Radio Rossii
Russian radio station
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Radio Rossii (Russian: Радио России, Radio of Russia) is the primary public radio station in Russia.
MW: 999 Khz (Grigoriopol)
Cable radio: 1
Digital television: Radio 3
More than 1,500 other transmitters
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| Frequencies | FM: 101.5 MHz (Moscow), 66.30 MHz (OIRT band) and 99.0 MHz (St. Petersburg) MW: 999 Khz (Grigoriopol) Cable radio: 1 Digital television: Radio 3 More than 1,500 other transmitters |
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| Programming | |
| Language | Russian (Moscow) |
| Format | News, talk, and music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | VGTRK |
| Radio Mayak, Radio Yunost, Vesti FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 10 December 1990 |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 55°47′14.75″N 37°34′42.51″E |
| Links | |
| Webcast | icecast.vgtrk.cdnvideo.ru |
| Website | https://smotrim.ru/radiorus |
History
Broadcast
Radio Rossii is classified as an information and light entertainment station. It is one of the state's information channels, meant to appeal to a wide audience with varying tastes. It's included in the first multiplex of digital TV broadcasting DVB-T2. Local state affiliates (GTRKs) broadcast regional programs on Radio Rossii.
Distribution
Broadcasts in shortwave were terminated in the 2010s, medium wave in 2013-14 and longwave broadcasts were terminated on 9 January 2014.[1]
With about 1,500 FM transmitters,[2] Radio Rossii has the largest FM coverage in Russia. It remains the only station with widespread OIRT-FM coverage on (65.84-74.00 MHz). The OIRT band is only used in the CIS countries. In populated areas across Russia, Radio Rossii can be received both on OIRT and the standard FM band on (87.5-108 MHz), and streams are also available via satellite and the internet.
Since 5 April 2022, Radio Rossii broadcasts on mediumwave at 999 kHz, from 22:00 (of Moscow time) via a 1000 kW Grigoriopol transmitter, Transnistria. This transmitter is easily received in all of Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia.[3]
