TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) is theMoldovan state-owned nationalradio andtelevision broadcaster. It owns two television channels and three radio stations. TRM was admitted as a full active member of theEuropean Broadcasting Union on 1 January 1993, under its former nameRadioteleviziunea Nationala din Moldova (RTNM).

TeleRadio-Moldova

Logo used since March 2025
Type	Radio andtelevision
Country	Moldova
Availability	International
TV stations	Moldova 1 Moldova 2
Radio stations	Radio Moldova Radio Moldova Muzical Radio Moldova Tineret
Headquarters	Chișinău
Owner	Government of Moldova
Launch date	8 October 1939; 85 years ago (1939-10-08) (asRadio Basarabia)
Former names	Radioteleviziunea Nationala din Moldova
Official website	trm.md

The first radio transmission in Moldova was broadcast on November 1, 1928 by theRadiotelephonic Broadcasting Company inBucharest. On 30 October 1930, inTiraspol started broadcasting aSoviet radio station of 4kW whose main purpose was the anti-Romanian propaganda to Moldova betweenPrut andDniester.^[1] A new radio mast, M. Gorky, built in 1936 in Tiraspol, allowed a greater coverage of the territory ofBessarabia. In that context, in 1937,Chişinău City Hall gave theRomanian Radio Broadcasting Company a building to open the first radio station in Chişinău, to counterSoviet propaganda. Experimental programs began in the early days of June 1939. The transmitter installed byMarconi Company in Chişinău was the best inRomania.^[2] The first radio station inChişinău was "twice stronger than that of Bucharest or that one in Tiraspol" wroteGazeta Basarabiei in July 1939.^[1]

The company was launched on 8 October 1939, asRadio Basarabia, the second radio station of theRomanian Radio Broadcasting Company. On October 8, 1939,Radio Basarabia (with own shows inRomanian andRussian) was launched in Chişinău by theRomanian Radio Broadcasting Company.^[3] A religious service was broadcast from theNativity Cathedral at the launching of the first radio station in Chişinău. Emission power could be increased from 20 kW to 200 kW and the reception was possible inMoscow orLeningrad due to direct wave propagation. There were three studios, the biggest for symphony orchestras, choirs and opera band, the middle for chamber music andsoloists, and the third allocated to lecturers and announcer, equipped with the most modern equipment. Radio Bessarabia had six services: the Secretariat, Technical Service, Service Programs, Administrative Service, Litigation department, and Commercial department.^[4] With theSoviet occupation in June 1940 most of the backup material, personnel and the archive were withdrawn atHuși, but not the transmitter. TheRed Army blew up the building and the bodies of those who remained to work for the radio were found in awater well.^[1]

In 1958,Nicolae Lupan became Teleradio-Moldova's first editor in chief.

• Radio Moldova: founded on 8 October 1939 as "Radio Bessarabia", Radio Moldova is the public radio station. Its programming is informative.
• Radio Moldova Tineret: station aimed at young audiences, with music and magazine programmes.
• Radio Moldova Muzical: radio specialized in classical and academic music.

From 1992 to 2013 there was an international version (Radio Moldova Internațional) that offered programs in Russian, Romanian, English, French and Spanish.

• Moldova 1: Founded on April 30, 1958, Its programming is general.
• Moldova 2: Opened in 2016, it is an alternative to the first channel.

TRM also had its own international channel,TV Moldova Internațional, that launched in January 2007 but was closed in January 2013 for financial reasons.

On December 31, 2009, the Supervisory Board of Teleradio-Moldova dismissed the director ofRadio Moldova,Veaceslav Gheorghişenco, after on December 30 they dismissed the company's chairman,Valentin Todercan, and the director ofMoldova 1,Adela Răileanu. The board's members grounded their decision on the fact that over the past years the company turned into a political instrument, violated the right to expression and the principle of impartiality and pluralism of opinions. Also, the Supervisory Board announced a contest for these vacancies.^[5]

Constantin Marin became the new head of "Teleradio-Moldova". Since 2004, he was principal of the Journalism and Communication Sciences faculty atState University of Moldova. Before, he was editor-in-chief atRadio Moldova Internațional and superior lector at History of Journalism department. He is the author of "The Civil Society between Political Myth and Social Plea", "Institutional Communication" and "Community Development and Participation".^[6]

• Nicolae Lupan
• Valeriu Saharneanu (1991–1994)

• Union of Journalists of Moldova
• Străşeni TV Mast

• Teleradio Moldova Official Site
• Bordeianu Olga a fost aleasă de către CO în funcţia de preşedinte al TRM