Kada je i kako nastala Radio Gračanica?
When and how was Radio Gračanica founded (On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment)

Summary/Abstract: This paper provides basic information from archival sources and other material on the establishment, startup and beginnings of the radio station in Gračanica. Radio as a medium became popular in Gračanica during the 1930s. By 1945 there were several dozen owners of radio-devices in Gračanica, and in the next ten years that number had grown to several hundreds. After 1960 several local radio stations were established around Gračanica (Brčko, Modriča, Gradačac, Doboj…), thus the idea of establishing a radio station in Gračanica was born. Self-initiated attempts at private and illegal radio broadcasts are worth mentioning as well; radio stations such as “Radio Lipa”, “Radio Varoš” and “Radio Miričina”, which gained great popularity and public attention. Radio Gračanica was established in 1966 due to the decision of the Municipal organization of the Socialist Alliance of Workers. However, three years would pass before all the legal, staff and technical requirements were met. As part of the People’s University, a municipal public institution for education, culture and information, Radio Gračanica started with its experimental work in mid-February, and the regular program was launched on the 1st of March 1969. Radio Gračanica was initially working with improvised equipment and very modest technical capabilities, as well as mostly volunteer staff. But over time it grew in terms of staff, developed and even stagnated depending on the historical breaks and changes it undergone in its fifty years long history.

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