Radio Vatican turned 75
With around 400 employees in 40 different language departments, Radio Vatican is now a media heavyweight.
Radio Vatican is one of the oldest
broadcasters in the world. 75 years ago, the Pope's voice was heard for the first time in
the airwaves, as reported by the Swiss Confederation. With around 400 employees in 40
various language departments, Radio Vatican is today a
media heavyweight. It broadcasts programs in 47 languages and
produces 11,500 hours of radio every year for half a billion
People. With a budget of 20 million euros, the advertising and
one of the largest expenditure items in the budget
of the Papal States, as the Confederation writes further. Vatican Radio is
can now also be received via satellite and the Internet and has
has had a virtual monopoly on original Pope tones for several months.
Last September, Benedict XVI gave the broadcaster the
exclusive rights to his vote on the condition that he simultaneously
build up an archive of records.
broadcasters in the world. 75 years ago, the Pope's voice was heard for the first time in
the airwaves, as reported by the Swiss Confederation. With around 400 employees in 40
various language departments, Radio Vatican is today a
media heavyweight. It broadcasts programs in 47 languages and
produces 11,500 hours of radio every year for half a billion
People. With a budget of 20 million euros, the advertising and
one of the largest expenditure items in the budget
of the Papal States, as the Confederation writes further. Vatican Radio is
can now also be received via satellite and the Internet and has
has had a virtual monopoly on original Pope tones for several months.
Last September, Benedict XVI gave the broadcaster the
exclusive rights to his vote on the condition that he simultaneously
build up an archive of records.
