Radio Ukraine
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| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | International |
| Owner | Government of Ukraine |
Key people | Victor Nabrusko (President of National Radio Company of Ukraine) |
Launch date | November 16, 1924 |
Official website | http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/ |
The National Radio Company of Ukraine (Template:Lang-uk, NRCU) is the publicly funded radio broadcaster in Ukraine.
Current broadcasting
The National Radio Company of Ukraine (NRCU) broadcasts 97.5 hours daily on its three home channels and Radio Ukraine International (RUI) a channel for foreign listeners. Home channels broadcast in Ukrainian (except for some of the local programming produced in the languages of the minorities). Shortwave broadcasts for abroad are produced in English, German and Romanian.
NRCU is currently available on FM-OIRT, FM, MW, LW, Satellite and the Internet. Test broadcasts of the three domestic channels had also been available via DVB-T in Kiev until 1 April 2009. The usage of FM-OIRT and MW is being phased out in favour of FM, digital broadcasting and the Internet.
Channels
- The First Channel
The First Channel is a news and current affairs channel that also features literary and musical programmes, programmes for children and youth. Channel 1 also broadcasts live sittings of the Ukrainian parliament (the Verkhovna Rada). As of 1 February 2009, this channel broadcasts 24 hours a day (previously, there had been a break between 01:00 and 05:30 (weekdays) or 06:00 (weekends)). Nevertheless, night segment contains only repeats of the day-time shows and there are no hourly newscats. This night segment is only available via the Internet, Satellite and limited number of FM outlets.
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- The Second Channel "Promin" (Ray)
Information-musical youth channel deals with the most urgent problems of young people in Ukraine, in particular it helps to get oriented towards choosing one's trade, informs of the most important events in the life of youth, acquaints with modern Ukrainian music.
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- The Third Channel
UR Third Programme - "Channel of spiritual rebirth Radio "Kultura" which is basically aimed at creating in domestic radio space a special environment of high spiritual culture involving mass listeners' audience.
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RUI acquaints foreign listeners with all diversity of political and social-economic life in Ukraine. A full program schedule of shortwave broadcasts, and program details are available following the Radio Ukraine International link.
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Live broadcast MP3, 56 kbit/s, stereo
Live broadcast Ogg Vorbis, 128 kbit/s, stereo
See also
External links
- National Radio Company of Ukraine Website Template:Uk icon Template:En icon Template:De icon Template:Ro icon