Radio DeeJay is an Italian

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. It was founded on 1 February 1982 by the Italian

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and

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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

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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
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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

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channel on its frequency. On the Sky platform, the

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channel is broadcast instead.

Overview

Early personalities on this radio station include:

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,

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Lorenzo Cherubini 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") ...

a.k.a. ( Jovanotti), Roberto Ferrari, Linus, Albertino,

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and

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. Broadcast FTA on

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, on

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channel 700 and on Alice Home TV channel 774.

References

External links

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Radio DeeJay Official Website
*
Radio DeeJay
on

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TV channel

Overview

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