Broadcasting House (Athens)
The Broadcasting House or House of Radio or (Greek: Ραδιομέγαρο, Radiomegaro) is an office and broadcasting installation building in Athens, Greece. It was constructed in 1968–69, during the military dictatorship for the housing of EIRT (National Radio Television Foundation), later renamed to Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT). It is one of the many examples of brutalist architecture in public buildings in Athens.
| ERT Broadcasting House | |
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Ραδιομέγαρο ΕΡΤ | |
  Location within North Athens | |
| General information | |
| Location | Athens |
| Address | Mesogeion Avenue 432, Agia Paraskevi |
| Country | Greece |
| Coordinates | |
| Current tenants | ERT S.A. ERT1 ERT2 ERT Sports HD ERT World ERA1 ERA2 ERA3 ERA Sport Voice of Greece Kosmos 93.6 |
| Construction started | 1968 |
| Completed | 1969 |
| Inaugurated | 1970 |
| Owner | ERT |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
On June 11, 2013 with the closure of ERT the redundant workers, occupied the building, which became the scene of large-scale demonstrations on the same day, on 11 September and 7 November.[1][2] On 7 November the riot police invaded, occupied and evacuated the building, evicting the workers.
On April 13, 2014, the old ERT sign was removed from the building in preparation for the installation of ERT's successor, New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television ERT. On September 20, 2014, the new NERIT sign, was installed. The sign remained there until June 8 2015 when the "N" and "I" were removed to spell ERT after Alexis Tsipras's government decided to reopen the broadcaster. ERT was restored 3 days later on June 11.
On November 4 2017, the entire spelling of ERT "ELLINIKI RADIOFONIA TILEORASI" was then restored on top of the building.
See also
- List of Greek television channels
- List of radio stations in Greece
References
| Hellenic Television (ET) |
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| Hellenic Radio (ERA) |
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