Radio AF 99.1
radio station in Sweden
Radio AF in Lund, Sweden, is the largest student radio station in Scandinavia, and the second largest in Europe.
Radio AF started broadcasting November 1, 1982. It broadcasts news aimed at the students at Lund University, and a wide variety of music. Radio AF was the start of the career of many Swedish radio personalities and comedians. The current station manager is Ivar Harby Samuelsson. The station used to broadcast analog radio in the Lund area on 99.1 MHz and 91.1 MHz, but has since June 2014 moved on to round-the-clock broadcasting and podcasting via the official website.
About
Radio AF is run by volunteering students and has a continuous 24 hour broadcast. The programming varies from music, news, comedy, talk shows and entertainment.
History
The city of Lund was given permission to start community radio broadcasting in 1982 and began broadcasts November 1, the same year. Among the first that went on air was Lunds Studentkår, the student body of Lund, and Akademiska Föreningen, the academic society, both combined under the name Radio LSAF. They broadcast more than eight hours a week, mainly music and student information.
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