Evropa 2

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Evropa 2
Evropa 2 Logo.png
City Prague
Broadcast area Czech Republic
Frequency 88.2 MHz (Prague)
105.5 MHz (Brno)
Programming
Language(s) Czech
Ownership
OwnerCzech Media Invest
Europe 1, Europe 2, Europa 2
History
First air date
March 21, 1990 (1990-03-21)
Links
Website evropa2.cz

Evropa 2 is a private, commercial radio station in the Czech Republic. It was the first private station since 1989, beginning broadcasting on 21 March 1990. [1]

The station's target audience is listeners aged 12–29 years. It is owned by Czech Media Invest (owner of Czech News Center), who purchased the station from the French Lagardère Active in 2018. [2]

One of its shows was Dance Extravaganza.

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2008-12-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Daniel Kretinsky's CMI Closes Deal For Lagardere Radio Stations". Prague Business Journal. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2019-05-28.