Yugoslav Radio Television (''Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija''/Југославенска радиотелевизија or ''Jugoslavenska radio-televizija''/Југославенска радио-телевизија; JRT/ЈРТ) was the national

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system in the

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. It consisted of eight subnational radio and television broadcast centers with each one headquartered in one of the six constituent republics and two autonomous provinces of Yugoslavia.

History

JRT was one of the founding members of the

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and the SFR Yugoslavia was the only

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among its founding members. Among other activities, it organized the Yugoslavian national final for the

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and broadcast both events for the Yugoslav audience. Each television center created its own programming independently, and some of them operated several channels. The system dissolved during the

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in the early 1990s when most republics became independent countries. As a result, the once subnational broadcasting centers became public broadcasters of the newly independent states, with altered names:

Frequencies

JRT TV Frequencies: * 1956. Zagreb 1 * 1958. Beograd 1 * 1958. Ljubljana 1 * 1964. Skopje 1 * 1969. Sarajevo 1 * 1970. Ljubljana 2 * 1971. Koper – Capodistria * 1971. Titograd * 1971. Beograd 2 * 1972. Zagreb 2 * 1975. Novi Sad * 1975. Priština * 1977. Sarajevo 2 * 1978. Skopje 2 * 1979. Split (trials; became a RTV Center of RTVZ in 1980) * 1988. Zagreb 3, satellite program relays (usually Super Channel and Sky Channel); full program commenced in 1989 as Z3 * 1989. Beograd 3K, same as Zagreb 3; full program from July 1989 * 1989. 3P Novi Sad (time-sharing with Beograd 3) * 1989. Sarajevo 3, same as Beograd 3K and Zagreb 3 * 1991. Novi Sad Plus * 1991. Skopje 3, same as Beograd 3K and Zagreb 3 * 1991. Titograd 3K, same as all third channels mentioned

References

External links

*https://yugoslav-radio-television.com/ {{Authority control Defunct broadcasting companies Broadcasting associations Television in Yugoslavia Organizations based in Yugoslavia Multilingual broadcasters Television channels and stations established in 1956 Television channels and stations disestablished in 1992 1956 establishments in Yugoslavia 1992 disestablishments in Yugoslavia

History

Frequencies

See also

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