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Czech Radio Stripes Back

Established in 1923, Czech Radio (Český rozhlas) is the public radio broadcaster of the Czech Republic with four national stations — Czech Radio 1 - Radiozurnál (news, current affairs and music); Czech Radio 2 - Praha (entertainment and education); Czech Radio 3 - Vltava (cultural station); and Czech Radio 6 (analytics and current affairs) — as well as four specialized stations — Czech Radio Rádio Česko (news and current affairs), Czech Radio D-dur (classical music), Czech Radio Radio Wave (for young listeners), and Czech Radio Leonardo (popular educational service) — plus thirteen regional stations. In February Czech Radio introduced a new identity designed by Prague-based Marvil.

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Gelderland Broadcasting

About: (Est. 1985, Radio; 1996, TV) “Omroep Gelderland (in English: Gelderland Broadcasting) is a regional public broadcaster for the Dutch province of Gelderland and they have their own radio station and TV channel broadcasting primarily for the province itself.” (Source: Wikipedia).

Design by: N/A.

Ed.’s Notes: Funny video of literally changing the new for old logos below (or after the jump).

Relevant links: New identity page.

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Rock FM

Launched in 2004 as Rock & Gol, the recently renamed Rock FM is, as its name implies, a Spanish radio station devoted to rock music, with 250,000 listeners. The new logo, designed by Madrid, Spain-based Coleman CBX references “[First], the colors associated with this universe: blue jeans, essential item in any rocker’s wardrobe, the red, color of passion, energetic champion of loyalty shown by fans Rock bands, the present black leather jackets in classic style.” And, “The symbolism is based on the wings of the continuing quest for freedom, which is evident in many rock icons like Led Zeppelin, Ramones, and even brands like Harley Davidson.” Application images below (or after the jump) and press release in Spanish here. The logo features a modified version of Revue, famously used by Kinko’s, the office store not any rock group.

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Clear Channel Media and Entertainment

Previously known as Clear Channel Radio, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment as it has been renamed counts “With 238 million monthly listeners in the U.S., [and] has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment serves 150 cities through 850 owned radio stations.” An alternate version of the logo below (or after the jump). More story here.

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What’s Der Frequency?

If this looks familiar it’s because it’s part of the overall rebranding of SRG SSR, the Swiss organization responsible for public service broadcast in radio, television, and online in all four official languages of Switzerland. Earlier this month we covered RTS, the French language TV and radio channel. Now comes the German language radio and TV stations, established in 1931 and previously known as SR DRS (Schweizer Radio: Radio der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz, “Swiss Radio: Radio of the German and Romansh Switzerland” in English) which has been renamed SRF (Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, “Swiss Radio and Television” in English). The logos for the television channels remain the same but the six radio stations have all gotten new logos.

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Twisted Swisster

Established in 1931 SRG SSR is the Swiss public broadcasting responsible for overseeing the public service broadcast in radio, television, and online in all four official languages of Switzerland (German, French, Italian, and Romansh). Its French broadcaster, originally two separate entities — Radio Suisse Somande (RSR) and Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) — have just merged into a single entity, Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), and have introduced a new family of logos for its different channels across mediums, designed in-house.

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Cadena 100

Established in 1992, Cadena 100 is one of the most popular radio stations in Spain. Their new logo and identity have been designed by Madrid-based Coleman CBX. More applications below (or after the jump).

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Australian Radio Network

Managing radio stations in Australia and New Zealand, Australian Radio Network (ARN) is the largest radio company in Australasia. Earlier this month it introduced a new logo designed by The Creative Method. Story here.

Thanks to Lee Barnsley for the tip.

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Siriusly Lame

In 2008 the two leading satellite radio companies — and as I understand it, the only ones granted a license to do so by U.S. Federal Communications Commission — merged to create SiriusXM, a powerhouse with 135 channels of commercial free music with more than 20 million subscribers. The original companies were strong on their own: Sirius launched in 2001, made a big splash in 2004 when it lured Howard Stern away from earth-bound radio; and XM, also launched in 2001, attracted Oprah and her team of personalities in 2006. Operating with a very mergerish logo since the merger, a new logo had been spotted as early as November of last year and just this month the new SiriusXM logo appeared on their website.

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