Megaradio
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Megaradio was a German
-speaking privately owned radio station
, which transmitted on several frequencies from transmission facilities in Germany
(and also from Marnach
in Luxembourg
). Its content was a German-speaking pop music programs. Megaradio started broadcasting in 1997 and hired several Medium Wave transmitters in Germany.
Megaradio, which was also receivable in the whole Europe
at night-time, had no commercial success and so Megaradio was shutdown on April 4, 2003 at 1 AM. Since then all transmitters used by Megaradio (except of Marnach transmitter
and the mediumwave transmitter Zehlendorf
) are unused.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
-speaking privately owned radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
, which transmitted on several frequencies from transmission facilities in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(and also from Marnach
Marnach transmitter
Marnach transmitter is a broadcasting facility of RTL near Marnach in the commune of Munshausen, in northern Luxembourg. The Marnach transmitter was built in 1955 for improving the transmission of the English-speaking program on 1439 kHz , which was transmitted from 1951 with an...
in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
). Its content was a German-speaking pop music programs. Megaradio started broadcasting in 1997 and hired several Medium Wave transmitters in Germany.
Megaradio, which was also receivable in the whole Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
at night-time, had no commercial success and so Megaradio was shutdown on April 4, 2003 at 1 AM. Since then all transmitters used by Megaradio (except of Marnach transmitter
Marnach transmitter
Marnach transmitter is a broadcasting facility of RTL near Marnach in the commune of Munshausen, in northern Luxembourg. The Marnach transmitter was built in 1955 for improving the transmission of the English-speaking program on 1439 kHz , which was transmitted from 1951 with an...
and the mediumwave transmitter Zehlendorf
Sender Zehlendorf
Sender Zehlendorf is a radio transmission facility that has existed since 1936, when a short wave transmitter was built in Zehlendorf as part of the establishment of permanent radio services...
) are unused.