Type | Radio station |
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Country | Iceland |
Availability | National; International (online and longwave) |
Owner | RÚV |
Key people
|
Margrét Marteinsdóttir, manager |
Launch date
|
20 December 1930 |
Official website
|
ruv.is/ras1 |
Rás 1 (English: Channel 1) is an Icelandic radio station belonging to and operated by Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), Iceland's national public service broadcaster. Rás 1 carries primarily news, weather, current affairs coverage, and cultural programming dealing with the arts, history, the Icelandic language, literature, and social and environmental issues. The station first went on the air on 20 December 1930 and is today one of Iceland's most listened-to radio stations.
Rás 1 is broadcast throughout Iceland on FM, and is receivable in Reykjavík on the 92.4 and 93.5 MHz frequencies.