Rás 1

**Rás 1** (Channel 1) is an Icelandic radio station belonging to and operated by Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), Iceland's national public service broadcaster. Broadcast throughout Iceland on FM (92.4 and 93.5 MHz in Reykjavík) via satellite and also on 189 kHz longwave, it is currently among the country's most listened-to radio stations. Rás 1 is also called Gufan (steam) and sometimes Gamla gufan (the old steam)

## Channel description

Radio 1 echoes the life in Iceland, world literature, art, science, and theory in past, present, and future. To Radio 1, everything is relevant. Our listeners can drift off and away from the daily grind and take their seat on our daily magical tour with stories of interesting people, latest news and discussions, listen to a concert featuring the Iceland Symphony or take a seat at a stage play.

## History

In 1930, the Government of Iceland created Ríkisútvarpið , a public radio entity whose first channel (Útvarp Reykjavík) began its broadcasts on December 20 of that same year. In its early years, broadcasts were made for only a few hours at night and in a limited area. By 1932, its emissions began at noon. The radio station would not have second channels until 1983 , when the second public radio station, Rás 2, was created.

RÚV maintained a monopoly on radio and television until 1985, when the Government allowed the entry of private companies with a commercial broadcasting law that was put into effect in 1986 .

Rás 1 operates on the basis of the current Icelandic Broadcasting Act of 1985, consisting of "promoting the Icelandic language, history and cultural heritage" , and being based on human rights, democratic values, ​​and freedom of expression and opinion. This differentiates its offer from the rest of the private channels, by having public service programs and dedicated to specific sectors of the population. 1

On March 31, 2011, Ríkisútvarpið introduced a major image change through a new logo , thus unifying all the channels belonging to the corporation.

## Availability

Rás 1 broadcasts all over Iceland on ultra-shortwave on 96 frequencies , via satellite, on the Rás 1 website and on longwave on 189 kHz from Hellissandur and 207 kHz from Eidar.

## Programming

Rás 1 carries primarily news, weather, current affairs coverage, and cultural programming dealing with the arts, history, the Icelandic language, literature, and social and environmental issues.

* Morgunbæn og orð dagsins (Morning prayer and words of the day)
* Morgunvaktin (The morning shift)
* Fréttir (News) - hourly news and news summary (Fréttayfirlit), with midday news (Hádegisfréttir), afternoon news (Síðdegisfréttir)
* Í ljósi sögunnar (In light of history)
* Morgunleikfimi (Morning gymnastics)
* Veðurfregnir (Weather report)
* Óskastundin (The Wish Moment)
* Mannlegi þátturinn (The human factor)
* Dánarfregnir (Obituaries)
* Uppástand (Uprising)
* Þetta helst (This stays)
* Samfélagið (The community)
* Grasaferð: Þáttur um villtar íslenskar jurtir í mat og drykk (Herbal tour: Episode about wild Icelandic herbs in food and drink)
* Pillan (The Pills)
* Vínill vikunnar (Vinyl of the week)
* Lagaflækjur (Legal complication)
* Spegillinn (The mirror)
* Flugur (Flies)
* Samfélagið (The community)
* Kvöldsagan (The evening story)
* Sumarást (Summer Love)
* Hringsól (Round Sun)
* Heimskviður (Disgusting)
* Víðsjá (Panorama)
* Lestin (The Train)
* Krakkakilinn
* Endurómur úr Evrópu
* Á reki með KK
* Straumar

## References

1. ↑ http://www.ruv.is/hjalp/utvarp-ras-1-ras-2-utsending-dreifikerfi/hvar-finn-eg-a-ras-1-eda-ras-2-i-utvarpinu
2. ↑ http://www.ruv.is/ruv-okkar-allra/dreifikerfi
3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110517054948/http://www.ruv.is/um-ruv/saga-ruv
4. ↑ http://www.ruv.is/frett/audkenni-ruv-sameinud-i-einu-merki
5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140325031715/http://ruv.is/um-ruv/dreifikerfi/fm-dreifing
6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130703054748/http://www.ruv.is/um-ruv/dreifikerfi/gervihnattadreifing
7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130613071237/http://www.ruv.is/um-ruv/dreifikerfi/langbylgja