Ionion FM, simply known as Ionion, is a
Greek
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*Greeks, an ethnic group
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**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
radio station
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broadcasting on 95.5 MHz. It serves the western portion of
Greece
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. The station is a mixture of variety and
Top 40
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. The station is named after the
Ionian Sea
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and on its slogans, it reads ''...not the sea, the radio station'' (''Ionion, ohi ton pelagos...''). One of the jingles featured
Fred Flintstone
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(from ''
The Flintstones
''The Flintstones'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera, Hanna-Barbera Productions, which takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the titular family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighbors, the R ...
'') in his original voice and said ''Yabba Dabba Doo, leave a message, I'll get back to you''. The station is full of informative news and commentary. In the period of 2002 up to 2010, it was rebroadcasting with
Skai 100.3. From 2010 until today, it rebroadcasts with Real FM 97.8 of Athens.
External links
Ionion FM WebsiteΙόνιον FM liveIonion FM Live Streaming
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Radio stations in Greece