Athens 98.4 FM
{{Infobox radio station
| name = Athina 98.4
| logo = Athens Radio 9.84.JPG
| logo_size = 250px
| city = Athens
| area = Attica
| branding = Athens Municipal Radio
| frequency = {{Frequency|98.3|MHz}} (2001–present)
| airdate = {{Start date|1987|05|31}}
| language = Greek
| former_frequencies = {{Frequency|98.4|MHz}} (1987–2001)
| affiliations = FM100
| owner = Municipality of Athens
| website = {{URL|https://athina984.gr/}}
}}
Athens 98.4 FM ({{langx|el|Αθήνα 9.84}}), officially Municipality of Athens Broadcasting Corporation "Athina"{{cite web|url=https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/02/1989/19890200624.pdf|title=ΦΕΚ B 624/1989|publisher=Government Gazette|date=1989-08-25}}{{cite web|url=https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/02/2008/20080202281.pdf|title=ΦΕΚ B 2281/2008|publisher=Government Gazette|date=2008-11-10}}{{cite web|url=https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/02/2015/20150201283.pdf|title=ΦΕΚ Β 1283/2015|publisher=Government Gazette|date=2015-06-29}} is the first non-state radio station to begin broadcasting in Greece in 1987. The station is the forerunner of the municipal radio sector in Greece.
History
The station went on air on May 31, 1987, without a license but backed by then mayor of Athens Miltiadis Evert.{{cite book|first=Thimios|last=Zaharopoulos|chapter=Greece|volume=2|page=1107|chapter-url={{Google books|id=-UeveLMilioC|page=1107|plainurl=yes}}|editor=Christopher H. Sterling|title=Encyclopedia of Radio|year=2004|publisher=Fitzroy-Dearborn/Routledge|isbn=1-57958-249-4}} The station initially faced many challenges, as a legal framework for private broadcasting was not finalized in Greece until 1989.
The station used to broadcast on 98.4 FM, but moved to 98.3 FM in March 2001 after frequencies in the city of Athens were reassigned. The station also webcasts online and broadcasts via satellite.
The station also operates its website of news in both Greek and English language.{{cite web|url=https://www.athina984.gr/en/|title=Athens 98.4 FM English edition website|date=26 September 2016|website=Athens 98.4 FM|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206200322/https://www.athina984.gr/en/|access-date=2021-12-06|archive-date=2021-12-06}}
In 2004, it established the foreign-language station Athens International Radio as a spin-off project.
References
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External links
- [https://athina984.gr/ Official Website]
- [https://greekradio.ru/en/ Athina 98.4 FM] – Online webcast
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Category:Radio stations in Athens
Category:Municipal radio in Greece
Category:Radio stations established in 1987