Radio and Television of Slovakia (Slovak: Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska [ˈrɔzɦlas a ˈteleʋiːzɪɐ ˈslɔʋenska]), or RTVS, was a nationwide public broadcasting, state-funded organisation in Slovakia.
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| Type | Terrestrial radio and television |
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| Country | |
| Headquarters | Slovak Television Building, Slovak Radio Building, Bratislava |
| Owner | Government of Slovakia |
Launch date | 1 January 2011[1] |
| Dissolved | 1 July 2024 |
| Affiliation(s) | European Broadcasting Union |
Official website | rtvs.sk |
| Replaced | Slovenská televízia (STV) Slovenský rozhlas (SRo) |
| Replaced by | Slovak Television and Radio (STVR) |
The organisation was created in 2011 following a merger of Slovenská televízia (Slovak Television) with Slovenský rozhlas (Slovak Radio).[1] It was headquartered in Bratislava.[2][3]
Like its two predecessor organisations - Slovenská televízia (STV) and Slovenský rozhlas (SRo), RTVS was a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) transformed into Slovak Television and Radio (STVR) on 1 July 2024.
Finances
editFunding for the RTVS was obtained through advertising and government payments.
There was also monthly licence fee levied on most individuals registered with electricity retailers and most businesses containing three or more employees.[4][5] The TV licence fee in Slovakia was €4.64 per month (€55.68 per year).[6] The license fee was abolished from 1 July 2023.[7]
Radio stations
editThere were 9 national radio stations in 2024:
| Station | Programming |
|---|---|
| Rádio Slovensko | National generalist station; news, entertainment and live broadcasts with pop music |
| Rádio FM | Targeted at young people, broadcasting mostly alternative and non-mainstream music, entertainment and news bulletins |
| Rádio Devín | Classical music and culture |
| Rádio Regina | Three regional radios based in Bratislava, Banská Bystrica, and Košice |
| Rádio Patria | (in Hungarian: Pátria Rádió) Broadcasts from 06:00 until 18:00 in the Hungarian language as a service for Slovakia's largest ethnic minority group living predominantly in the southern districts bordering Hungary. There are some programmes in Ukrainian, Ruthenian, German, Polish and Czech, but they are transmitted on Radio Regina. |
| Radio Slovakia International | Broadcasts in six languages: German, Spanish, Slovak, French, English and Russian. |
| Rádio Pyramída | Classical music (replaced Rádio Klasika in 2016) |
| Rádio Junior | For children up to the age of 10 |
| Rádio Litera | Radio, stage drama and literary profiles |
Television channels
editThere were four national television channels in 2024:
- :1 (Jednotka) is a generalist channel, family-oriented television, broadcasting Slovak movies, children's programming, news and documentaries, major sport events on club and international level.
- :2 (Dvojka) broadcasts documentaries, nature-oriented shows, minor sport events, old Slovak dramas and movies, and also frequently shows classic and art foreign films in the original versions with Slovak subtitles.
- :ŠPORT (ŠPORT) launched on 20 December 2021. The sports channel broadcasts 24 hours a day, programs such as live sport events, sport news, lifestyle magazines and archival materials. With the arrival of the fourth broadcasting circuit, regional sport was given more space, and one of the priorities of the new channel is also the support of education and motivation of all ages for a healthy lifestyle.
- :24 (24) is a news channel launched on 28 February 2022 as a consequence of the emergency situation associated with the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8] This channel consists of regular news blocks, supplemented by premieres and reruns of regular news and current affairs programs acquired from the other channels and Rádio Slovensko.[9]
Defunct
editGeneral Directors
editThe General Director was elected by the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
- Miloslava Zemková (2011–2012)[11]
- Daniela Vašinová and Peter Ondro (2012), acting
- Václav Mika (2012–2017)
- Jaroslav Rezník (2017–2022)
- Ľuboš Machaj (2022–2024)
News and objectivity
editDuring the term of the General Director Václav Mika (2012–2017), the content and graphics of the news have changed significantly. The title also included the RTVS brand titled Správy RTVS. The news broadcasting programmes were initially struggling with very low audience on 18 December 2012 with only 7.8% share.[12]
Over time, the audience began to grow, and RTVS news has started to appear as the most objective news in TV in public opinion surveys, with exceptions lasting by now.[13] However, after the election of Jaroslav Reznik as General Director in 2017, who was nominated by SNS party, which was in government, the situation in the newsroom has changed. A new head of the news section has been appointed, under whose leadership, according to most of the journalists, the content of the news was being manipulated. The tense atmosphere led to the departure of a dozen journalists in 2018.[14] More and more space in the news was reserved to the SNS party officials, including journeys of Andrej Danko, the party leader, serving till 2020 as Speaker of the parliament, to Russia. The topic of his plagiarism in rigorous work was also not addressed in the main part of the news.[15]
After the parliamentary elections in 2020 and the new government appointed, news too favorable towards the governmental or oppositional parties seem to not appearing anymore, nonetheless some of the content was still manipulated. [16]
In 2024, RTVS news has been the most objective TV news in Slovakia in public opinion surveys.[17]
Closure
editIn April 2024, the Slovak government approved the Television and Radio Act proposed by prime minister Robert Fico and minister of culture Martina Šimkovičová over alleged partiality of the broadcaster. The move has been criticised by then-president of Slovakia Zuzana Čaputová, Slovakia's opposition and the EBU's director general Noel Curran as potentially undermining the independence of public broadcasting in the country.[18]
The bill was passed on 20 June 2024 by the Parliament of Slovakia. As such, RTVS was closed by 1 July 2024 and replaced by a new broadcaster, Slovak Television and Radio (STVR). The legislation was passed by 78 out of 78 present lawmakers, with the opposition not taking part in the vote.[19]
Logos and identities
editRTVS
editRTVS television channels
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Logo of Jednotka
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Logo of Dvojka
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Logo of defunct Trojka
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Logo of :Šport
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Logo of :24
RTVS radio stations
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Logo of Rádio Slovensko
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Logo of Rádio FM
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Logo of Rádio Devín
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Logo of Rádio Regina
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Logo of Rádio Patria
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Logo of Rádio Slovakia International
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Logo of Rádio Pyramída
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Logo of Rádio Junior
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Logo of Rádio Litera
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Balogová, Beata (10 January 2011). "RTVS arrives; Nižňanský leaves". The Slovak Spectator. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Organizačná štruktúra | Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska" (in Slovak). Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "EBU-UER / New chief executive appointed to Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS)". European Broadcasting Union. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Štatút Rozhlasu a televízie Slovenska" (in Slovak). Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska. 2011. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ Juraj Polak (2013). "Slovakia : Reinstatement of Broadcasting Fee". European Audiovisual Observatory. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "340/2012 Z.z. | Zákon o úhrade za služby verejnosti..." Slov-lex.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Za RTVS už nebudete platiť ani cent. Koncesionárske poplatky sa definitívne rušia". TV Noviny (in Slovak). Markíza. 22 February 2023.
- ^ "RTVS spúšťa nepretržité spravodajské vysielanie :24" [RTVS launches a continuous news broadcast :24]. rtvs.sk (in Slovak). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Spravodajský kanál spustila RTVS na dva týždne! Pozrite si prvé minúty vysielania :24 (video)" [RTVS has launched a news channel for two weeks! Watch the first minutes of the broadcast: 24 (video)]. mediaboom.sk (in Slovak). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Maxa, Filip (30 November 2022). "Trojka dnes ukončí vysielanie. RTVS ostanú štyri okruhy". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak).
- ^ "Hisória". Radio and Television of Slovakia (in Slovak). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Správy STV majú nový formát, názov aj vizuál. (Takmer) V trikolóre". medialne.trend.sk (in Slovak). 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Tlačová Správa MML Omnibus" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ Mikušovič, Dušan (1 June 2018). "Zuzana Kovačič Hanzelová: Dúfala som, že vydržím dlhšie". Denník N (in Slovak).
- ^ "Po stopnutých reportážach o Dankovi končia v RTVS dvaja redaktori". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 30 January 2020.
- ^ "V Reportéroch nie je cenzúra. Skonštatovala Rada RTVS o neodvysielanej reportáži o plagiátorstve". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Ľudia na Slovensku považujú spravodajstvo RTVS za najobjektívnejšie, nasleduje TA3". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 21 June 2024.
- ^ Abril, Ángel (24 April 2024). "El Gobierno de Eslovaquia aprueba el cierre de la cadena pública RTVS por falta de independencia sustituyéndola por el nuevo ente STVR". ESCplus España (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Parliament Okays Creation of Slovak Television and Radio". News Agency of the Slovak Republic. 20 June 2024.
External links
edit- Radio and television website (in Slovak)