The Voice is a European radio station operating in

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and

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. It was operating in Sweden until broadcasts stopped online early 2020. The Nordic radio stations are owned by

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, and the Bulgarian station is owned by A.E. Best Success Services Bulgaria EOOD. The format consists mostly of new Pop,

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and

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songs, real life events and on-air comedy. The target audience of the listeners is 15 to 25 years old. Income is generated by commercials. The station was founded in

as a local radio in the

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area.

Important dates

* 8 June 1984 (12:00 pm) - The first The Voice station goes on air in

, Denmark * 1 April 2004 - The Voice goes on air in and replaces Radio City in Stockholm, Sweden * 17 August 2004 - The Danish version of the TV-channel The Voice TV begins * 12 November 2004 The Finnish version of TV-channel The Voice TV begins * 17 December 2004 - The Swedish version of the TV-channel The Voice begins * 2005 - The Voice Radio launches in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

* 2006 - The Voice Bulgaria launches * 2007 - The Voice Radio launches in

* 30 September 2008 - The Voice TV was closed in Sweden * 10 November 2011 - ProSiebenSat.1 sells the Bulgarian division to A.E. Best Success Services Bulgaria EOOD. * 1 September 2012 - The Voice TV was closed in Finland and replaced by

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* 14 December 2012 - Discovery Communications buys the SBS Nordic operations from ProSiebenSat.1 Group. * 31 December 2012 - The Voice TV was closed in Denmark and replaced by

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* 2012 - The Voice TV was closed in Norway * April 2015 - Discovery sells SBS Discovery Radio to Bauer Media Group. * October 2015 - The Voice radio was closed in Norway and replaced by Kiss * 29 April 2016 - In Sweden, The Voice radio was replaced by Kiss on FM, but remained as an online-only radio station. * 2020 - The Voice stops broadcasting online in Sweden.

Availability

Denmark

The station is available nationwide on

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and online, and on FM radio on the following frequencies:

Sweden

The Voice was available nationwide as an online radio station it's now defunct since early 2020.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Voice Radio stations in Bulgaria Radio stations in Denmark Radio stations in Finland Radio stations in Norway Radio stations in Sweden Radio stations established in 1984 Defunct mass media in Sweden Defunct mass media in Norway