Radio Rossii

Radio Rossii (Russian: Радио России, Radio of Russia) is the primary public radio station in Russia.

Radio Rossii

City	Moscow
Broadcast area	Russia
Frequency	Moscow 66.44 MHz OIRT-FM and more than 1,500 other transmitters 1st channel of cable radio broadcasting
Programming
Language(s)	Russian
Format	News, Talk and Music
Ownership
Owner	VGTRK
Sister stations	Radio Mayak, Radio Yunost, Vesti FM
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates	55°47′14.75″N 37°34′42.51″E
Links
Webcast	http://icecast.vgtrk.cdnvideo.ru/rrzonam_aac_64kbps
Website	http://www.radiorus.ru/

History

Radio Rossii began broadcasting in December 10, 1990. The radio station is part of the state-owned unitary enterprise VGTRK, which also includes television channels Russia-1, Russia-2, Russia-24, Carousel, and Russia-K, as well as radio stations Yunost, Mayak, Kultura and Vesti FM.

Broadcast

Radio Rossii is classified as an information and light entertainment station. It is one of the state's information channels, meant to appeal to a wide audience with varying tastes. It's included in the first multiplex of digital TV broadcasting DVB-T2. Local state affiliates (GTRKs) broadcast regional programs on Radio Rossii.

Distribution

With about 1,500 FM transmitters,[1] Radio Rossii has the largest FM coverage in Russia. It remains the only station with a widespread OIRT-FM coverage (65.9-74 MHz). This band is only used in CIS countries. In most of the populated Russian areas Radio Rossii can be received both on OIRT and the standard FM band (87.5-108 MHz). Streams are also available via satellite and the internet. LW broadcasts were terminated on 9 January 2014;[2] medium wave and short wave broadcasts also stopped in the 2010s.

References

1. "FMSCAN - Radio Rossii FM transmitters". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
2. "Russia: End of an era for long-wave listeners". BBC News. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

External links

• Official website (in Russian)
• Radio Rossii streams and regional stations (GTRK) on fmstream.org