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| Country | Belarus |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Belarusian Television and Radio Company |
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| History | |
| Launch date | May 11, 1962; 62 years ago (May 11, 1962) |
Former names | Radio Minsk |
| Coverage | |
| Availability | International |
| Links | |
| Webcast | https://www.tvr.by/live-broadcast/#radiolive |
| Website | https://www.tvr.by/radio/radio-belarus/ |
Radio Belarus (Belarusian:Радыё "Беларусь") is the officialinternational broadcasting station ofBelarus. The station has ceased broadcasting onshortwave andmediumwave as of 1 April 2016.
Radio Belarus has broadcast on the internationalshortwave bands since 11 May 1962.[1] Originally the programs were broadcast inBelarusian. In 1985, broadcasting inGerman was launched, and in 1998 they began broadcastingRussian andEnglish versions. Since 2006 the radio has started broadcasting inPolish, while 2010 saw the launch ofFrench andSpanish language programming. Programming in Chinese started in 2013 and in Arabic in 2017.
The station used to offer 16 hours of radio content in 9 languages and 10 hours of real-time online English programming daily.
The radio carries shows about different aspects of Belarusian life andhuman interest stories about ordinary Belarusian families. Priority in music policy is examples offolk,classical, and modern Belarusian music.
Radio "Belarus" started on-line Internet broadcasts in the English language on January 3, 2005. On September 1, 2005, it increased the air time from 5 to 10 hours, including two 5-hour blocks.