Radio Hekaphon

Radio Hekaphon
Broadcast area
Viena metropolitan area
Frequency500 kHz
Programming
LanguageAustrian
FormatTalk radio and Music
Ownership
OwnerVereinigten Telephonfabriken AG Czeija, Nissl & Co.
(Western Electric subsidiary)
History
First air date
April 1, 1923 (1923-04-01)
Last air date
September 1, 1924 (1924-09-01)
Technical information
Licensing authority
Didn't exist back then
Power100 watts
Transmitter coordinates
48.223258 N 16.351418 E

Radio Hekaphon was the first radio broadcasting station in Austria. It was founded on private initiative and successfully operated from April 1, 1923 until ceasing operations on September 1, 1924. It was considered a pirate radio station though the government itself wasn't sure about if and how to regulate it.

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