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| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Suspilne (NPBC of Ukraine) |
| Radio Promin Radio Kultura | |
Key people | Dmytro Khorkin (General producer) |
| History | |
| Launch date | November 16, 1924; 101 years ago (1924-11-16) |
Former names | National Radio Company of Ukraine (official name, 1924-2017) |
| Coverage | |
| Availability | International |
| Links | |
| Website | ukr suspilne |
Ukrainian Radio (Ukrainian:Українське радіо,romanized: Ukrainske Radio) is thepublicly funded radio broadcaster inUkraine since 1924. In 2017 its parent company National Radio Company of Ukraine merged with national TV company into the country's public broadcasterSuspilne.[1] Until the creation of the National Public Broadcasting Company (NPBC) of Ukraine, the NRCU was an independent company.[2] General producer of Radio Ukraine's channels since 2017 isDmytro Khorkin.
Ukrainian Radio Directorate ofSuspilne is a structural subdivision of the company, which integrates five broadcasting channels, the studios of Radio House and theRecording House of Radio Ukraine, and fiveradio ensembles.
November 16 is celebrated as the Day of Radio, Television and Communications Workers in Ukraine in honor of the start of broadcasting of the Ukrainian Radio in 1924.[3]
Ukrainian Radio broadcasts onAM,FM,satellite, cable TV-networks throughout Ukraine,the Internet andDAB+ (only inKyiv). It also usesFM-OIRT andcable radio network, but its usage is being phased out in favour of FM, digital broadcasting and the Internet. Also it has mobile appsuspilne.radio forAndroid andiOS.[4]
Radio broadcasts in Ukraine, at the timepart of theUSSR, began inKharkiv on November 16, 1924, and a nationwide radio network was initiated in 1928.[5] (In the first years of the USSR Kharkiv was the capital of Ukraine, from December 1919 to January 1934, after which the capital relocated toKiev, together with headquarters of Ukrainian Radio.[6])
Programs in the Ukrainian language were initially limited in time and content – more than 70% were political education and agitation: radio newspapers, reports, conversations, news, conferences and meetings. Later the programs of radio stations in Ukraine were extended with music, literature and drama programs for children and youth.
During theWorld War II, Ukrainian Radio never ceased its operations. At first it had to return to Kharkiv, then toStalingrad, and later toSaratov, from where regular Ukrainian language broadcasts were conducted.
Today's residence of the Ukrainian Radio at 26 Khreschatyk str. in Kyiv was built in 1949–1951 at the first national TV and radio center, fully equipped with domestic equipment. On November 6, 1951, the first TV broadcast came out of its studio.[7] Ukrainian TV was located there until the 1990s, then moved to new TV-center "Pencil", so residence on Khreschatyk remained the headquarters of radio.
During the USSR period, the State Committee on Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Ukrainian SSR had conducted the broadcasting on the channels of the Ukrainian Radio. In the early 1990s, the committee was transformed into the State Broadcasting Company of Ukraine. In 1995, the National Radio Company of Ukraine was isolated from the State Broadcasting Company of Ukraine. In 1995–2016 the National Radio Company of Ukraine was a state-owned company.[2] In 2017 has been merged with National TV company into country's national broadcasterSuspilne.[1]
Since June 2017, the Directorate of Ukrainian Radio is headed byDmytro Khorkin.[8]
November 16 is celebrated as the Day of radio, television and communications workers in Ukraine in honor of the start of broadcasting of the Ukrainian radio in 1924.[3]
Ukrainian Radio is the most popularnews and talk radio station in Ukraine. Also it is the biggest FM radio network in the country: 192 settlements in 24 regions.[9] It is a news and current affairs channel that also features literary and musical programmes, programmes for children and youth. Ukrainian Radio also broadcasts live sessions of the Ukrainian parliament (theVerkhovna Rada). In 2018, it entered the Top 5 nationwide radio stations in thenews listening rating, according toInternews.[10]
Ukrainian Radio has its mobile appsuspilne.radio forAndroid andiOS.[4]
Radio ensembles are instrumental or vocal bands — i.e.radio orchestra – employed by public service broadcasters around the world, whose main tasks are to create stock records that sound on public radio stations, as well as to promote national culture.[13]
The following radio ensembles are a part of NPBC: