Radio Prague

Radio Prague International (Czech: Český rozhlas 7 – Radio Praha) is the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic. Broadcasting first began on 31 August 1936 near the spa town of Poděbrady. Radio Prague broadcasts in six languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Czech and Russian. It broadcasts programmes about the Czech Republic on satellite and on the Internet.

Radio Prague International

Radio Praha logo in Czech Radio Prague (International) logo in English
Type	International broadcasting
Country	Czech Republic
Ownership
Owner	Czech Radio
Key people	Klára Stejskalová (editor-in-chief)
History
Launch date	31 August 1936; 88 years ago (1936-08-31)[1]
Former names	Český rozhlas 7 – Radio Praha (1993–2013) Český rozhlas Radio Praha (2013–2019)
Coverage
Availability	Worldwide
Links
Website	radio.cz

In 2021, Rospotrebnadzor blocked the website of Radio Prague International in Russia due to a report about Jan Palach from 2001.^[2]

See also

• Battle for Czech Radio
• Czech Radio, the Czech publicly funded radio broadcaster
• Czech Television, the Czech publicly funded television broadcaster

References

1. "The birth of the international service". History of Radio Prague. Radio Praha. Autumn 2007. Archived from the original on May 5, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
2. "Russia blocks Radio Prague International's website on its territory". Radio Prague International. July 17, 2021.

External links

• Official website – Radio Prague
• Radio Prague International stream (all languages)
• Network Europe Magazine (archived 21 September 2006)