National Radio Foundation

The National Radio Foundation ( el, Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ραδιοφωνίας, ΕΙΡ, ''Ethniko Idryma Radiofonias'', EIR), was the main public state broadcaster of

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from 1945 until 1970. The agency was founded in 1945, following liberation from the Axis occupation of Greece, as the successor of the occupation-era ''Hellenic Radio Limited Company'' (AERE) and the pre-war ''Radio Broadcast Service'' (YRE). EIR was one of 23 founding broadcasting organisations of the

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in 1950. It started offering television services in 1966, the same year that the second public broadcaster, the military-run Armed Forces Television (TED), also began operations. In 1970 EIR became the

National Radio Television Foundation The National Radio Television Foundation ( el, Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ραδιοφωνίας Τηλεοράσεως, Ethnikó Ídryma Radiofonías Tileoráseos) or EIRT () was the Greek state broadcaster founded in 1970, during the junta. In 197 ...

until 1987, when it and ERT2, TED's successor, were amalgamated into the

Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ( el, Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση AE, Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi SA) or ERT () is the state-owned public radio and television broadcaster of Greece. History Overview ERT b ...

(ERT). {{Greece-media-stub 1945 establishments in Greece 1970 disestablishments in Greece Defunct Greek television channels Defunct radio stations in Greece