Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune

Radio Romania headquarters inBucharest
Type	Radio network
Country	Romania
Availability	National & international (throughRadio Romania International)
Owner	Romanian Government
Key people	Răzvan-Ioan Dincă
Launch date	1 November 1928; 97 years ago (1928-11-01)
Former names	Societatea de Difuziune Radiotelefonică (1928–1936)
Official website	www.srr.ro

TheRomanian Radio Broadcasting Company (Romanian:Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune), informally referred to asRadio Romania (Romanian:Radio România), is the public radio broadcaster inRomania. It operatesFM andAM, andinternet national and local radio channels. The local stations are branded under theRadio România Regional umbrella.

Radio Romania International is the company's international radio station, broadcasting on three channels inRomanian, English, French,Aromanian, Spanish,German,Italian,Serbian,Russian,Ukrainian,Chinese, andArabic.^[1]

The company operates radio stations as well as broadcasting related entities, listed below.

FM andAM,internet, andT-DAB radio stations:

• Radio România Actualități (main station with news and pop music)^[2]
• Radio Antena Satelor (focused on rural affairs and folk music)^[3]
• Radio România Cultural (classical music, theatre and main news programming)
• Radio România Muzical (limited reception, classical music)^[4]
• Radio Romania International^[5]
  • RRI 1 – Romania Live
  • RRI 2 – Radio Bridges
• eTeatru.ro^[6]
• National Radio Theatre^[7]
• Radio3Net Florian Pittiș^[8]
• Radio România Junior^[9]

• Radio România Regional (the regional network, focused on regional news, minority programmes and mostly oldies, or pop music):^[10]
  • București FM^[11]
  • Radio Cluj^[12]
  • Radio Constanța^[13]
  • Radio Vacanța (seasonal, summertime programme ofRadio Constanța)^[14]
  • Radio Craiova^[15]
  • Radio Iași^[16]
  • Radio Reșița^[17]
  • Radio Târgu Mureș^[18]
  • Radio Timișoara^[19]
  • Radio Romania Brașov FM^[20]
• Radio Chișinău (Moldova)^[21]

Publishing

• Politică Românească
• Editura Casa Radio (Casa Radio Publishing House)^[22]

News Agency

• RADOR^[23]

Concerts and events

• Radio România Formații Muzicale (Radio Romania Orchestras and Choirs)^[24]
• Târgul de Carte Gaudeamus (GaudeamusBookfair)^[25]

Before 1928, there was a pro-radio movement, led by professorDragomir Hurmuzescu, who, in March 1925, funded "The Friends of Radio Association".

The first experimental transmission was broadcast in summer 1925, during "Bucharest's month". Periodic broadcasts were made during 1926 and 1927 by "The Friends of Radio Association" and the University Electrotechnical Institute. In 1927 a short wave emitter was installed and were made the first transatlantic experimental broadcasts. "The gramophone recording broadcast through electromagnetic cartridge has been clearly heard inBoston, United States". In March 1928 the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company was legally founded.

In the 1930s, engineerConstantin Zablovschi achieved a remarkable feat in the field of telecommunications by establishing a transatlantic radio link betweenBucharest andNew York.^[26]

The first radio transmission was broadcast on November 1, 1928, 5:00 PM. The first official radio show was inaugurated by theRomanianphysicist andprofessorDragomir Hurmuzescu, who became the president of the Administration Council ofThe Radiotelephonic Broadcasting Company.

On December 18, 1928, the first comic radio show was broadcast.

In 1929, the following shows were broadcast:

• The first show for children:Children's Hour (Ora copiilor, 12 January).
• The first theater broadcast: thepoem "One Autumn" (O toamnă) by Alfred Moșoiu (23 January).
• The first live broadcast from theOpera:Aida byGiuseppe Verdi (14 April).
• The first live broadcast from theRomanian Atheneum (28 October).

The number of broadcasting hours increases consistently, reaching 3,517 hours in 1934.

• In 1929, 70% of theradio shows are music shows.
• On 21 March 1930, anopera play from a studio belonging to the RBC is broadcast for the first time (The Barber of Seville).
• On 11 June 1933 – the first livefootball broadcast: an international match betweenRomania andYugoslavia.
• On 4 April 1936, the "Radiotelephonic Broadcasting Company" becomes the "Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company".
• In 1937,Chişinău City Hall gave the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company a building to open the first radio station inChişinău,Radio Basarabia, to counterSoviet propaganda.^[27][28]

• In 1938, the spoken shows held a percentage of 22.37%, and the music shows 52.32%.
• The first regional studios:
  • 8 October 1939, inChişinău,Radio Basarabia (with own shows inRomanian andRussian), (nowadaysRadio Moldova);
  • 2 November 1941, inIaşi,Radio Moldova, (nowadaysRadio Iaşi).
• On 12 February 1939 – a Romanian Show for theAmerica was broadcast.
• In 1941, the Radio Chorus was funded.
• DuringWorld War II, although the components of the RRBC were dispersed on 22 April 1944, the broadcasting of the shows continued even during the rough moments of August 1944.
• 23 August 1944 –King's message and theGovernment's proclamation after thecoup d'état were broadcast.
• 24 August 1944 – the headquarters of RRBC were destroyed during theGerman bombing of Bucharest.

The political events after the end ofWorld War II affected the institution.

• 11 June 1948 – the RRBC was fully state controlled; composerMatei Socor is named director-general
• in 1952 the new headquarters of RRBC was inaugurated
• After 1954 the local stations appear:
  • Cluj – 15 March 1954
  • Craiova – 6 June 1954
  • Timişoara – 1955
  • Târgu Mureş – 1958
  • Radio Vacanţa – 1967 (seaside radio station)
• 5 May 1963 – the 3rd channel (Programul III)^[29]
• 1985 – the local stations stop broadcasting (by a Presidential Decree). Theregime on that time shutted down second and third programme, as well as the local stations to "so-called" electricity saving and enforcing a single, cult-of-personality narrative.

The fall of communist regime brings the revival of several local station which shutted down by them.

• 1990 –Radio Constanța and Antena Bucureștilor started broadcasting.
• Radio Romania International broadcasts in 17 languages on fivecontinents
• The RRBC becomes member of the European Radio Union.
• 24 March 1997 –Radio România Muzical begins broadcasting; 16 hours per day
• 1 December 1998 –Radio București begins broadcasting
• 1999 –Radio Mureş,Antena Braşovului

• The local stations are digitalized 80%.
• 2004 – In cooperation withCNN Radio, RRBC broadcasts theDemocratic National Convention, theRepublican Convention and the general elections in United States.
• 2 April 2004 – the Correspondent Office of RRBC atBerlin
• June 2004 – the Correspondent Office of RRBC atBrussels
• 21 July 2004 – the Correspondent Office of RRBC atWashington D. C., inside the National Press Building.
• 16 November 2004 –Radio România Tineret becomesRadio3Net and broadcasts only on theInternet^[30]
• On July 2, 2008, the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company changed itslogos, introducing a square divided in four shapes.^[31]
• 1 December 2011 –Radio Chişinău, the local station which shutted down in June 1940 because of Soviet occupation, relaunched.

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