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Sveriges Radio P1

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Sveriges Radio P1
Broadcast areaSweden
Åland Islands
Programming
Language(s)Swedish
FormatNews, current affairs, culture
Ownership
OwnerSveriges Radio
History
First air date
1 January 1925;99 years ago(1925-01-01)
Links
WebsiteSR P1

P1is a national radio channel produced by the Swedish public broadcasterSveriges Radio(SR). It was launched in 1925 as the first national radio station in Sweden, and adopted its current format in 1966.

History

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Until 12 January 2015, SR P1closed downbetween 2.30 am and 5.30 am every day, with the "Vågskvalpet"(sv)looping tuneand anencryptedtalking newspaper broadcastfor the vision impaired filling the off-air hours. SR P1 began 24-hour transmission on 13 January 2015.[1]

Programming

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P1, which subtitles itself "The spoken channel" (Den talade kanalen), is the principal radio channel in Sweden for news, community programmes, culture, radio drama, debate, science, philosophy, the expression of opinion and international issues. Many of the programmes on P1 are repeated at least once – at a different time of day – during each broadcast week:[2]this is a typical feature of spoken-word channels of this type (compareBBC Radio 4in the United Kingdom,Radio Nationalin Australia,NHK Radio 1in Japan,CBC Radio Onein Canada).

Broadcasting

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SR P1 can be heard in Sweden onFMandDAB,also worldwide via the internet. Part of the P1 schedule is also relayed by theRadio Sweden 1satellite channel.

The name P1 was originally an abbreviation ofProgram 1.This is however no longer the case and the channel is now formally called just P1 (pe ettin Swedish).

References

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  1. ^SR press release 15/12/2014 (in Swedish).Archivedfrom the original on 2016-03-04.Retrieved2015-02-08.
  2. ^P1 schedule (in Swedish).Archivedfrom the original on 2015-02-15.Retrieved2015-02-08.
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