Kosmos 93.6
Kosmos 93.6 is a radio station of ERT founded in 2001 and its program focuses on selected international and ethnic repertoire. In collaboration with the Ethnic Folk Network of the EBU, it broadcasts selected concerts from the global music scene and major international festivals.
History
It began operating in 2001, after the redistribution of Athens frequencies, inspired by the then director of ERA, Antonis Andrikakis. Kosmos broadcast from the old frequency of Second Program, at 93.6 and from the old frequency of Radio Filia, at 107 MHz of FM. Its first director was Manos Tzanakakis and a year and a half after its founding, Giorgos Mouchtaridis took over until 2011. They were followed by Panos Chrysostomou, Yiannis Dimitriadis, Leonidas Antonopoulos, Joseph Vagger and again Leonidas Antonopoulos.It is the first state-owned station that gave weight to world music, contributing to its rise. Although local in scope, it attracted an audience of around 5%, and became the most profitable radio station of the Hellenic Radio Broadcasting Corporation.
Repertoire
Kosmos' core repertoire is world music, sounds and melodies that are not found on any other Greek radio station: Latin and Brazilian sounds, reggae and African, soul, jazz and classic rock, with touches of electronic production from Europe and America and the contemporary discography of "adult pop".Since 2020, there have been tributes to genres and countries, book shows, tributes to decades and film music, shows with a journalistic perspective, selected new releases from around the world, "G-Poly Groove" with Georgos Polychroniou, "Kosmonaut" with Manolis Famellos, as well as mixsets by Greek and international DJs and producers.