Radio Stations in Belarus and/or the Belarusian Language
Non-Governmental Radio Stations only one station at this time
Other Radio Stations Broadcasting in Belarusian
Stations Broadcasting in the Belarusian Language
On the fortunecity Web host. I do not know who maintains this list, nor if it is current.
Belarusian Governmental Radio Stations
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In Mensk, Belarus: Most local radio broadcasts are in Russian. There is one AM (middlewave) and one FM station that do some programming in Belarusian, including cultural programming.
The following is from the
OMRI Daily Digest, No. 171, Part II, 4 September 1996:
"Independent Radio Station Closed in Belarus.
Station 101.2 was shut down because its operations were 'interfering
in government communications,' Radio Rossii and PAP reported on 1
September. The station broadcast primarily music and some news. The
head of the station, Zhanna Litvina, said the move was just another
in a series aimed at curtailing media freedom. She also said it was part of the state's anti-Belarusian policy, since it was the only
independent channel broadcasting in Belarusian and fostering national
'rebirth.' The station plans to appeal the decision. -- Ustina
Markus"
Tel:/Fax: (0172) 34 97 54
"This [preceding] material is reprinted with permission of the
Open Media Research Institute, a nonprofit organization with research
offices in Prague, Czech Republic. For more information about
OMRI, please write to
info@omri.cz"
Radio FM 101,2
ul. Revolutionya 8a
Mensk, Belarus, 220050
There used to be a 30-minute program to North America and Australia that covered local news for 10 minutes (an overview of the Belarusian press), followed by 20 minutes of special topics: cultural, political, and economic, frequently including interviews with prominent figures in the field, Belarusian folk music, Belarusian fairy tales, answers to questions of the Radio Mensk Listeners' Club, and Chernobyl-related stories.
Broadcast times and frequencies change twice yearly, at the end of March and at the end of October.
As of December, 1996, no North American or English broadcasts.
The editor-in-chief, Michas Tondziel, would like listeners to share their views and comments with him by mail or fax.
Ul. Krasnaja 4
Mensk, Republic Belarus, 220 807
Fax: 00375-172-366643
Tel: 00375-172-395875
Contact: Mikhas Tondziel
Information provided and updated by: Remco Castner. He and Monica Castner maintain the Web site, Hilfe Für Die Kinder Von Tschernobyl in Munich, Germany
Belarusian Non-Governmental Radio Stations
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RADIO ROKS
8a, Storozhevskaia str.
Minsk, Belarus, 220002
E-mail: radio@roks.com
WWW: http://www.roks.com/
Other Radio Stations Broadcasting in Belarusian
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Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Currently (September, 1998), their schedule is three times per day (UDT): 0600 (for one hour), 1800 (for one and a half hours), & 2200 (for one hour). Check their Web site for current program information (listed below).
Republic of Belarus, 220005, Mensk-5, p/s.111
Foreign Programming, 00-977; Warsaw P.O. Box 46, Poland
Belarus 220038, Vitebsk 38 p/s 5
E-mail: bielarusk@radio.com.pl ajny@radio.com.pl
WWW: http://www.radio.com.pl/polonia/bialoruska_be.asp
WWW (Web audio broadcasts): http://www.wrn.org/ondemand/
(as of March, 2000: In addition to English and Esperanto, the Polish program on the WWW now includes the following languages: Czech, Slovak, German, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, and Lithuanian.)
Contact Information:
E-mail: see Web site
WWW (Belarusian): http://www.racyja.of.by/