Find newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations in Czech Republic by city below.
At the end of World War I, the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, having rejected a federal system, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Sudeten Germans and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). On the eve of World War II, the Czech part of the country was forcibly annexed to the Third Reich, and the Slovaks declared independence as a fascist ally of Nazi Germany. After the war, a reunited but truncated Czechoslovakia fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize Communist Party rule and create "socialism with a human face." Anti-Soviet demonstrations the following year ushered in a period of harsh repression known as "normalization." With the collapse of Soviet-backed authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom through a peaceful "Velvet Revolution." In January 1993, the country underwent a "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004.
Broadcast media in the Czech Republic includes roughly 130 television broadcasters operating some 350 television channels with 4 publicly operated and the remainder in private hands. Thirteen television stations have national coverage with four of these being publicly operated. Cable and satellite TV subscription services are available. Additionally, about 70 radio broadcasters are registered operating roughly 85 radio station. Of these, 15 stations are publicly operated. Sixteen radio stations provide national coverage with the remainder being local or regional. The Czech Republic has over three million Internet hosts and more than 6 million Internet users.
Newspapers in the Czech Republic are divided into two categories: national and regional. Most of the national press is centered in Prague, the capital of the Republic. Among national papers,the Mlada-Fronta Dnes, Blesk, and Pravo are the most prominent. Another national newspaper, Lidove Noviny, targets a highly educated readership with intellectual commentary and analysis. The only national sports daily, Sport, is published by the national sports organization. Regional newspapers include: Plzensky Denik, Hradecke Novini, Moravian Den, and Vecernik Praha.
