Sveriges Radio

Sveriges Radio (SR) - Swedish Radio Ltd - is Sweden's national publicly-funded radio broadcaster. The Swedish public-broadcasting system is in many respects modelled after the one used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Radio shares many characteristics with its British counterpart, the BBC.

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Sweden - Radio - Public-broadcasting - United Kingdom - BBC

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Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, and funded through a licensing fee determined by the Swedish Parliament. No advertising is permitted. SR's status could be described as that of a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization.

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Public limited company - Swedish Parliament - Quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization

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The company was founded in 1925 as Radiotjänst (Radio service), and was renamed Sveriges Radio in 1957. SR was formerly also responsible for public-service television in Sweden; however, since 1993 that function has been allocated to a separate organization, Sveriges Television (SVT).

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1925 - Radiotjänst - 1957 - Television - 1993 - Sveriges Television

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