Radio DeeJay is an Italian
radio station
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. It was founded on 1 February 1982 by the Italian
radio
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and
television
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personality
Claudio Cecchetto
Claudio Cecchetto (born 19 April 1952) is an Italian record producer and talent scout.
Life and career
Cecchetto was born in Ceggia, (metropolitan city of Venice). He has hosted several Italian music festivals, from Festival di Sanremo to ...
and was acquired by the
Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso
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History
In 2009, the group L'Espresso created an online advertising consortium ...
in 1989. In 2020 EXOR (of the Agnelli-family) became the owner of GEDI (Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso); and owns Radio DeeJay.
TV channel
From the end of 2000, on the satellite platform began broadcasting
DeeJay TV.
The TV channel, under the artistic guidance of Linus, was visible from all over Europe
articolo tratto da ''La Repubblica
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'' until 2003, the year in which the issuer becomes part of the Sky package and coding their own programs.
In October 2009, the channel broadcasts in plain-text, replacing the All Music
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channel on its frequency. On the Sky
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platform, the MyDeejay
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channel is broadcast instead.
Overview
Early personalities on this radio station include: Claudio Cecchetto
Claudio Cecchetto (born 19 April 1952) is an Italian record producer and talent scout.
Life and career
Cecchetto was born in Ceggia, (metropolitan city of Venice). He has hosted several Italian music festivals, from Festival di Sanremo to ...
, Gerry Scotti
Gerry Scotti (born Virginio Scotti on 7 August 1956) is an Italian television presenter, actor and former member of the Italian Parliament.
Early years
Scotti was born Virginio Scotti on 7 August 1956 in Miradolo Terme, Pavia. After giving ...
, Molella, Fargetta
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, Lorenzo Cherubini
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The name Jovanotti derives from ''giovanotti'', the plural form of the Italian word ''giovanotto'' ("young man") ...
a.k.a. (Jovanotti
Lorenzo Cherubini (; born 27 September 1966), better known as Jovanotti (), is an Italian singer-songwriter, rapper and disc jockey.
The name Jovanotti derives from ''giovanotti'', the plural form of the Italian word ''giovanotto'' ("young man") ...
), Roberto Ferrari, Linus
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, Albertino, Marco Biondi
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, Amadeus
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, Rosario Fiorello
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Career
Fiorello was born in Catania, Sicily, and raised in Augusta, Sicily. He began his career working in tour ...
and Valerio Gallorini
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.
Broadcast FTA on Hotbird
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Only digital ...
, on SKY Italia
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channel 700 and on Alice Home TV
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Sky Italia and Mediaset Premium
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channel 774.
See also
*Valerio Gallorini
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*Kataweb
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*Carlo De Benedetti
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References
External links
*
Radio DeeJay Official Website
*
Radio DeeJay
on YouTube
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Free-to-air
Mass media in Milan
Radio stations in Italy
Radio stations established in 1982
GEDI Gruppo Editoriale
1982 establishments in Italy
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