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Away from ads, back to the music

Away from ads, back to the music

Evropa 2 was the first commercial radio station in Czechia and has kept its innovator position 36 years later. Now it is launching a new mobile app and, as the first Czech radio station, offers an ad-free listening option.

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The Hudební ceny Evropy 2 winners are in

The Hudební ceny Evropy 2 winners are in

The 14th Hudební ceny Evropy 2 has its winners. Mark Dann won two awards, Linkin Park dominated the international categories and Ewa Farna stayed the most successful domestic female singer.

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Honour where honour is due

Honour where honour is due

The O2 arena sold out in twenty minutes. Not for Coldplay or Ed Sheeran, but for a charity concert for the family of Patrik Hezucký. The story shows what trust in a radio host can achieve.

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Voice messages now also in the Evropa 2 app

Voice messages now also in the Evropa 2 app

The Message to Radio feature lets listeners send a voice message straight to the radio from the mobile app. Presenters can play it on air or react to it. After its launch on Frekvence 1, the feature now comes to Evropa 2 too.

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Evropa 2's new player is fast and flexible

Evropa 2's new player is fast and flexible

Evropa 2 has rebuilt its web player from the ground up. The new single-page app runs faster, is packaged in Docker containers for safer deployment and paves the way for listener login.

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Evropa 2 leaps into the future of listener control

Evropa 2 leaps into the future of listener control

Evropa 2 is the first Czech radio station to let listeners skip content in its mobile app. One tap skips a song, a presenter segment or an ad they are not interested in. The move responds to changing listener expectations.

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