TOP GOLD

Croatia's radio landscape compressed dramatically after the 1990s wars - consolidation, corporate buyouts, format creep. TOP GOLD exists in that context as a generalist station broadcasting in English to an audience that's partly domestic, partly diaspora tuning in from abroad. The programming reflects European pop sensibilities filtered through Balkan ears - you'll hear Coldplay and Bruno Mars rotated with regional artists, some British chart hits alongside Turkish and Greek music that resonates across the Mediterranean broadcast zone. Generalist stations like this one don't enjoy prestige in…