Radio 101.2 was a radio station in the Belarusian capital of Minsk.[1] In 1995 and 1996 the radio station, which is at the frequency 101.2, was broadcasting news and was not affiliated with the national government.[2] The editorial staff was assembled mostly by hiring the journalists of the closed station Belarusian: Беларуская маладзёжная.[3]
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| Frequency | 101.2 Minsk FM |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Belarusian |
| Format | Rock, Popular |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Open Society Foundations |
| History | |
First air date | July 21, 1995 |
Last air date | August 31, 1996 |
Soros Foundation helped to buy the equipment for newly started radio in 1995.[4] The station was closed on formally technical reasons and was transferred over to the Belarusian Republican Youth Union, who still uses the radio today. The government has claimed that the station, and its frequency, was interfering with the radio communications of the Minsk police force. Independent groups claimed that this was another method by the government of Alexander Lukashenko to suppress the freedom of the press inside Belarus.[5]
The technical problems that were claimed to be the reason to close the broadcast never happened again. On July 9, 1997, Lukashenko authorized giving 101.2 frequency to the state-controlled Radio Style.[5]
Broadcast
editRadio 101.2 was commercially successful, it had a wide audience[6] and attracted big sponsors. Its analytical programmes criticized the authorities, the news blocks published information about the demonstrations, names of the detained. However, the media strived to be objective, it published governmental releases and invited the state officials to comment the actual issues.[5]
Reception
editMusic journalist Źmicier Padbiareski said in 2000 that the example of Radio 101.2 showed the public that the Belarusian can be profitable, since “the matter is in the quality of music and professionalism of DJs.”[7]
Many experts described Radio as the only independent broadcast in Belarus of that time.[8][9] When the news about closure came out, the listeners brought flowers to the Radio’s office and cars honked around all Minsk as a sign of support. Its closure marked the beginning of a crackdown on the media in the country.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Мінскевіч, Серж. "Радыё 101 і 2, Гарадскі канал" (in Belarusian). TUT.BY. Archived from the original on 2005-03-08. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ Прэс-служба ГА «Беларуская асацыяцыя журналістаў» (2010-07-21). "15 гадоў таму ўпершыню выйшла ў эфір Радыё 101.2 (Дадалося аўдыё)" (in Belarusian). Belarusian Association of Journalists. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ Дзюба, Дзяніс; Адзінец, Сьвятлана (2011-08-31). "15 гадоў таму было зачынена незалежнае Радыё 101,2". European Radio for Belarus (in Belarusian). TUT.BY. Archived from the original on 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ Biener, Hansjörg [in German] (2009). "Radio for Peace, Democracy and Human Rights". University of Erlangen–Nuremberg. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ a b c d Jones 2001, p. 207.
- ^ Tereschenko & Tereschenko 2020, p. 171.
- ^ "Сьнежань - час падвядзеньня вынікаў музычнага году. Сьнежань у беларускае папулярнае музыцы пазначаны шэрагам імпрэзаў і прэзэнтацыяў. Вынікі музычнага году абмяркоўваюць карэспандэнт "РР" Севярын Квяткоўскі й Зьміцер Падбярэзскі". Radio Racyja (in Belarusian). TUT.BY. 2000-12-14. Archived from the original on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ "Анатолий МОСКАЛЕНКО: «Чтобы журналистика действительно стала псом демократии...»" [Anatoly Moskalenko: ‘Journalism Should Really Become Democracy’s Dog’] (in Russian). Day.Kyiv.Ua. 1998-09-17. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "Именно Беларусь станет камнем преткновения для Путина" [Belarus Becomes Stumbling Rock for Putin] (in Russian). Charter97. 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
Sources
edit- Jones, Derek (2001). Censorship: A World Encyclopedia. NY: Routledge. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-57958-135-0.
- Tereschenko, O. V.; Tereschenko, M. V. (2020). "Measurements of Media Audience: Formation History". Sociologic Almanac (in Russian). 11: 163–175. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
External links
edit- 15 гадоў таму ўпершыню выйшла ў эфір Радыё 101.2 (in Belarusian)
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