Radio Sana is a

Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and He ...

n local public radio station, broadcasting from

Sanski Most Sanski Most ( sr-cyrl, Сански Мост, ) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Sana River in northweste ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

History

Until 1992, ''Radio Sanski Most'' operated as part of local/municipal Radio Sarajevo network affiliate. During the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

, on April 19, 1992, units of the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) and paramilitary forces stormed the radio premises and took power, after which all Bosniak and Croat journalists were fired. Radio station was used for propaganda. Sanski Most was controlled by the

Army of Republika Srpska The Army of Republika Srpska ( sr, Војска Републике Српске/Vojska Republike Srpske; ВРС/VRS), commonly referred to in English as the Bosnian Serb Army, was the military of Republika Srpska (RS), the self-proclaimed Serb ...

(Bosnian Serbs) and remained under its control until October 1995 when the

Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Oružane snage Bosne i Hercegovine, OSBiH, Оружане снаге Босне и Херцеговине, ОСБИХ) is the official military force of Bosnia and Herz ...

took over it during

Operation Sana Operation Sana ( bs, Operacija Sana) was the final military offensive of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (''Armija Republike Bosne i Hercegovine'' – ARBiH) in western Bosnia and Herzegovina and the last major battle of the B ...

shortly before the end of the war. During the withdrawal from Sanski Most, Serb forces blew up the building that housed the radio station and much of the archival documentation. After the liberation of the city, a new

municipal A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

radio station was established under its current name, ''Radio Sana''. Program is mainly produced in

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at one FM frequency (

) and it broadcasts a variety of programs such as local news, talk shows and music. Local public cable television channel

RTV Sana RTV Sana or Radio televizija Sana is a local Bosnian public cable television channel based in Sanski Most municipality. It was established in 2016 when local ''Radio Sana'' started television broadcasting. RTV Sana broadcasts a variety of progr ...

is also part of public municipality services. Estimated number of potential listeners of ''Radio Sana'' is around 168.284. Due to the geographical position in

Bosanska Krajina Bosanska Krajina ( sr-cyrl, Босанска Крајина, ) is a geographical region, a subregion of Bosnia, in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is enclosed by a number of rivers, namely the Sava (north), Glina (northwest), Vrbanja and Vrba ...

area, this radiostation is also available in municipalities:

Bihać Bihać ( cyrl, Бихаћ) is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

Cazin Cazin ( sr-cyrl, Цазин) is a city located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Bosanska Krajina region, near the border ...

Prijedor Prijedor ( sr-cyrl, Приједор, ) is a city and municipality located in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 89,397 inhabitants within its administrative limits. Prijedor is situated in ...

Bužim Bužim ( sr-cyrl, Бужим) is a town and municipality located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the most northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geography Buž ...

Bosanski Novi Novi Grad (Serbian Cyrillic: ), formerly Bosanski Novi ( sr-cyrl, Босански Нови), is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Administratively, it is located in the Republika Srpska entity. Situated in the far northwest o ...

and in neighboring

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Frequencies

References

External links

Radio Sana
page on Facebook
www.sanartv.ba

Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

External links

www.fmscan.org

www.radiostanica.ba

Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Radio stations established in 1995 Sanski Most {{Europe-radio-station-stub

History

Frequencies

See also

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