History
The first state radio of Greece the "Athens Radio" was inaugurated in spring 1938 with a 15 kW transmitter at Liosia suburb and studios of the Zappeion Mansion.
The first attempt for establishing a short wave radio station took place immediately after the Greek-Italian war broke out in October, 1940. Athens Radio programmes were transmitted from a small transmitter in the centre of Athens to the front and the Balkans. A special Short Wave programme was created after the German-Italian occupation in 1947: transmissions began from a 7.5 kW transmitter to Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey, the Balkans and the Soviet Union, while four transmissions were made to Greek navigators.
The daily news bulletins were broadcast in 12 foreign languages, (Arabic, German, Russian, Spanish, Rumaninan, Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, Albanian, French, Polish, English) and once a week in Arabic. A music programme was also broadcast.
The short wave transmission centre was established in 1972 with two 110 kW transmitters and in Avlis - 37 kilometres north east of Athens - with transmitting antennas directed to the five continents.
After the collapse of the military junta in 1975, the Short Wave programme was named "The Voice of Greece" and came under the then Radio News Management. Almost 15 years later, with the institutionalization and implementation of the Unified ERT body, it became autonomous and was named "The Fifth Programme - The Voice of Greece", coming under the ERA General Management.
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