Foundation Anniversary: Czech Radio — May 18, 1923

The history of Czech Radio began on 18 May 1923, when the station Radiojournal launched regular radio broadcasting in Czechoslovakia from an improvised tent in Prague’s Kbely district. Founded as a limited-liability company by the journalist Milos Ctrnacty, the businessman Eduard Svoboda, and Radioslavia director Ladislav Sourek, the broadcaster opened its permanent headquarters in Prague’s Vinohrady district at Vinohradská 12 in 1933, and took the name Czech Radio on 1 January 1993 upon the split of Czechoslovakia.

A note on this date. Historical sources record two milestone dates for Czech Radio: 18 May 1923, when predecessor Radiojournal launched regular radio broadcasting from Prague's Kbely district, and 1 January 1993, when Czech Radio was formally established as the public broadcaster of the Czech Republic upon the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. This anniversary follows 18 May 1923 and states both dates. We publish it with the warning rather than leave the page out, and if you can point us to a register or an archive that carries it we will confirm or correct it.

Dates verified on Czech Radio Official Website, Radio Prague International Archive and Czech Statehood Days (Dny české státnosti).