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Radio Belgrade 202

radio station in Belgrade, Serbia

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ110969217 ↗
Source-derived summary

Radio Belgrade 202 (Serbian: Радио Београд, Radio Beograd) is the fourth program of a state-owned and -operated radio station Radio Belgrade in Belgrade, Serbia.

History

The program of Radio Belgrade 202 began broadcasting on June 27, 1969. Conceived as a city station, in the beginning, the signal could be heard only in the area of Belgrade, broadcasting music and short informational programs. The program was created as an addition to the previous radio offering, which consisted of the First, Second and Third programs of Radio Belgrade. The first host was Hanija Gaković, and the music editor was Darinka Ristović. Initially, the station broadcast for 18 hours a day, and on May 1, 1987, the broadcast of all-day programming began, with improved coverage the entire territory of Serbia.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Radio Belgrade 202” is radio station in Belgrade, Serbia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Radio, Belgrade and radio, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewMost useful as a place-based finding aid connecting the present description to earlier jurisdictions, maps and built evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1969, 1987—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Radio, Belgrade and radio is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “radio station in Belgrade, Serbia” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q110969217. Authority coordinates are 43.551, 21.670. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1969 and 1987.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Radio Belgrade 202”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Radio Belgrade 202 primary sources, Radio Belgrade 202 archive and Radio research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Radio Belgrade 202”?
  2. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
  3. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Radio Belgrade 202” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.