In Hungary the (web)radios for the Youth could be described as a special type of rhe radios designed to provide services to mostly the local communities. They design their programmes and broadcast them in a region especially for you, for young people.
These radios are connected to the small local communities therefore they can broadcast on the land only in a small circle. Their aim is to make it possible for local communities to have their own channels for exchanging information, otherwise they couldn't afford to maintain a profit-based radio station. Due to the National Radio and Television Commission in Hungary this opportunity is provided to the small local communities and institutions to reach their special target groups.
Here you can find a few examples of these radios dedicated to young people.
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Első Pesti Egyetemi Rádió (EPER) - First University Radio of Pest (STRAWBERRY)
The First University Radio of Pest is a radio located in Budapest. They are not profit orientated and they broadcast for a small university community. They have been working in the campus of the Faculty of Arts of Eötvös Lóránd University since 2004 and they have the frequency of 97 MHZ in Budapest. The capital letters of the name stand for STRAWBERRY in Hungarian.
Mustár FM Radio - Cheekily young!
Mustár FM youth radio started to work on 25 November 2007 in and around Nyíregyháza (a town in Eastern Hungary). You can listen to them 24 hours online or on the frequency of 89,6 MHz in and around Nyíregyháza. Mustár FM is a radio led and edited by Youth, they are young people themselves broadcasting for young people around. It works as a youth civil non-profit radio. This is a radio for those brave youngsters who want to make a report or to design a programme. You can also join them!
If you are interested in the work of a cheekily young radio station, click on www.mustarhaz.hu and choose the logo of Mustár FM.
Radio Eper started to work as a radio station in Miskolc on 15 September 2005, they broadcast on FM 92,4 MHz and by now on the internet as well. This radio could also be considered as an experimental radio as it was the first radio station in Hungary which dedicated its frequency to the house music for 24 hours a day. As it is a thematic radio it has a well-described target group which is named as the students of the University of Miskolc.
This radio has been existing since 2006. Its music and its programmes are related to the young generations (14-40 years old). It broadcasts different types of music during the daytime, after midnight there are some repetitions of the previous programmes. The radio is run mostly by volunteers.
Radio Mi - Radio Us
Broadcasted in Szeged on FM 89.9 MHz and on-line, Radio Mi is a radio located in Szeged. Basically, it is a music and cultural radio station. They broadcast music, mixes, cultural news, programmes related to travelling, sports, films, literature, science and lifestyle, furthermore there are also some musical subcultures represented in the programme. It talks about all the subjects which are out of the scope of the local commercial media. The people who work for the radio are volunteers, DJs, musicians, journalists and students. Anyone who feels like joining them can participate in the editing process if he or she is reliable enough and if the chosen topic is accepted by the association.
Rádió-Smile az Ifjúság Kultúrájáért Közhasznú Alapítvány - Radio Smile, For the Culture of the Youth, Foundation of Public Utility
The aim of the Foundation and radio is to enhance the level of young people's cultural demand, to educate them, to increase their responsibility toward their community, to help them find the useful and meaningful ways of leisure time. They tend to broadcast high quality, cultural, scientific or leisure youth programmes and they work on supporting these opportunities for young people.
If you want to add a radio which could be interesting for young people, don't hesitate to contact us: hungary@eurodesk.hu ; eurodesk@mobilitas.hu .
Would you like to set up a radio in Hungary? You might need some knowledge of the Hungarian language but you can visit the website of the Organization of Free Radio Stations in Hungary and start to work on your project. http://www.szabadradio.hu/
