Radio Österreich International
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Radio Österreich International (RÖI) (Austrian Radio International) was the international radio station, broadcast by the ORF
ORF
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. RÖI was launched in 1955 by order of the Federal Chancellery, to increase the presence of Austria in foreign countries. The radio station was broadcast world wide in shortwave
Shortwave
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 on different frequencies. At the end of the 1990s, it was also receivable via the Astra Digital Radio
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. The station had its headquarters and transmitters in Moosbrunn
Moosbrunn
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, on the outskirts of Vienna
Vienna
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.

Programming

Many programs were broadcast in different languages, which all had a big regular listenership.

The most famous programs were the:
  • Österreich-Journal (Austria Journal). It was broadcast a few times every day.
  • Intermedia (since 4. April 1997, first called Kurzwellenpanorama)
  • Bundesländermagazin (Magazine of the Austrian states)
  • Report from Austria


All current articles used in the news were made by the ORF national radios.

Retreat and end

In the year 2000, the Federal Chancellery, under the cabinet Schüssel limited the budget of the radio, to shorten the amount of programs. Some foreign offices also had to be closed.

In the year 2002 the Federal Chancellery completely stopped the payment of the channel. The ORF
ORF
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 tried to continue the radio itself, with a new concept. Many programs made by national radios were used to save money, for example those from Ö1
Ö1
Ö1 is an Austrian radio station: one of the four national networks operated by Austria's public broadcaster ORF. It focuses on classical music, jazz, documentaries, features, news, radio plays, radio dramas, cabaret, quiz shows, and discussions.Ö1's programming mix of information, culture, music,...

, FM4
FM4
FM4 is an Austrian national radio station, operated by the ORF. Its main target is the youth audience, and much of the music output is characterised by an alternative rock and electronic music slant....

 and Ö3
O3
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. The regional Ö2
Ö2
Under the name Österreich 2 all ORF regional radios, regulated by public law, are subsumed. These 9 regional radios only broadcast in their state.The following radio stations are part of Ö2:*Radio Wien...

 radios contributed with folk music.

At the end of 2003 the Board of Governors decided to – against the protest from many people and staff – discontinue the Radio Österreich International for financial reasons.

The transmitters and offices which were only completely modernized in 2000 are now rented to foreign radio stations.

Ö1 International

Since Radio Österreich International was closed down, the ORF started to broadcast the program from Ö1 worldwide over shortwave, but in strongly reduced coverage and quality. Only one element from the old RÖI remained on the new Ö1 International: the "Report from Austria". It gets broadcast on Ö1 International to different times instead of the normal Ö1 program.

Other foreign language productions

The national radios also have some foreign-language elements in their program.
  • French news in the Ö1
    Ö1
    Ö1 is an Austrian radio station: one of the four national networks operated by Austria's public broadcaster ORF. It focuses on classical music, jazz, documentaries, features, news, radio plays, radio dramas, cabaret, quiz shows, and discussions.Ö1's programming mix of information, culture, music,...

     morning journal.
  • French news on FM4
    FM4
    FM4 is an Austrian national radio station, operated by the ORF. Its main target is the youth audience, and much of the music output is characterised by an alternative rock and electronic music slant....

    , also in the morning.

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