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From: tijoma@uta.fi (Jorma M{ntyl{)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.noncomm,rec.radio.shortwave,soc.culture.nordic,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Swedish government source of LPFM transmitters?
Keywords: Low power, FM, broadcasting, community radio
Message-ID: <2367@kielo.uta.fi>
Date: 14 Mar 91 11:18:11 GMT
References: <23560@well.sf.ca.us>
Reply-To: tijoma@kielo.uta.fi (Jorma M{ntyl{)
Organization: University of Tampere, Finland
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In article <23560@well.sf.ca.us> antenna@well.sf.ca.us (Robert Horvitz) writes:
>
>Does anyone know anything about the Narradionamndn in Sweden, a
>government agency which apparently sells transmitters to community
>radio stations?  (I have the name, address and phone number from the
>1991 World Radio-TV Handbook).
> 
>In particular, I want to know about those transmitters - cost,
>specifications, etc.  Are they sold outside of Sweden?
> 
>Does anyone have the name of someone at the agency who could
>discuss the availability of their equipment to new licensed
>low-power stations in Eastern Europe?

The body which regulates local radio in Sweden is called "N{rradion{mnden"
("Naerradionaemnden" = local radio body).  This body gives licences to
various (non-commercial) organizations who usually share transmitters which,
on the other hand, are made available by Televerket.  Televerket is the
Swedish post&tele authority which owns all radio&tv-transmitters in Sweden,
including the state-owned Swedish radio & tv as well as these small community
stations.  

The community stations do not own their transmitters but they are leased from
Televerket.  Here are the prices for one YEAR:

	30 Watts: SEK 12440 (+SEK 3110 if stereo)
	300 Watts: SEK 19900 (+SEK 3110 if stereo)
(Info based on fact sheet of 1989)

Televerket also charges from links between studio & transmitter & antenna
but these costs are smaller.

At this moment there are 155 community stations ("Naerradiostationer") in
Sweden.  Some of them are very small in the rural areas with only some hours
of weekly broadcasting but in major cities as Stockholm etc. there are large
stations broadcasting 24 hrs.  All stations are non-commercial and usually
the background is religious or political, and immigrants are also active
(in Stockholm you can listen eg. to an islamic radio station).

There are growing demands for commercial radio in Sweden; I think somebody
from Sweden might tell us what is happening just now (is Radio Nova still
on the air?).  Sweden and Albania are the only countries in Europe where
advertising is not allowed on radio (!).

I don't know if Televerket is willing to lease their transmitters to Eastern
Europe but I am sure that they have many small & medium size tramsitters
in their stocks.  I think Naerradionamnden will give you the address of
Televerket where you'll find some person to negotiate with.

#Jorma Mantyla
#University of Tampere
#Finland