B92
Launched	1989
Owned by	B92 Trust, Media Development Loan Fund, Dexy Co.
Country	Serbia
Website	www.b92.net

B92 (Б92) is a radio and television station in Belgrade, Serbia. Its target audience is chiefly urban and young public, and its programs display fairly recognizable liberal political attitudes. It can be compared to Channel 4 in UK. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian 3 Government Semi-presidential republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 9th century   -  First unified state c. ... A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. ... Location of Belgrade within Serbia Coordinates: Country Serbia District City of Belgrade Municipalities 17 Government  - Mayor Nenad Bogdanović (DS) (since 2004)  - Ruling parties DS/DSS/G17+ Area  - City 3,222. ... Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian 3 Government Semi-presidential republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 9th century   -  First unified state c. ... Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of... Channel 4 is a public-service British television station, broadcast to all areas of the United Kingdom (and also the Republic of Ireland), which began transmissions in 1982. ...

The station was a rare independent outlet for news and information in Serbia under Slobodan Milošević, and was a force behind many demonstrations that took place in Belgrade during the turbulent 1990s. Due to this, B92 won MTV Free Your Mind award in 1998, and many other awards for journalism and fighting for human rights. B92 is the subject of the bestselling book This is Serbia Calling. “MiloÅ¡ević” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Demonstration. ... The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. ...

B92 is led by Veran Matić, one of the most respected media managers in the Balkans region. Veran Matić (Serbian Cyrillic Веран Матић), born in 1962, is the Chief Executive Officer of B92. ...

History

The radio station originally went on the air in 1989, though it was shut down by authorities a few times in its early years. It was forced off the air for a time in 1999 when NATO bombed Serbia, and government agents cracked down on independent reporting. The government took over the station in 1999 but the team continued broadcasting in borrowed studios as B2-92. In a dawn raid in May 2000 government troops seized everything but internet broadcasting from secret studios continued until after the ousting of Slobodan Milošević in October 2000, when the two stations were unified. It has continued as a combined music and news radio station since. NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... “MiloÅ¡ević” redirects here. ... October 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events October 1 - 2 - Nine Israeli-Arabs are killed by Israeli security forces after a riot/violent demonstration of solidarity with Palestinians under military rule in the West Bank and Gaza. ...

Later on, TV station, Internet portal and ISP were introduced, as well as CD and book labels. YES

Radio

The B92 radio station was founded in May 1989 in Belgrade as a predominantly youth-oriented station. Throughout the years it has become a regional radio with wide audience. The radio station has about 400,000 listeners on a daily basis which is around 35% of all radio listeners with almost 80 stations on the air. As of recently, radio B92 covers Vojvodina and Central Serbia. Location of Belgrade within Serbia Coordinates: Country Serbia District City of Belgrade Municipalities 17 Government  - Mayor Nenad Bogdanović (DS) (since 2004)  - Ruling parties DS/DSS/G17+ Area  - City 3,222. ... Vojvodina (red) is one of Serbias two autonomous provinces Capital (and largest city) Novi Sad Official languages Ethnic groups  2. ... The term Serbia proper is often used in English to refer to the part of Serbia that lies outside the northern and southern autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina. ...

The most notable radio shows are Kažiprst (index finger), featuring usually live or occasionally live-to-tape interviews with notable public figures, Peščanik (hourglass), liberal talk show, radio blog of a sort, and the morning program Dizanje (getting up).

TV

Investigative series on b92

Timofejev

Utisak nedelje

In September 2000, B92-TV began broadcasting as a local TV station reaching Belgrade's greater municipal area and parts of Vojvodina. Over the next few years, the station expanded its network of repeaters and could be seen in most of Serbia. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

In April 2006 B92 was officially given a national commercial broadcasting license along with TV Pink, Fox Televizija, TV Avala and TV Košava. Since the late 2002 when Serbian TV ratings began to be recorded in earnest, B92 consistently ranks among the top five most popular stations, not too far behind public service broadcaster RTS and leading commercial network TV Pink. RTV Pink is a popular TV network based in Serbia with stations in several nearby countries. ... Fox Televizija is a Serbian commercial television network that was launched on November 30, 2006 and is full owned by the Fox Corporation. ... Avala TV station won national TV frequencie in Serbia, in Aapril 2006. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Radio Television of Serbia (Serbian: (PTC) or ) is the public broadcaster in Serbia. ... RTV Pink is a popular TV network based in Serbia with stations in several nearby countries. ...

The station's most notable regular TV programmes include Utisak nedelje (Impression of the week) by Olja Bećković, Poligraf by Jugoslav Ćosić and Antonela Riha, and Timofejev by Aleksandar Timofejev. The Insajder series by Brankica Stanković runs intermittently and presents perhaps a unique case of investigative journalism on Serbian televisions. Short comedy series Mile vs. Tranzicija by Zoran Cvijanović has a kind of cult status. Olja Bećković (Serbian: Oља Бећковић) is journalist from Serbia. ... Investigative journalism is a kind of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or some other scandal. ... Zoran Cvijanović (b. ...

In recent years, B92 has undertaken a noticeable shift towards commercialization. Since 2006, it broadcasts the Serbian version of Big Brother reality series (Veliki brat), for which it received both a huge boost of ratings, as well as much criticism from its traditional viewers. The trend is set to continue with the announcement of Uzmi ili ostavi and Želite li da postanete milioner? quizzes (local versions of Deal or No Deal and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, respectively) coming to the network in spring of 2007. The process of introducing a new product into the market is called commercialization. ... Big Brother is a reality television format. ... Veliki brat is a reality show shot and produced in Belgrade, Serbia. ... Uzmi ili ostavi, slated to launch in 2007 on B92 is the Serbian version of Endemols Deal or No Deal quiz show. ... Linda de Mol host of Miljoenenjacht (and the sister of Endemols founder), enters the game shows set. ... Only Fools and Horses episode, see Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Only Fools and Horses). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

B92 also currently holds the Serbian market TV rights for Formula 1, UEFA Champions League (since September 2003) and Spanish La Liga live broadcasts. Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga, is the professional football league in Spain. ...

Music and book publishing

B92 also runs a record label, although in recent years its releases are few and far between. Some of the notable Serbian acts B92 helped launch include: Eyesburn, Darkwood Dub, Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša, Intruder, Vrooom, Kal etc. The label also released albums by somewhat more established acts such as Boban Marković, Rambo Amadeus, Eva Braun, Jarboli. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Darkwood Dub is an art rock/electro rock band from Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. ... Intruder is also a heavy-metal band from USA. See Intruder (disambiguation). ... VROOOM is a mini-album by the band King Crimson released in 1994, a companion to the subsequent album THRAK (1995). ... Kal (meaning black in Romani) is a world music Roma band from Serbia (originally from Valjevo, now based in Belgrade). ... Boban Marković is a Serbian trumpet player and folk ensemble leader, frequently recognized as the greatest trumpet player to emerge from the Balkans. ... Rambo Amadeus (Serbian and Montenegrin: Рамбо Амадеус), born June 14, 1963 in Kotor, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia, is the stage name of the Belgrade-based Montenegrin singer-songwriter Antonije PuÅ¡ić, popular all over the former Yugoslavia. ...

B92's book publishing arm is Samizdat B92 featuring prominent young authors such as Marko Vidojković and Srđan Valjarević, as well as a number of foreign authors. Marko Vidojković (born October 1, 1975 in Belgrade) is Serbian novelist of young generation, distinguished for his straight-to-the-face, punkish attitude both in his novels and in public appearances. ...

B92 also runs the Rex cultural centre in Jevrejska Street.

Web portal: www.b92.net

B92.net was established as OpenNet in late 1995 as the Internet division of Radio B92. In its first few months of operation a dial-up connection with Amsterdam provider XS4ALL was used. At the beginning of 1996, OpenNet became Yugoslavia’s first Internet provider, using an analogue leased line from XS4ALL and six local dial-up lines. OpenNet also supported the local network of Radio B92, ANEM Radio and ANEM Television by providing non-stop live Internet broadcast of Radio and TV B92 programs, together with the distribution of audio and video materials among the ANEM radio and television stations. In this way, everything produced by ANEM and Radio B92 was available on the Internet. During the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, when representatives of the Slobodan Milošević regime raided the Radio B2-92 premises and disabled its transmitter, OpenNet continued to broadcast the radio program over the Internet. The signal was rebroadcast via satellite and by several radio stations in neighbouring countries. All of this was done with support from RealNetworks. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ... XS4ALL (pronounced access for all) is the second-oldest ISP in the Netherlands, after NLnet (But xs4all was the first company offering internet for individuals). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: Land of the South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... An Internet Service Provider (ISP) is a business or organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services. ... XS4ALL (pronounced access for all) is the second-oldest ISP in the Netherlands, after NLnet (But xs4all was the first company offering internet for individuals). ... Internet Broadcasting (formerly Internet Broadcasting Systems or IBS) is the largest national platform of TV station web sites. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: Land of the South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... “MiloÅ¡ević” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

www.b92.net, the internet portal of B92, has been the most popular website in Serbia for nearly 10 years and it counts some 107,000 visitors per day. The B92 portal is ranked on 1570th place worldwide according to Alexa. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Design

B92 is also a player in the local design scene, and has its own in-house creative team.

External links

• B92's official page
• B92: About Us
• Rex Center
• B92 - A Content Production Revolution - Poynter Online