Yugoslav Radio Television (''Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija''/Југославенска радиотелевизија or ''Jugoslavenska radio-televizija''/Југославенска радио-телевизија; JRT/ЈРТ) was the national
public broadcasting
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system in the
SFR Yugoslavia. It consisted of eight
subnational radio and television broadcast centers with each one headquartered in one of the
six constituent republics and two autonomous provinces of Yugoslavia.
History
JRT was one of the founding members of the
European Broadcasting Union and the SFR Yugoslavia was the only
socialist country
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among its founding members.
Among other activities, it organized the
Yugoslavian national final for the
Eurovision Song Contest and broadcast both events for the Yugoslav audience.
Each television center created its own programming independently, and some of them operated several channels. The system dissolved during the
breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s when most republics became independent countries. As a result, the once subnational broadcasting centers became public broadcasters of the newly independent states, with altered names:
Frequencies
JRT TV Frequencies:
* 1956. Zagreb 1
* 1958. Beograd 1
* 1958. Ljubljana 1
* 1964. Skopje 1
* 1969. Sarajevo 1
* 1970. Ljubljana 2
* 1971. Koper – Capodistria
* 1971. Titograd
* 1971. Beograd 2
* 1972. Zagreb 2
* 1975. Novi Sad
* 1975. Priština
* 1977. Sarajevo 2
* 1978. Skopje 2
* 1979. Split (trials; became a RTV Center of RTVZ in 1980)
* 1988. Zagreb 3, satellite program relays (usually
Super Channel and
Sky Channel); full program commenced in 1989 as Z3
* 1989. Beograd 3K, same as Zagreb 3; full program from July 1989
* 1989. 3P Novi Sad (time-sharing with Beograd 3)
* 1989. Sarajevo 3, same as Beograd 3K and Zagreb 3
* 1991. Novi Sad Plus
* 1991. Skopje 3, same as Beograd 3K and Zagreb 3
* 1991. Titograd 3K, same as all third channels mentioned
See also
*
Udruženje javnih radija i televizija (Serbia and Montenegro)
References
External links
*https://yugoslav-radio-television.com/
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Defunct broadcasting companies
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Television in Yugoslavia
Organizations based in Yugoslavia
Multilingual broadcasters
Television channels and stations established in 1956
Television channels and stations disestablished in 1992
1956 establishments in Yugoslavia
1992 disestablishments in Yugoslavia