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
Article
15 sectionsContents
- 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.