Yle
Yleisradio Oy (Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle [ˈyle]; Swedish: Rundradion Ab), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company.
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| Type | Terrestrial radio, television and online |
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| Country | |
| Availability | Finland (and also parts of Sweden, Norway, Russia and Estonia) |
| Founded | 9 September 1926 (Radio) 1 January 1958 (Television) |
| 45.2% of Finnish television viewers and 53% of radio listeners (2010)[1][2] | |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
| Owner | 99.9% state-owned, supervised by an Administrative Council appointed by Parliament |
| Parent | Ministry of Transport and Communications |
Key people | Merja Ylä-Anttila (CEO) |
Launch date | 9 September 1926 |
Former names | O.Y. Suomen Yleisradio / A.B. Finlands Rundradio[3] |
Official website | yle |
Yle Media
Equipment made in Yleisradio's workshop at the end of the 1930's intended for broadcasting the 1940 Summer Olympics
Yleisradio's office building in 1968
Tuo kulttuuri Wikipediaan editathon series at Yle Archives
Yle's former regional studio in Tampere.
Yle's first logo used from 1926 to 1940
Yle's second logo used from 1940 to 1991
Yle's third logo used from May 1990 to 30 September 1999.
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References
- ↑ "Results From The TV Audience Measurement". Finnpanel. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ↑ "Radio Listening In Finland 2010" (PDF). Finnpanel. 2011-02-03. p. 18. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ↑ "Ylen historia". yle.fi.
Coordinates: 60°12′11″N 24°55′32″E / 60.203135°N 24.92549°E
