The International programme of Croatian Radio "Voice of Croatia" ( hr, Međunarodni program Hrvatskoga radija "Glas Hrvatske") is the international service of
Croatia
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n state radio via
satellite
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and Internet.
The programme is for Croatians living abroad, Croatia's minority groups and the international community. While mostly in Croatian, news and segments of up to 15 minutes duration are broadcast in English, German, Italian, Hungarian, and Spanish at different times of the day.
History
On January 1, 2013, Voice of Croatia ceased broadcasting over shortwave. and also stopped transmitting from
Zadar
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on AM (1134 kHz, covering Europe) on January 1, 2014. Prior to leaving shortwave, transmitters in Germany were rented to reach audiences in the Americas, while the Pacific region was covered for four hours daily via the relay station in Singapore.
Satellite broadcasts
The Voice of Croatia broadcasts 24 hours a day via the following satellites:
* In
Europe
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,
North Africa
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, the
Middle East
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on the
Eutelsat 13C at
13°E and
Eutelsat 16A
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Eutelsat's satellite ...
at
16 degrees east for Central and East Europe.
Previous Shortwave frequencies
As logged on November 2010:
*3985 kHz (21:30–06:00 UTC for Europe)
*6165 kHz (06:00–08:00 and 15:00–21:30 UTC for Europe)
*7370 kHz (08:00–15:00 UTC for Europe)
*7375 kHz (23:00–04:00 UTC for South America; 00:00–06:00 UTC for North America)
*17860 kHz (07:00–11:00 UTC for Australia)
See also
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Croatian Radiotelevision
''Hrvatska radiotelevizija'' (abbr. HRT), or Croatian Radiotelevision, is Croatia's public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite. HRT is divided into thr ...
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List of radio stations in Croatia
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List of international radio broadcasters
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References
External links
Croatian Radio-Television WebsiteVoice of Croatia ScheduleListen Voice of Croatia
{{Hrvatska Radiotelevizija
International broadcasters
Radio stations in Croatia
Shortwave radio stations