Athens 98.4 FM ( el, Αθήνα 9.84), officially Municipality of Athens Broadcasting Corporation "Athina" is the first non-state

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station to begin

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in 1987. The station is the forerunner of the municipal radio sector in Greece.

History

The station went on air on May 31, 1987, without a license but backed by then mayor of Athens

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. The station initially faced many challenges, as a legal framework for private broadcasting was not finalized in Greece until 1989. The station used to broadcast on 98.4 FM, but moved to 98.3 FM in March 2001 after frequencies in the city of

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were reassigned. The station also webcasts online and broadcasts via

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. The station also operates its website of news in both Greek and English language. In 2004, it established the foreign-language station Athens International Radio as a spin-off project.

References

External links

Official WebsiteAthina 98.4 FM
– Online webcast {{Athens-stub Radio stations in Athens Municipal radio in Greece Radio stations established in 1987 English-language mass media in Greece 1987 establishments in Greece