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54-433: Rockovnik (trans. Chrocknicle ) is a forty-episode documentary aired on Radio Television of Serbia in 2011, written by Sandra Rančić and Dušan Vesić and directed by Vesić. The series focuses on the history of former Yugoslav rock scene from its beginnings in the late 1950s until the year 2000. The name of the show is a bilingual pun based on the words "rock" and "rokovnik" ( Serbian for planner ). The show features

108-615: A few regional studios (Niš, Kragujevac, Jagodina, Šabac) officially started broadcasting regional programming via a window in place of "Beogradska hronika". In 1991, all public broadcasters within Serbia began the formation of the RTS network system by merging their stations and programming direction to RTB, which served as flagship of the RTS network. During the March 1991 anti-war demonstrations in Belgrade ,

162-479: A population of 17,871, about one fifth of the municipal population. However, the local community was later split into several smaller ones, and those strictly comprising the area of the neighborhood of Rakovica had a population of 9,901 in 2002. From June 1945 to December 1946, Rakovica was one of 5 administrative neighborhoods within Belgrade’s Raion VII. Municipality of Rakovica was created in 1952, after

216-694: A result of the decision by the Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Serbia on 13 February 1958. This came after the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 's government decision of 1956 to invest in a television network. The first televised broadcast was on 23 August 1958, an edition of the Dnevnik (Journal) news programme with Miloje Orlović , Branislav Surutka, Olga Nađ, Olivera Živković and Vera Milovanović. The first RTB program

270-502: A true national network. All transmitters, relay stations, antennas and other television equipment once owned by these broadcasters were inherited by RTS. As Yugoslavia disintegrated , RTS's journalistic standards plummeted. During the Siege of Dubrovnik , RTS claimed that smoke rising from the city's Old Town was the result of automobile tires set on fire by locals. During the Siege of Sarajevo , RTS newscasts showed an image of Sarajevo from

324-439: Is a DTT-only channel, transmitted in 16:9 standard definition format, with stereo and 5.1 digital audio. During 2008 the networks web presentations was greatly improved. On 23 August 2008, the 50th anniversary of Dnevnik (the RTS news bulletin) was celebrated. A special edition of the 19:30 Dnevnik was aired with Mića Orlović , the first newsreader to host the news in Serbia, hosted the special addition helped by Dušanka Kalanj,

378-468: Is a list of drama series produced and aired by RTS (as of October 2011) RTS also relies on dramas and soaps produced outside of Serbia as well as documentary programmes. The following is a list of internationally created shows currently broadcast by RTS (as of October 2011): RTS is a major player in Serbian sports broadcasting. Major sporting events are aired on RTS1, especially if a Serbian team or athlete

432-508: Is a route to the Kružni put , suburban road of Belgrade and the future part of the projected Belgrade beltway , and a Belgrade- Požarevac railway, while the valley of Topčiderka is a route to the Belgrade- Niš railway. The other important roads in the municipality are Patrijarha Dimitrija street which goes through the middle of the urbanized area and Ibarska magistrala on the western edge of

486-543: Is among the oldest electronic media in Europe and its first broadcast from the radio-telegraph station was in Rakovica on 1 October 1924 as Radio Belgrade-Rakovica . Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 6:45 PM to 7:45 PM, concerts were broadcast, along with news, service information, advertisements, water level updates, and stock market reports. The news was prepared by journalists from Politika and Dnevne novosti , while

540-490: Is largely based on local production of Serbian drama programmes, soaps and musical programmes. Recently RTS has started investing more in local drama and as a result has been rewarded with high ratings. An episode of the RTS drama Ranjeni orao aired on 15 January 2009, is the most watched scripted drama episode in Serbian broadcasting history with over 3 million viewers. RTS also broadcasts various world entertainment events as part of its entertainment programming including

594-474: Is located in the valley of the Topčiderka river, where the brook of Rakovički potok flows into the river Sava , 9-10 kilometers (~6 mi) from Terazije , downtown Belgrade. The neighborhood developed between two large woods, Košutnjak on the north and Manastirska šuma , on the south, north of the Rakovica monastery . It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Kanarevo Brdo on the north-east, Miljakovac on

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648-572: Is participating while all other sports broadcasting is aired on RTS2. The network has several shows which are specially dedicated to sports, aired on both RTS1 and RTS2. RTS broadcast its first Summer Olympic Games in 1996 (previously the Olympics were broadcast in Serbia through Yugoslav Radio Television, JRT) and has held broadcasting rights for both the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games ever since. RTS also holds rights to broadcast

702-632: Is the network's main news programme and is aired on RTS1. The Dnevnik bulletins are aired at 8:00 (runs for approximately 25 minutes), 12:00 during workweek and 13:00 Saturdays and Sundays (around 15 minutes, excluding Sports Review and Weather forecast), 19:30 (between 35 and 40 minutes) and at 23:00 (approximately 20 minutes). The flagship (evening) Dnevnik has been the most watched news programme in Serbia since 2003, averaging between 1.5–2 million viewers nightly. The following are news and current affairs aired on RTS: The RTS entertainment

756-560: The FIFA World Cup , UEFA European Championship , FIBA World Cup , EuroBasket , FIVB Men's World Championship , FIVB Women's World Championship , FIVB Volleyball World League , European Men's Handball Championship , European Water Polo Championship , IAAF World Championships in Athletics , European Athletics Championships , Davis Cup , Fed Cup , Wimbledon , Roland Garros , US Open , Australian Open , etc. It has exclusive rights to

810-522: The Led Zeppelin song " Rock and Roll " as the opening theme . The first ten episodes deal with the late 1950s and the 1960s in Yugoslav rock music, the next ten episodes with the 1970s, and the following ten with the 1980s. The last ten episodes deal with the period from the beginning of Yugoslav Wars and the breakup of Yugoslavia to the 2000 political changes in Serbia , and, as with the dissolution of

864-479: The Radio Television of Serbia ( Serbian : Радио-телевизија Србије , Radio-televizija Srbije ; abbr. RTS , Serbian Cyrillic : РТС ), is the state-owned public radio and television broadcaster of Serbia . RTS has four organizational units – radio, television, music production, and record label ( PGP-RTS ). It is financed primarily through monthly subscription fees and advertising revenue. Radio Belgrade

918-516: The Serbian Cup football matches. RTS operates 4 radio stations, under the name Radio Belgrade. Since 18 September 2019, RTS also operates a number of online thematic stations; these are RTS Pletenica (folk music, ensembles and soloists), RTS Rokenroller (rock and pop music) and RTS Džuboks (evergreen music), as well as RTS Vrteška which is intended for children and parents. RTS has an archive of its TV programmes. In addition to 5000+ video tapes in

972-474: The Supreme Allied Commander Europe , General Wesley Clark , ordered that RTS was to be bombed off the air. NATO missiles struck RTS at 2:06 a.m on 23 April. Serbia's Minister of Information , Aleksandar Vučić , who would become Prime Minister in 2014 and President in 2017, scheduled to appear on CNN 's Larry King Live from RTS's headquarters at 2:30 a.m., narrowly escaped

1026-666: The Vienna New Year's Concert and Academy Awards ceremony. The network has transferred a lot of its cultural programming and documentaries, originally broadcast on RTS2, to the RTS3. The network holds rights to air major entertainment events such as the Eurovision Song Contest and Junior Eurovision Song Contest . In 2008, RTS produced the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest . The following is a list of entertainment programmes produced and aired by RTS (as of October 2011): The following

1080-401: The former Yugoslavia . Today, it is the third largest record label in Serbia (after Grand Production and City Records ). RTS has 24 correspondence centers across Serbia. Those are located in: It also has 8 correspondence centers abroad: Rakovica, Belgrade The municipality of Rakovica is located south of downtown Belgrade. It is bordered by the municipalities of Savski Venac on

1134-464: The 1980s, untouched, thereby downplaying the severity of the siege. As the wars dragged on, the Yugoslav government began terminating the employment of many dissenting journalists. By January 1993, nearly 1,300 RTS employees – amounting to one-third of the broadcaster's pre-war workforce – had been fired. RTS was active during the Kosovo War and the concurrent NATO bombing of Yugoslavia . On 20 April,

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1188-505: The 56th anniversary of the broadcaster, RTS got a new visual identity: focusing on new on-screen logos introduced on 18 February for their terrestrial channels. At the same day, the watermarks changed themselves to fit into the 16:9 format. Since the entry of the Serbian Progressive Party and Aleksandar Vučić to power after 2012, RTS has been regularly accused of being biased in favor of the incumbent SNS government and against

1242-465: The Rakovički potok which streamed through the village. The first mention of the monastery , under the name of Racauicense monasterium , was by Feliks Petančić in 1502. The village gradually turned into a suburb and then the neighborhood of Belgrade, one of the most heavily industrialized areas of Belgrade. According to the 1981 census, the neighborhood (local community, mesna zajednica ) of Rakovica had

1296-450: The bombing. Sixteen RTS employees were killed and an additional 16 were injured. The human rights organization Amnesty International condemned the attack and described it as a war crime. NATO officials stated that the alliance considered RTS a legitimate target because of its "biased and distorted coverage" of the war. The bombing temporarily forced RTS off the air, but it resumed broadcasting several hours later, and continued to do so for

1350-563: The broadcaster's headquarters despite repeated threats by NATO officials that it would be bombed. After Milošević's removal from power, RTS underwent reconstruction in order to regain respect amongst much of its audience which the network had lost during the '90s. Particular emphasis was put on news programming which suffered greatly during the 1990s. In 2006 RTS became the most viewed television network in Serbia and has retained this position since then. Early that year, RTS decided to shut down one of its television channels. 3K (Treći kanal RTS-a)

1404-516: The broadcaster. In 2008, RTS underwent major changes as it celebrated 50 years of existence. The network launched its digital network which uses DTT Digital terrestrial television via several DVB-T transmitters. It has also invested millions in new technology. The new high-definition television system was first put in place in May for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest while on 26 November 2008, RTS began airing its new channel ‘'RTS Culture and Arts'’ which

1458-472: The central parts, on the slopes of the hills of Miljakovac and Straževica, respectively. According to the 2011 census population of municipality was 108,641 inhabitants. Previously one of the urban Belgrade's municipalities with highest population growth, since the 1990s the growth slowed. However, Rakovica remains one of the most densely populated municipalities of Belgrade with 3,504 inhabitants per square kilometer (9,080/sq mi). The ethnic composition of

1512-706: The country the Yugoslav rock scene ceased to exist, mostly with the Serbian rock scene . Every episode features a small list of events, both political and cultural, that happened during a certain year. The first recordings were made at the end of the 1990s, but most of the recording took place during 2004, in Belgrade , Zagreb , Ljubljana , Sarajevo , Rijeka , Pula , Kumrovec , Kragujevac and Novi Sad . The show features interviews with more than 300 personalities, mostly musicians, but also critics, journalists, fans, and others. The show's official YouTube channel features all

1566-431: The east, Kneževac on the south and Vidikovac and Skojevsko Naselje on the west. As in many cases, the boundaries between the neighborhoods are not firmly set, so in some parts Rakovica overlaps with Kneževac or Miljakovac, for example. The neighborhood of Selo Rakovica (Village Rakovica) is some 6-7 kilometers (~4 mi) further to the east, belongs to the municipality of Voždovac and is generally not associated with

1620-497: The entire territory of Serbia was covered by the RTS signal. On 31 December 1971, TVB started broadcasting in PAL color system on its second network. A new AM (radio) broadcast equipment in Zvečka, Obrenovac, with 2000 kW transmitter was erected in 1976. After the political turmoil in the 1970s (against the "liberals") the program of RTB became more sterile, however, in the 1980s it reached

1674-488: The episodes of the show. The YouTube edition features the instrumental version of Atomsko Sklonište song "Olujni mornar" ("Storm Sailor") as the opening theme. In a 2013 interview, Sandra Rančić stated that there was a possibility for the show to be released on DVD, and that the DVD release would feature some of the unused footage. Radio Television of Serbia Serbian Broadcasting Corporation , more commonly referred to as

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1728-430: The first female newsreader in Serbia. The theme of the evening's news included a reflection on the past 50 years a projection of the future as well as the news of the day. The weather was read out by Kamenko Katić, the first weather forecaster. All babies born on 23 August 2008, received a flat screen television set from RTS. On 9 September 2009, at 21:00 CET , RTS launched its first high definition channel – RTS HD. RTS

1782-508: The long obsolete quadruplex format, the archive contains tapes in C-type helical scan, U-matic , beta-SP and digital formats. Also, the archive contains an extensive collection of newsreels , short filmed stories, and feature films on 16 mm and 35 mm tapes. PGP-RTS is a music production company owned by the television network, starting with production in 1958 under the name PGP-RTB and used to be one of two largest record labels in

1836-591: The main TV production center within RTS headquarters complex in the downtown Belgrade , there is also TV production center in Košutnjak (housing two largest studios: Studio 8 and Studio 9). RTS offers live programming on its website. There are currently five channels: RTS also operates a number of domestic pay-TV channels; these are: RTS Drama, RTS Život, RTS Trezor, RTS Kolo, RTS Muzika, RTS Nauka, RTS Klasika and RTS Poletarac. News programmes are produced in Belgrade , however

1890-582: The municipality. MOC, Machines educational center and the Institute for the engines are located in Rakovica. On 19 October 2017, a large shopping mall Kapitol park ("Capitol Park") was open in Rakovica, on the location of the former Rekord tire factory. A €30 million investment, it has a total floor area of 25,000 m (270,000 sq ft). After a delay from June 2016, the construction began in March 2017. It

1944-469: The municipality: Recent presidents of the municipality: Rakovica is one of the most industrialized parts of Belgrade. Some of the factories in the area include: Industrija Motora Rakovica (engine factory), Rekord (tire factory), 21 Maj (tractors and other agricultural vehicles factory), Frigostroj (coolers and air conditioners factory), IMP ( foundry ), Tehnogas MESSER (oxygen and acetylene factory), etc. Most of these factories suffered badly in

1998-608: The music portion of the program was directed by the Belgrade Opera. Engineers Mihailo Simić and Dobrivoje Petrović broadcast the first test concert on 19 September 1924, from a studio at Knez Mihailova 42, through a transmitter in Rakovica. Ksenija Rogovska sang an aria from " Tosca ," Žika Tomić performed Stevan Hristić 's composition "Behar," Karel Holub played Mendelssohn's " Violin Concerto in E minor ," and pianist Velizar Gođevac played two Chopin etudes. Vitomir Bogić recited

2052-501: The network has a total of 25 news offices in the country. RTS also has its own correspondents and offices outside of Serbia in: Moscow , London , Brussels , Paris , Rome , Vienna , Washington, D.C. , Chicago , and Tokyo . RTS has the most watched news and current affairs programmes in the country, according to the AGB Nilsen Serbian ratings. The centerpiece of RTS news programming is the Dnevnik ( English : Journal), which

2106-565: The north, Voždovac on the east and Čukarica on the west and south. Its neighborhood of Resnik marks the southernmost point of the Belgrade City Proper ( uža teritorija grada ). The first settlement on the territory of present-day Rakovica was mentioned in the Ottoman 1560 population census as a village called Vlaha . Tradition has it that the place got its name after the crayfish (Serbian: rak , rakovica ), which allegedly inhabited

2160-568: The opposition. Multiple reports have indicated that the state broadcasting service and its Vojvodinian counterpart have given disproportionate time to the government and pro-government voices during election campaigning. The opposition has called for resignations from the board of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media and the Radio Television of Serbia during anti-government protests. RTS has two TV centers: in addition to

2214-624: The previous division of Belgrade into raions, from 1945 to 1952, ended. In 1960 the municipality was annexed to the neighboring Čukarica, but split again in 1974. The Day of the Municipality is October 14, the patron day of the Shroud of the Most Holy Virgin. In the 2020s the crime rate in the neighborhood rose, especially the criminal showdowns. During the NATO bombing of the former Yugoslavia , Rakovica

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2268-534: The protesters issued a series of demands, one of which was the sacking of RTB's general director, Dušan Mitević. The Yugoslav government eventually relented and removed Mitević from his position at RTB. On 8 October 1991, four RTB journalists were killed on the Glina – Petrinja road, in central Croatia , while covering Yugoslavia's civil war. RTS was established in 1992 with the merger of RTB and regional networks Radio-Television Novi Sad and Radio-Television Priština into

2322-473: The rest of the conflict. Most of RTS's headquarters was reconstructed after the war, but part of it was left in ruins as a memorial to those killed. The victims of the bombing were later memorialized by the Zašto? ( transl.  Why? ) monument in Belgrade's Tašmajdan Park . In 2002, Dragoljub Milanović, the general manager of RTS, was sentenced to nine-and-a-half years' imprisonment for failing to evacuate

2376-453: The scene "Under the Balcony" from Edmond Rostand 's Cyrano and sonnets by Jovan Dučić . Since the test concert sparked great public interest, it was repeated a week later. From 1924 to 1929, radio professionals gradually mastered transmission techniques and program creation and obtained the necessary licenses. Radio Belgrade began its broadcasts in 1929. The first news announcer in 1929

2430-444: The term Rakovica. Rakovica covers an area of 31.8 square kilometers (12.3 sq mi). It is located in a hilly area, with numerous hillocks out of which many got urbanized and developed into Belgrade neighborhoods: Miljakovac (193m/633ft), Petlovo Brdo (205m/673ft; the top of the hill is in the municipality of Čukarica), Kanarevo Brdo , Labudovo Brdo , Straževica , Košutnjak, Vidikovac, etc. The municipality mostly lies in

2484-417: The transition process. Another industrialized area of the municipality is the neighborhood of Kijevo with the quarry which supplies the entire Belgrade's building industry with stone and slates. The remaining industry is also mostly into construction and building (building companies and cement plants Komgrap , Graditelj , etc.). Rakovica is located on important traffic routes. The valley of Rakovički potok

2538-577: The valley of the Topčiderka river. There are numerous other streams in the area, most of which flow into the Topčiderka: Rakovički potok, Jelezovac , Zmajevac, Pariguz , Kijevski potok, etc. Central and northern sections of the municipalities are wooded areas. Entire northern section actually covers the southern part of the large park-wood Košutnjak, while the woods of Miljakovac and Manastir ( Miljakovačka šuma and Manastirska šuma ) are located in

2592-400: The zenith. In 1989, preparation for the formation of the RTS system officially began. That same year, 3K TVB started broadcasting as the youth, alternative TV channel. Along with it, Radio 101 started broadcasting in Belgrade and Vojvodina. Radio 101 was the more commercial youth radio, carrying pop and turbo-folk hits. It was intended to complement the more alternative Belgrade 202. In 1990,

2646-455: Was Jelena Bilbija. The first radio program in Serbia was broadcast in February 1929, when released radio signal was transmitted from the transmitter in Belgrade suburb of Rakovica . After five years, on 24 March 1929 Radio Belgrade began its regular broadcasting program, with art music. Radio Television Belgrade (RTB), consisting of Radio Belgrade and Television Belgrade (TVB) was established as

2700-551: Was a channel dedicated to the youth, which, however, became the main film, series and sports channel in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. General directors In 2007, the BBC World Service Trust launched an extensive training programme at Serbia's national broadcaster. This 30-month project, which was funded by the European Union , provided extensive journalism, craft and management training to all levels of staff at

2754-576: Was broadcast from the Belgrade Fair and from a new TV Studio build there. From 1961, RTS began to use quadruplex video tape recording equipment. The Sixties saw dramatic development in all genres of TV programs. TVB became famous by its sitcoms, directed and written by Radivoje-Lola Djukić, Novak Novak and others (only a small proportion is preserved, owing to implicit censorship and shortage of tapes). Also, TVB had excellent documentary programs (series Karavan , Reflektor and others) and quizzes. By 1970,

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2808-477: Was overwhelming with 4,560,000 people tuning in to watch making it the most watched event on Serbian television as well as on RTS. In 2011, RTS issued a written apology to the citizens of Serbia and former Yugoslavia for its actions during the regime of Slobodan Milošević and the break up of Yugoslavia. The letter apologises for the network's senseless reporting and the hurt it caused to the public. It vows "never to let history repeat itself." On 23 August 2014, at

2862-465: Was the host broadcaster of the semi-final and finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 . Serbia gained the rights to host the contest after Marija Šerifović 's 2007 victory in Helsinki , Finland. The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was held in Belgrade . RTS broadcast the event as usual (since 2004) on RTS1. The host couple were Jovana Janković and Željko Joksimović . The rating of the final of Eurovision

2916-601: Was the only municipality in Belgrade to be targeted almost every night, and eventually every day. The most heavy attacks were suffered by the Straževica hill (under which was the Yugoslavian underground base ), as well as the Monastery forest, most probably because anti-aircraft weapons were located there. Although not all of Rakovica was under direct attack, the largest part of the municipality suffered collateral damage . Rakovica

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