Yle

Finland's national public-broadcasting company

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.

Yleisradio
Rundradion
TypeTerrestrial radio, television and online
Country
AvailabilityFinland
(and also parts of Sweden, Norway, Russia and Estonia)
Founded9 September 1926; 97 years ago (1926-09-09) (Radio)
1 January 1958; 66 years ago (1958-01-01) (Television)
45.2% of Finnish television viewers and 53% of radio listeners (2010)[1][2]
HeadquartersHelsinki, Finland
Owner99.9% state-owned, supervised by an Administrative Council appointed by Parliament
ParentMinistry of Transport and Communications
Key people
Merja Ylä-Anttila (CEO)
Launch date
9 September 1926; 97 years ago (1926-09-09)
Former names
O.Y. Suomen Yleisradio / A.B. Finlands Rundradio[3]
Official website
yle.fi

References change

  1. "Results From The TV Audience Measurement". Finnpanel. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  2. "Radio Listening In Finland 2010" (PDF). Finnpanel. 2011-02-03. p. 18. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  3. "Ylen historia". yle.fi.

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