KTU radio Gaudeamus
Encyclopedia
KTU radio Gaudeamus is one the first university radio stations in Lithuania
. It was founded at Kaunas University of Technology
(KTU) in 2005. Radio station is available via analogue 93,6 MHz FM
frequency
in Kaunas
city and on the internet
. "Gaudeamus" has one main radio station based in the center of Kaunas in the Faculty of Humanities of KTU.
and other alternative music styles. The most of the programmes are dedicated for local and worldwide cultural, scientific and artistic news. "Gaudeamus" also has many programmes about different kinds of music: special shows for different kind of jazz
, rock
, classical or religious music
.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. It was founded at Kaunas University of Technology
Kaunas University of Technology
- KTU :Kaunas University of Technology is one of the largest technical universities in the Baltic States.In Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2010 KTU took the highest ratings among Lithuanian higher education institutions as having the web of best presence, visibility and accessibility...
(KTU) in 2005. Radio station is available via analogue 93,6 MHz FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
frequency
Frequency
Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency.The period is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency...
in Kaunas
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
city and on the internet
Internet
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. "Gaudeamus" has one main radio station based in the center of Kaunas in the Faculty of Humanities of KTU.
Programming
"Gaudeamus" is non-commercial youth and academic community oriented radio station, broadcasting jazzJazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and other alternative music styles. The most of the programmes are dedicated for local and worldwide cultural, scientific and artistic news. "Gaudeamus" also has many programmes about different kinds of music: special shows for different kind of jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, classical or religious music
Religious music
Religious music is music performed or composed for religious use or through religious influence.A lot of music has been composed to complement religion, and many composers have derived inspiration from their own religion. Many forms of traditional music have been adapted to fit religions'...
.