Magyar Rádió
Hungarian public radio broadcaster / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Magyar Rádió (MR, The Hungarian Radio Corporation, also known as Radio Budapest) was Hungary's publicly funded radio broadcasting organisation until 2015. It was also the country's official international broadcasting station.
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Type | Radio network |
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Country | |
Headquarters | 5-7 Bródy Sándor Str., Budapest, H-1088 |
Ownership | |
Parent | Duna Media Service |
Key people | István Jónás (CEO) |
History | |
Launch date | 1 December 1925; 98 years ago (1925-12-01) |
Closed | 1 July 2015; 9 years ago (2015-07-01) |
Replaced by | Duna Media Service |
Coverage | |
Availability | Hungary and neighbouring countries |
Links | |
Website | www |
Since 2011, MR has been managed and primarily funded by the Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund (Hungarian: Médiaszolgáltatás-támogató és Vagyonkezelő Alap, abbreviated MTVA).[1] This government organization also managed the public service broadcasters Magyar Televízió and Duna Televízió, as well as the Hungarian news agency Magyar Távirati Iroda.[2]
On July 1, 2015, Magyar Rádió and the three other public media organisations managed by the MTVA were merged into a single organisation called Duna Media Service (Hungarian: Duna Médiaszolgáltató).[3] This organization is the legal successor to Magyar Rádió and is an active member of the European Broadcasting Union.[4][5]