Slovenská televízia to create

Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska Radio and Television of Slovakia ( sk, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska ) or RTVS is a nationwide public broadcasting, state-funded organisation in Slovakia. It is headquartered in Bratislava and led by Ľuboš Machaj. History The organization ...

''(Radio and Television of Slovakia)''. SRo was a full member of the European Broadcasting Union between 1993 and 2011.

Channels

When merged with Slovenská televízia in 2011, SRo operated nine radio channels, all of which were continued as a part of Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska. *SRo 1: *SRo 2: *SRo 3: *SRo 4:

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*SRo 5: *SRo 6:

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The following were digital-only channels: *SRo 7: (classical music) *SRo 8: (drama) *SRo 9: (for children up to age 10)

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About the Slovak Radio Building
European Broadcasting Union members Publicly funded broadcasters Radio stations in Slovakia Radio stations established in 1926 Mass media in Bratislava 1926 establishments in Slovakia Companies disestablished in 2011 State media 2011 disestablishments in Slovakia Defunct mass media in Slovakia {{Slovakia-media-stub

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