Radioropa Info

Radioropa is the name of several German-language private radio stations in the areas of Information and Culture. The transmit chain existed from 1990 until 2008. The last two stations were Radioropa Berlin and Radioropa Eifel.

History

Radioropa info

The first private information radio started to German Unity Day, 3 October 1990. They wanted to create a new radio genre, which should include both the entertaining music programs of the mid-80s created private programs, as well as the " announcer radio " the public broadcasters oppose something. They sent every 15 minutes of messages and, mainly in the evening program, special programs. Especially the media broadcasts gained in the industry great fame and recognition. First one sent down from the Eifel, the location of the parent company TechniSat, who was then also the music program StarSat operation. They tried to be receivable in as many ways. First, it was only sent via satellite. Then long wave came from FM in Rhineland -Palatinate and Saxony, nationwide cable supply, medium wave of Berlin, at 261 kHz and shortwave added. 1994/95 was silent the long-wave transmitter of Radioropa info, since the transmitter rent was too high. Only after a new contract was drawn up with Deutsche Telekom, Radioropa info sent further on long wave. It soon took over various private channels, the major news; so impressed Radioropa the radio world not only by their own niche, but also by the spread to other stations.

Radioropa Infowelle Saxony

As of 1995, a twelve- member editorial team from Leipzig produced a regional version; during the rest of the shell program from Daun has been sent to the Saxon frequencies. Soon after, the production in Daun were abandoned and moved all activities to Leipzig. The program did not change significantly. It has now been more emphasis placed on European reporting, built new partnerships with public services abroad in Europe and the recent intensified.

Radioropa

On 16 December 1995, a major reform program was completed, in which you reduced the newscasts from 4 to 2 per hour. The word share fell from 70 to up to 50 %. The cornerstone of "information" was almost completely dissolved, there was hardly more posts. Only in moderation current events were taken into. In this context, our own newsroom was merged with that of PSR.

Radioropa oldie.fm

1998, the pressure on the formatting of the program had become so strong that the PSR- Media Group took over the frequencies and there Radioropa oldie.fm established. A music program with more or less detailed pieces of information from Saxony. A year later, in 1999, was laid Radioropa from the station name and sent immediately under the name oldie.fm. Later this became R.SA.

Radioropa 261

The team of Radioropa but wanted to send them. For this purpose, the ancestral longwave frequency 261 kHz was used. One set of financial reasons almost all of its own program parts and live mainly rebroadcasting. The live program was therefore mainly due to the acquisitions of German international broadcaster. Was particularly intense collaboration with RFI and BBC. Soon the dissemination via Internet and satellite were added again. Furthermore, we took advantage of a short time the digital distribution system DAB. On the assumption that this would not prevail, finished to its pertinent activities.

Temporary cessation

The State Media Authority of Saxony- Anhalt was in the late 1990s digitize the longwave frequency 261. The digital mode, for the time were no receivers on the market would have meant the end for Radioropa 261. They were looking for a probaten and cost-effective solution and thought of a non-stop classical wave. ( To date, the long-wave was 261 not yet digitized. )

So you sent until 31 December 2001. Since Radioropa info could not be financed solely by the listeners on long wave ( and satellite radio), in the late 1990s have been applied for several FM frequencies. After this was refused, to Radioropa info could, now under the name " Radioropa 2.6.1. " No longer hold and stopped broadcasting.

Radioropa Berlin

On August 1, 2005 for the start of the IFA, a new attempt was started to establish the program. Man sent immediately in the TechniSat Radio Bouquet digitally via satellite and - that was new - within a pilot project in Berlin and Potsdam via DVB- T radio. As of 25 August 2006, dissemination via Internet was added.

In October 2006 and in March 2007 two offensives program in which the program was redesigned by almost pure news channel for information program with detailed magazines came. Later again came minor changes. It also began collaborations with TechniTippTV: Studio 1 was launched as about 50 - part television series. In addition, an audio book program with the Radioropa audiobooks produced.

Effective immediately, the daily program was composed of four newscasts together: World at point Europe at a quarter past, half past Germany and Berlin at quarter to. In addition, we sent in the first half hour reports and reports, in the second half-hour sports news and reports primarily from Europe. At night ( 0:00 to 5:00 ) sent you the night of music with messages every quarter of an hour. In addition, there were many in the program 25-minute magazine programs, such as the Federal policy or the environment.

Since June 2008, the magazine offer by sending " 2:1 - The topics of the week," added. It is part of the recent offensive program of the station in the early summer of this year. The format is modeled on the popular in the U.S., " Straight Talk " shows, in which is spoken without too much regard for political correctness plain text with personal coloring.

Radioropa Audiobook

On 1 July 2005 audiobook was launched within the Radioropa - Radiobouqets the channel Radioropa. We sent several audio books primarily from the classical literature and audiobooks magazines with reviews and excerpts. Since the channel came across a good response and they produced more audio books, was switched on 1 April 2006, the audio book channels Radioropa on audio book 2 and 3. The already existing channel was renamed Radioropa Audiobook 1 and continued his known program. Radioropa Audiobook 2 sends in his program Mystery & Thrillers. Radioropa 3 Audiobook specializes in economic and political literature. Was dissolved Radioropa out audio book 1 from the TechniSat Radiobouqet and made the 3 channels Radioropa the audiobook package. It sent the 3 channels to May 2006 " free-to- air" so that all listeners were able to test the offer. As of May 8 was a special pricing for audiobooks. You could either individually or all channels book in the package. On 1 March 2006 a fourth audiobook channel started its operations: Radioropa Audiobook 4 The channel plays from 6-21 clock children 's literature. In the remaining time is devoted to foreign language productions. Until the 2nd of April, the transmitter sent as a promotion campaign, after which he was admitted to the encrypted audio book package.

Meanwhile, the name " Radioropa " is used again for audiobooks.

Radioropa Eifel

On June 1, 2008 officially launched Radioropa down. You send in Daun via VHF a regional version of the shell program from Berlin. This differs by its own regional news and event tips own.

The renewed from

On 30 September 2008, the group presented a Technisat all their media activities. Radioropa Berlin, Radioropa Eifel, the Star * Sat - Payradio stations and TechniTipp TV were shut down without comment. A special notice or announcement in the program had not been done before, it was played only on Radioropa the song " My Way" goodbye. A few months before the broadcast of the audio book channels had been completed. The Radioropa - webstreams no longer send. Technisat called in the Tagesspiegel economic reasons as well as a concentration on core competencies as a ground for termination of the media activities. According to Tagesspiegel * Sat 30 freelance and permanent staff in Berlin are affected by the setting of the transmission operation of Radioropa and Star.

Curiosities

Radioropa info was designated a long time on account of the continual advertisements for their shareholders TechniSat as " permanent advertising channels ."

In the frequency tables of the once leading satellite TV trade magazine Tele Satellite Radioropa info was ignored for years or listed only as " modulation test ". Background were rivalries between the publisher of the video satellite and the company TechniSat and their " house organ " INFOSAT.

After several complaints from Radioropa the editors of tele satellite eventually changed the entry on Radioropa info as follows:

This sparked a dispute between Radioropa and tele satellite, in consequence of a complete edition of the tele satellite was withdrawn after a court order from the market.