National Radio Television Foundation

The National Radio Television Foundation (Greek: Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ραδιοφωνίας Τηλεοράσεως, ΕΙΡΤ, Ethniko Idrima Radiofonias Tileoraseos, EIRT) was the Greek state broadcaster founded in 1970, during the junta. He was the first state information agency of Greece handled radio and TV. In 1982 he converted to ERT.

The EIRT was the fourth state body renovation of Greece and the first state TV operator in Greece. The first body renovation of Greece was the Service Radio Broadcast (DPE) (Greek: Υπηρεσία Ραδιοφωνικής Εκπομπής, ΥΡΕ, Ypiresia Radiofonikis Ekpompis, YRE) with the Radio Station of Athens (PLA) (Greek: Ραδιοφωνικός Σταθμός Αθηνών, ΡΣΑ, Radiofonikos Stathmos Athnon, RSA), founded by the Augustinian Diktaktory of Ioannis Metaxas, in 1938.

The second operator was Anonymous Company Radio Broadcasting (Greek: Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία Ραδιοφωνικών Εκπομπών, ΑΕΡΕ, Anonymi Eteria Radiofonikon Ekpompon, AERE) with again the PLA established the Occupation. In 1945 he founded the National Broadcasting Corporation (Greek: Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ραδιοφωνίας, ΕΙΡ, Ethniko Idrima Radiofonias, EIR) with the Constituent Act 54/1945 "establishing the National Radio Foundation" whereby and brought to the ownership of all property of the former A.E.R.E., which was created in possession.

On April 21, 1967 imposed the military junta and assumes command of the EIR and YENED (former LDC). Georgios Papadopoulos wants to create a second public broadcaster, to strengthen the propaganda of the dictatorship. Facilities EIR in Zappeio not sufficient and the period from 1968 to 1969 made the House Radio. In 1970 inaugurated, and the same year the Papadopoulos government Junta established the National Radio Television Foundation in the most permanent television station's former EIR and radio stations First, Second and Third Programme.

The role of EIRT was broadcast nationwide information and entertain the Greek people. In fact he was an instrument of the junta to get in the part of the Greek people. Not controlled by the military but by people of the junta.

After the fall of the junta, the EIRT legalized and showed extraordinary black card the fall of the junta and the return of Constantine Karamanlis. Continued normal course until the repeal and replacement of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, 1982.

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