Studio Radio Študent

What Studio Radio Študent does

Radio Študent (Studio Radio Študent) is a non-commercial, volunteer-driven community radio station headquartered in Ljubljana, Slovenia, broadcasting on FM 89.3 MHz since its founding in 1969. The station operates as an independent, student-run media outlet affiliated with the University of Ljubljana, producing programming across politics, culture, music, university affairs, and science through dedicated editorial desks staffed by volunteers. Its core technology stack consists of FM transmission, live audio streaming via the radiostudent.si website, a podcast and audio archive (old.radiostudent.si), and an in-house music recording studio.

The organization extends well beyond traditional radio broadcasting through a portfolio of sub-brands and adjacent ventures. These include Klubski maraton (annual live concert marathon broadcast from its studios), Festival Tresk (a music and publishing festival), and Založba Radia Študent (an in-house record label and publishing house). An online shop (trgovina.radiostudent.si) sells branded merchandise, and the Radar platform represents an experimental collaboration with Društvo Ljudmila and Zavod Ato on open radio research.

The business model is non-commercial and non-profit. Revenue is generated through listener donations (via a dedicated donations page), project-based institutional co-funding such as the Active Citizens Fund (EEA/Norway Grants), partnerships with civic organizations like CNVOS, merchandise and record label sales, and community events. With 1-10 employees and a volunteer base, the station serves a horizontal audience of university students, independent and underground music communities, and the broader Slovenian public seeking journalism and cultural programming outside the state and commercial media landscape.

Name

Studio Radio Študent

Legal name

Radio Študent

Website

https://radiostudent.si

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Radio Študent is a volunteer-driven, non-commercial community radio station in Ljubljana, Slovenia, broadcasting on 89.3 MHz since 1969 and serving students, the independent music community, and Slovenian listeners seeking independent journalism and cultural programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Radio Broadcasting

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (516110)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro primary industry

Public/Noncommercial Radio Broadcasting (NPR, Community, Campus) (MPAIAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Media & Publications (Newspaper, Radio, TV) (EDALAHAE), Community/Low-Power Nonprofit Radio (LPFM/Community Radio) (MPABADAE)

Keywords

• Community radio broadcasting
• Independent media production
• Student journalism
• Underground music curation
• Record label publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ljubljana

HQ country

Slovenia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Listener donations: Radio Študent actively solicits financial contributions from listeners via a dedicated donations page (radiostudent.si/donacije), positioning itself as a listener-supported independent media organization.
2. Publishing label sales: The station operates Založba Radia Študent, a record label and publishing house, which sells music and publications, generating revenue from recorded music and cultural products.
3. Merchandise and shop: A dedicated online shop (trgovina.radiostudent.si) sells merchandise including recordings, publications, and other branded items.
4. Project-based co-funding and grants: The station runs multiple EU and domestically co-financed projects (e.g., Active Citizens Fund), suggesting institutional grant funding supplementing core operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Radio Študent is a Slovenian non-commercial student radio station based in Ljubljana that broadcasts at 89.3 MHz FM, producing original programming across news, music, science, culture, politics, and university affairs. The station operates a record label and publishing house (Založba Radia Študent), runs a live concert series (Klubski maraton), a festival (Festival Tresk), an open research platform (Radar), and an online shop for merchandise and recordings.

Product overview

Radio Študent is a student radio station broadcasting at 89.3 MHz as a single unified platform offering diverse programming. The station provides radio broadcasting services through its core 89.3 MHz frequency, complemented by various program categories including news (OFF, OFFsajd), science (Frequenza della scienza), music (RŠ HIT, Klubski maraton), culture, and university content. Associated sub-brands include Založba Radia Študent (publishing house), the Radio Študent Shop, and projects like Festival Tresk, Radar, and Klubski maraton live concert events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Klubski maraton: Annual live music marathon/festival featuring live performances broadcast from Radio Študent studios
• Festival Tresk
• Založba Radia Študent
• Radar
• Frequenza della scienza
• RŠ hit

Products and services

• Radio Broadcasting Service (89.3 MHz) Non-commercial 24/7 radio broadcast on 89.3 MHz FM featuring news, music, science, culture, politics and university-affairs programming for Slovenian listeners.
• Založba Radia Študent

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CNVOS (Center za neprofitni management)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadio Študent collaborated with CNVOS on the 'Govoriš Kohezijsko?' project, investigating Slovenia's effectiveness in drawing funds from EU cohesion funds. This is part of broader civic media engagement programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Radio Student (Zagreb): Croatian student and community radio station in Zagreb operating on a similar non-commercial, volunteer-driven model with editorial independence. Directly comparable in audience (university students, young adults), programming mix (music, politics, culture), and funding approach (donations and grants).
• Radio Marš: Independent, non-commercial community radio station based in Ljubljana. Operates as a volunteer-run platform for alternative music, critical journalism, and civic engagement — effectively a same-city peer with an overlapping independent/community radio mandate.
• Radio Campus France: Federation of French student/community radio stations. Comparable as a campus/community broadcaster with a similar mix of independent music, university programming, and editorial coverage, and similar reliance on student volunteers and institutional affiliations.

Broad incumbents

• RTV Slovenia: Slovenia's national public broadcaster operating both radio and TV channels across the country. Represents the dominant incumbent in the same Slovenian media market, against which Radio Študent positions itself as an independent, non-commercial alternative.
• Radio France: Major French public radio group operating multiple national channels. Broader incumbent in public/non-commercial broadcasting with overlapping music, culture, and information programming, though at vastly greater scale and with commercial-adjacent revenue.

Others

• European Broadcasting Union (EBU): Alliance of public service broadcasters across Europe. Relevant as an ecosystem/network counterpart for cross-border content collaboration, training, and grant access for member non-commercial broadcasters like Radio Študent.

Regional players

• Radio Agora (Slovenia): Slovenian community/non-profit media organization supporting civic journalism and independent media outlets in Slovenia. Comparable as a regional ecosystem player funding and aggregating independent reporting, but operates as a media-support NGO rather than a broadcaster.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/radiostudent
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/studioradiostudent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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