Quoting “circumstances of urgent national need”, the management board of national broadcaster ERT has decided to reactivate its Medium Wave radio service both in Chania and throughout Greece. According to an announcement on the government website Diavgeia.gov.gr, the ERT management board has established a “strategic national plan for radio coverage in the Medium Wave band (AM), for use in cases of national emergency”, and approved a “Map of National Radio Coverage” which includes the transmitters at Chania (Souda), Rhodes, Megara (Attica), Malgara (Thessaloniki), Zakynthos, Bogiati/Agios Stefanos (Attica), Corfu, Tripoli and Komotini.