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Monday, August 2, 1999 Published at 12:34 GMT 13:34 UK World: Europe Independent Belgrade radio back on air ![]() "Long live the transmitter" - an image from the B2-92 website By BBC Belgrade Correspondent Jacky Rowland The independent Belgrade radio station, B92, began broadcasting again on Monday under a new name and on a new frequency, after a gap of four months.
Serbian authorities raided the original radio station at the beginning of the conflict with Nato and appointed a new editor-in-chief.
With its slogan of "Don't trust anyone - not even us!", the radio has been a thorn in the side of the Serbian authorities for 10 years.
A new editor-in-chief was appointed and the journalists were replaced. Worries over independence
Radio B2-92 has received help from a Belgrade television station, controlled by Mr Draskovic, which is providing B2-92 with office and studio space. The radio insists that it has been guaranteed its independence, but doubts have inevitably been raised about its ability to broadcast reports critical of Mr Draskovic or his party. And there could be legal problems.
But journalists dismiss these threats as another attempt to apply political pressure. They say their main worry in the coming days will be whether their new computer system crashes. |
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