RÚV

Also known as Rikisutvarpid, Ríkisútvarpið, RUV, Icelandic National Broadcasting Service

Ríkisútvarpið (, ; abbr. RÚV ) is Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization.

Key facts

Network.network_name: RÚV
Network.network_logo: RÚV ohf 2019 logo.svg
Network.image: Ruv headquarters.jpg
Network.country: Iceland
Network.network_type: Television, radio and web
Network.available: National; International via satellite (Thor 5) and online (selected programmes)
Network.owner: State-owned
Network.key_people: Stefán Eiríksson (director general)
Network.launch_date: 1930 (incorporation; radio)1966 (television)
Network.headquarters: Reykjavík
Network.motto: RÚV okkar allra (RÚV of all of us)
Network.tvtransmitters: 146
Network.radiotransmitters: 230
Network.language: Icelandic
Network.net_income: 174 million ISK
Network.revenue: 7.9 billion ISK
Network.tvstations: 2
Network.radiostations: 3

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.ruv.is
Image: Ruv headquarters.jpg

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inception: 1930-01-01
Commons category: RÚV

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History
Radio
Beginnings, longwave, medium-wave and shortwave broadcasts
FM broadcasting
Television
Programming
Services
Television channels
Radio stations
Distribution
Radio
Television
See also
References
External links

Ríkisútvarpið (, ; abbr. RÚV ) is Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization.

Founded in 1930, it operates from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional centres around the country. RÚV operates an online news service, which is the fourth most visited website in Iceland. In 2016, 88% of Icelanders consumed RÚV content every week.