Radio Impuls is a private radio station founded in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

in 1999 when it replaced the nationwide station Rádio Alfa, which lost its license.. It is the most popular radio station in the country by number of listeners (as of late 2014). Since 2014, it has been owned by Agrofert group, a company owned by

Andrej Babiš Andrej Babiš (; born 2 September 1954) is a Czech politician and businessman of Slovak descent who served as the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 2017 to 2021. Babis previously served as the Minister of Finance and deputy Prime Minister ...

, the second richest man and former

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. The station broadcasts mostly Czech music, news, traffic information, and entertainment. In 2014, the company launched a second station called Czech Impuls, which mainly plays Czech songs, mostly from the 1960s to the 1980s.

References

External links

Official website
* Radio stations established in 1999 1999 establishments in the Czech Republic {{Europe-radio-station-stub