The European Broadcasting Union is an alliance of public service media organisations whose countries are within the European Broadcasting Area or who are members of the Council of Europe. As of 2022, it is made up of 112 member organizations from 54 countries, and 30 associate members from a further 19 countries. It was established in 1950, and had its administrative headquarters in Geneva and technical office in Brussels.
The telecommunications and postal services market in Greece is regulated by the Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT).
Public broadcasting involves radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing.
Television broadcasting in Greece began in 1966, preceded in 1951 by statute 1963 permitting television broadcasting.
The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation or ERT (ΕΡΤ) is the state-owned public radio and television broadcaster of Greece.
The Voice of Greece, also known as ERA 5, is the international service of Greek state radio on shortwave and via satellite and the internet. On 11 June 2013, the Greek government announced the closure of the state broadcaster ERT from 12 June 2013 as an austerity measure.
ERT World is a Greek free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. It is the corporation's international television service, and its programming includes a mix of news, discussion-based programmes, drama, documentaries, entertainment shows as well as sports coverage including live games from Greece's top football league, Super League Greece.
Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Yassou Maria", written by Alex Papaconstantinou, Marcus Englöf and Markus Sepehrmanesh. The song was performed by Sarbel. To select their entry for the 2007 contest, which took place in Helsinki, Finland, Greek national television broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organised the national final Eurovision 2007 which took place on 28 February 2007. The event saw three acts—Sarbel, Tamta and Christos Dantis—compete to be the Greek representative.
ERT B is the second multiplexer of ERT. It started broadcasting in 2010. During 2010-2011, it broadcast its channels exclusively on the DVB-T / MPEG-4 system. In the beginning, it included only the then three main channels of ERT and the Parliament channel.
ERT A is the first multiplexer of ERT and started broadcasting in March 2006 by ERT Digital. The first digital terrestrial television of its kind in Greece started through this multiplexer. Today it covers 80% of the country's population.
New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television or NERIT (ΝΕΡΙΤ) was the state-owned public broadcaster for Greece from 4 May 2014 to 11 June 2015. Antonis Samaras' coalition government established NERIT to replace the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) in 2013: NERIT began broadcasting under their identity on 4 May 2014, replacing the transitional service Dimosia Tileorasi.
Public Television (DT) (originally as Greek Public Television (EDT)) was a temporary, state television broadcaster in Greece (up to the creation of the new public channels of NERIT). From 27 January 2014, the management of the DT has gone to the Board of NERIT, to operate the new, permanent broadcaster.
Second Programme is the second public radio station of Greece's state broadcaster, ERT. The station consists of Greek music and culture broadcasts.
The Third Programme is the third public radio station of Greece's state broadcaster, ERT. The station's main program broadcasts are focused on classical music and culture. Since October 2018, the station is headed by Pantazis Tsaras.
The ERA Sport is the sports radio station of ERT.
First Programme is the first Greek public radio station, first broadcast by the National Radio Foundation and later Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation.
National Broadcast Television (EIRT) was the Greek state broadcaster founded in 1970 during the junta. In 1975, EIRT was replaced by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation.
102 FM is a radio station on 102 MHz in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is owned by ERT3, a regional public television channel aimed at northern Greek audiences, and broadcasts news and talk programs.
The Hellenic Radio is the main public radio broadcaster in Greece. Founded in 1987 as a subsidiary of public broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), it broadcasts four domestic radio channels and the international shortwave radio channel Voice of Greece.
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