Piraean Radio and Television

Piraean Radio and Television

Native name	Πειραιηκή Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση AE (Piraean)
Type	Anonymous Society AE
Industry	Broadcasting
Headquarters	Alikianos , Piraea
Area served	Piraea (international channels and online)
Key people	Antonis Rokoulis (Chair of Council of PRT)
Products	Television, radio
Services	Radio, television, online
Owner	Government of Piraea
Number of employees	1,530 (2020)
Parent	Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth
Website	prt.pr

The Piraean Radio and Television, AE (Piraean: Πειραιηκή Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση AE) is the state-owned public service of television and radio in Piraea. It is headquartered in Alikianos and it is the oldest radio and television broadcaster with continious operations in Piraea.

It was created in 1940 in an effort to widespread information through radio in the rural First Piraean Republic. It gained popularity during its early years and became an effective republican communication tool during the civil war. It remained in place during the military junta period, owning the monopoly of official information, until in 1957, the television department was created and PRT became the first and only broadcaster in Piraea at the time. Heavily censored, it focused in news briefings and bulletins, developing towards series and regime propaganda towards the 1960s. Since the return of democracy in 1979, PRT has undergone several reforms, censorship was removed, management was democratised and its funding regularised and expanded.

PRT is a full member of the Euclean Broadcasters Group and its headquarters are located in Alikianos.

History

Piraea-1 in the facilities of PRT in Alikianos; the tower was built in 1989 and remained the tallest structure of Piraea until 2001.

The Piraean Radio Service was inaugurated during the early days of the First Piraean Republic as a service of bulletins that could serve republican militas in the country and the general population. Its headquarters were established in Alikianos, and soon it opened a small office in Voula, from where it was able to re-transmit to the regions of Samariá and inner Sitia and Foinikas. It was going to be a decade later, during the military government when the service included the first television transmission of Piraea, renaming the company to its actual form.

During the 1960s, PRT became a member of the Euclean Broadcasting Group, joining the Euclovision telecommunications network with ten minutes of the visit of the Secretary-General of the Community of Nations Seán Fitzgerald. Piraea was able to join the Euclovision Song Contest for the first time during its third edition in 1961, which was fully broadcasted from Gaullica. Although television faced several censorship and restriction in its content during the period of the Second Piraese Republic, with news bulletins being regularly checked by the Ministry of Interior before being broadcasted by radio or television, the channel was able to develop its capacity accompasating the Euclean technical developments of the time; in 1964, PRT stationed its first permanent foreign correspondent in Morwall, following others two in Hammarvik and Westbrücken. Years later, with the escalation of the Anniserian War, PRT launched its first international full colour transmission: 5 minutes from Madinat with images of the war in the Urí Margidda Niserian battlefront.

In 1970, PRT reached the whole Piraean territory and inaugurated several delegations outside Alikianos, and the same year, the company inaugurated regular PAL color transmissions with the Invictus Games of 1970 in Tosei, Senria. All of the programmation became transmitted in colour during 1976, launching it with the morning news bulletins of 5 May 1976.

Since the return of democracy

With the return of democracy in 1979, PRT suffered several changes in its organisation and general structure. Censorship was removed progressively as the channel broadcasted more content of Euclean origin. More ambitious projects and international broadcastings also took place, with PRT becoming a usual participant of the World Cup, Euclean Cup, Invictus Games and conflicts, like the Sostava War, which was the first to count with a regular live broadcasting by PRT on site.

With the advent of the 1980s and 1990s, the company sought to modernise its image and business model. In 1988, PRT+ (ΠΡΤ πλους) was inaugurated with new and more content. A year later, during 1989, the headquarters of PRT in Alikianos were enlarged and the Piraea-1 Tower was built, becoming the tallest structure of Piraea until 2001. During the 1990s, television and radio services as well as the management of infrastructure were demonopolised and high-definition television was attempted for the first time; the international channel, PRT Piraea was launched in 1996.

PRT was responsible of broadcasting the Euclovision Song Contest 2022 from ALK Box; it became the first broadcast in ultra-high-definition (UHD), 4K resolution and HDR quality.

Television channels

Channel	Logo	Content	Availability
ΠΡΤ ενα		The flagship channel and oldest with continious broadcasting in Piraea. It is a generalist channel and responsible of the most watched news bulletins (morning, midday and night), news programmes, magazines, series and major sports competitions. It also hosts electoral debates.	Free to air, cable and satellite
ΠΡΤ πλους		Launched in 1988, Plus is a channel focused on culture and lifestlye; it broadcasts Euclean adult series and films, documentaries and concerts. It is the channel responsible of broadcasting Euclovision and the Hersonissos Music Festival.	Free to air, cable and satellite
ΠΡΤ παιδιά		A children and adolescents channel, with programming for children aged from four to twelve at daytime, and programming for older adolescent audiences during the evening and night. It was launched during the early 2000s, and has achieved popularity with PRT produced and other Euclean series.	Free to air, cable and satellite
ΠΡΤ Piraea		The international service of PRT, broadcasts in Euclea, Asteria Superior and selected countries of Asteria Inferior and Coius. Catered towards Piraean expatriates, it also includes the news bulletings from ενα and selected programming from πλους and παιδιά.	Cable and satellite

Radio channels

PRT keeps three radio stations with coverage in Piraea and internationally (via streaming):

• PRT Ραδιοφωνία 1 — Transmitting news and current affairs, sports and comedy sections.
• PRT 50S — Transmitting pop music and brief news, it is responsible for the 50 Firsts List.
• PRT Πράσινο Κύμα — A highway advisory radio, it generally delivers traffic and weather reports provided by the Police of Piraea, the airports authority and Trena Piraea, as well as non stop Piraean and Euclean music.

Management

Position		Name	Party
	President	Antonis Rokoulis	People's Party
	Board member	Suzana Cvetković	People's Party
		Ioannis Lazou	Piraese Socialist Workers Union
		Pavlos Rondou	Change
		Evengelia Manolatou	Humanist Centre