Ukrainske Radio

Ukrainske radio

"Ukrainske Radio" (Українське радіо, Ukrainian Radio)

is the largest FM network and the most popular talk radio in Ukraine, the flagship channel of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine. In Kyiv it broadcasts at 105 FM. Ukrainian Radio broadcasts in the medium wave range throughout the country.

## Channel description

Ukrainian Radio is the most popular talk radio station in Ukraine with the most extensive signal distribution network. The oldest broadcaster in our country and one of the oldest in the world. This is a socio-political channel, the basis of which is hourly information releases, as well as daily live linear programs on politics, international relations, economy, and the social sphere. Cognitive, educational, cultural, sports programs are also presented on the air, which meet the requests of listeners regardless of age, gender, and educational level.

Ukrainian Radio is part of the Public Broadcasting group of radio stations, and therefore independent from the influence of any political or financial and industrial groups. The positions of all parliamentary parliamentary factions, groups and associations are presented on the air of Ukrainian Radio.

## History

**Ukrainian Radio** is the country's oldest radio station.

On November 16, 1924 at 19:00 in Kharkiv, the first domestic radio broadcast was broadcast. Loudspeakers sounded: "Алло, алло, алло! Говорить Харків, говорить Харків, говорить Харків!" ("Hello, hello, hello! Kharkiv is speaking, Kharkiv is speaking, Kharkiv is speaking!".). In 1994, November 16 was proposed to the state leadership to be established as a professional holiday for television and radio workers.

In 1925, more powerful radio stations were built in Kharkiv and Kyiv, and in 1927 in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Odessa and other cities.  The first radio network in Ukraine appeared in 1928. Programs in the Ukrainian language were initially limited in terms of time and content — more than 70% consisted of politics and agitation. These were "radio newspapers", as well as reports, conversations, latest news, reports from congresses and meetings. Only later, the programs of radio stations in the Ukrainian SSR were supplemented with musical, literary and dramatic programs for children and youth.

For ten years, Ukrainian Radio spoke from Kharkiv. It moved to Kyiv in 1934, when the city became the capital.

During the Second World War, Ukrainian Radio never stopped its work: the station returned return to Kharkov, then to Stalingrad, and later to Saratov, from where regular broadcasts were conducted in Ukrainian. According to the Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia, in 1945 the amount of Ukrainian-language radio broadcasting was 10 hours a day.

The construction of the Kyiv TV and Radio Center at 26 Khreshchatyk St. began in 1949. Moreover, it was the first television and radio center fully equipped with domestic equipment. In 1950, Ukrainian Radio began broadcasting abroad. Today it is the House of Ukrainian Radio. After the television department moved to Syrets already in the 90s, only radio remained in the center.

On November 6, 1951, the first program was broadcast from the studios there, the broadcast of which was made possible thanks to the tall iron TV tower built next to the building. In 1965, broadcasting of the Channel Two of Ukrainian Radio, now Radio Promin, was launched. In 1972, the Recording House of the Ukrainian Radio (Будинку звукозапису Українського радіо) was put into operation.

On August 24, 1991, Ukrainian Radio broadcast from the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, thanks to which radio listeners witnessed the declaration of state independence of Ukraine. On September 1, 1991, the National Anthem in an orchestral performance was broadcast for the first time, even before it was officially approved as the National Anthem.

On January 1, 1992, Ukrainian Radio completely stopped rebroadcasting programs from Moscow.

During the times of the Soviet Union, the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Ukrainian SSR was engaged in broadcasting on the channels of the Ukrainian SSR. In the early 1990s, the committee was transformed into the State Television and Radio Company of Ukraine. In 1995, the National Radio Company of Ukraine was separated from the State Broadcasting Company of Ukraine. After the adoption of the Law "On Public Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine" in 2014, the reunification of all state broadcasters began, as a result of which the National Radio Company of Ukraine became part of the National Public Television and Radio Company of Ukraine (registered as a legal entity in January 2017). Until 2017, Ukrainian Radio was a state broadcaster, since 2017 it has been part of the public broadcaster — the National Public Television and Radio Company of Ukraine.

Currently, Ukrainian Radio is four public broadcasting radio channels that are broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

In 2022, Ukrainian Radio opened its signal for rebroadcasting to radio stations of any form of ownership so that radio stations around the world could broadcast the Ukrainian broadcaster's signal. Currently, the coverage of Ukrainian Radio includes 194 FM frequencies and four medium wave transmitters.

Ukrainian radio is known, in particular, for a large-scale annual event that unites Ukrainians around the world around the Ukrainian language — the All-Ukrainian radio dictation of national unity, which has been taking place since 2000.

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200608124455/https://opinionua.com/2019/11/15/ukra%D1%97nske-radio-95-rokiv-vid-guchnomovciv-do-internetu/
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180716180515/http://stv.detector.media/kontent/movlennya/zareestrovano\_yuridichnu\_osobu\_pat\_nstu/
3. ↑ https://corp.suspilne.media/newsdetails/4811
4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200608124538/https://www.segodnya.ua/ua/ukraine/diktant-nacionalnogo-edinstva-kak-proverit-svoi-znaniya-yazyka-onlayn-1356736.html