THE MEDIA
Abundance of media
Printed media
Cable and satellite TV
Radio
Number of media entities (1999): 900
Number of periodical publications (1999): 750
Number of daily newspapers (1999): 5
Number of television channels (1999): 52
Number of radio stations (1999): 92
Percentage of households
connected to the Internet (1999): 15.5
Daily use of the Internet (1999): 95,000 people
Source: Mediana
Abundance of media
Slovenia is a democratic state in which the freedom of expression, speech and public appearance, of the press and of other media and of forms of expression are guaranteed by the Constitution.
Slovenia has around 900 different media entities, including 750 printed publications with a total circulation of 5.79 million. Roughly a half of Slovene households are connected to cable television. On the basis of the number of personal computers and Internet connections, Slovenia is one of the most developed states in Central and Eastern Europe.
The law on the media promulgated in 1994 guarantees state support for the development of non-commercial public media, which are essential for the preservation of the identity of the Slovene nation, as well as media for the use of the Italian and Hungarian minorities, and for those with impaired vision and hearing.
Printed media
In Slovenia, 5 daily newspapers are published, with a total circulation of 356,000; 40 weeklies and regional newspapers with a circulation of 380,000; 32 fortnightly publications with a circulation of 612,000; 41 occasional publications on current affairs, the economy and politics with a total circulation of 612,000; 178 academic and professional journals; 33 cultural reviews, mainly monthlies, with a total circulation of 80,000; 40 entertainment tabloids and magazines with a total circulation of 500,000; as well as 8 foreign language reviews on Slovenia. In addition there is a national press agency STA (Slovenska tiskovna agencija - The Slovene Press Agency) which started in 1991.
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Slovenia, with a population of two million, has 750 different periodical publications, with a circulation of nearly 6 million. |
Cable and satellite TV
Presently, Slovenia has 3 national television channels (two RTV Slovenia channels, and RTV Koper-Capodistria for the Italian minority), as well as 49 other channels. Four commercial channels can be seen on more than a half of Slovenia's territory (TV3, POP TV, Kanal A and Gajba TV).
The development of the cable TV network around Slovenia, presently managed by 100 cable operators, stimulated the appearance of local television channels. At present, viewers can thus choose among 360 hours of television programmes a day.
Radio
In Slovenia there are 72 non-stop radio stations, which transmit 71,500 minutes from 43 commercial, 24 local, regional and non-commercial programme services, 15 services for Slovenes abroad, 2 student and 8 public radio services. In 1999, Slovenes listened to the radio for an average of 202 minutes a day.