Blue Danube Radio went live on 23 August 1979, created principally for the United Nations community at UNO-City in Vienna.

The name "Blue Danube" was also previously used by the unrelated Blue Danube Network [de] radio station operated by American Forces Network (AFN) and the 5th United States Army in the American-occupied zone of Austria between 1945 and 1955.

Favourite programmes included Continental Breakfast, Soft Sound Café, Drive Time, Today@Six, and Sunday Brunch.

Notables include David Halliwell, Paul Catty, Joe Remick, John Wilde, Joanna Bostock, Jill Zobel, Ellis Hill, Paul Hollingdale, Chris Wisbey, Stuart Freeman, Dale Winton,[1] Graham Knight, Paul Holmes, Steve Allen, John Brocks and Katya Adler.

It also aired syndicated Casey Kasem's Top 40 (American hit parade), and a short programme called Passport that encouraged the study of foreign languages.