The Voice of Greece on air: comments about live protest coverage
Check out the comments in our previous post regarding the Voice of Greece–Ron and Kevin share informative links, including this live stream of the protests. Marty Delfin, from Madrid, Spain, also...
View ArticleVoice of Greece on shortwave throughout the night, despite ERT shut down
Thousands of protesters gathered outside ERT’s headquarters in Athens (Source: BBC News) If you listened to the Voice Of Greece in the wake of the Greek National TV & Radio (ERT) shut down last...
View ArticleChristos’ report on ERT shutdown & English statement from broadcaster
People gather outside the Greece’s public TV ERT headquarters in Athens on June 12, 2013, in support of the broadcaster’s staff and unions. AFP Photo (Source: RT) SWLing Post reader, Christos, visited...
View ArticleERT now broadcasting on several medium wave frequencies
(Photo source: AP / Petros Giannakouris) It’s been several days now since the Greek government tried to shut down Greek National TV and Radio broadcaster, ERT. In fact, ERT was only off the air for a...
View ArticleMore ERT updates from Athens
(Source: radioakroatis.blogspot.gr) SWLing Post reader, Christos, has been reporting regularly on the state of ERT broadcasting in defiance of a government shutdown. Here’s his latest report: My...
View ArticleCourt orders Greek National TV and Radio, ERT to reopen
(Photo source: AP / Petros Giannakouris) Though the Voice of Greece has only been off the air very little, this court order will allow them to legally broadcast again: (Source: Reuters) A Greek court...
View ArticleERT still broadcasting while Greek Public Television (EDT) emerges
Station name and logo of the new TV service, EDT I have recorded hours of the Voice of Greece on shortwave since they were supposed to shutdown weeks ago. This update, via EnetEnglish, describes a...
View Article“You are listening to the Free Hellenic Radio”
Yesterday was the first day in nearly a month that I had turned on my SDR to record broadcasts. Between my travel schedule, getting the PC fixed, and near-constant summer thunderstorms, my SWLing has...
View ArticleThe Voice of Greece Avlis shortwave transmitter site may be scrapped
According to TheGreekRadio.com, 39 shortwave antennas located at the Voice of Greece Avlis transmitter site may soon be sold as scrap metal. It seems this information is based on a statement by ERT...
View ArticleGreek police use tear gas to empty former broadcaster ERT’s offices
(Photo source: AP / Petros Giannakouris) It looks like the staff protest, which has occupied ERT headquarters since June 11, has finally come to an end. I’m not sure how/if this will have an effect on...
View ArticleGreece shuts down their state broadcasting arm, ERT
I cannot confirm whether this will have an impact on The Voice of Greece, but I strongly suspect so. We will know after midnight in Greece (21:00 UTC) today: (Source: BBC News) The Greek government has...
View ArticleThe Voice of Greece: off the air, then on
Screenshot of my WinRadio Excalibur receiver with frequency centered on the Voice of Greece. The Voice of Greece did go off the air earlier today in conjunction with the closure of ERT, (Greek State TV...
View ArticleGreek mediumwave station on-track to resume operation
Many thanks to our friends at The Greek Radio who share this news: The medium wave broadcasting center of the Greek Radio in Pachi Megara is likely to go live again after three and a half years, since...
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