The Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company ( ro, Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune), informally referred to as Radio Romania ( ro, Radio România), is the public radio broadcaster in

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. It operates FM and AM, and internet national and local radio channels. The local stations are branded under the Radio România Regional umbrella. Radio Romania International is the company's international radio station, broadcasting on two channels in Romanian, English, French, Aromanian, Spanish, German, Italian,

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, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, and Arabic.

Structure

The company operates radio stations as well as broadcasting related entities, listed below.

National stations

FM and AM, internet, and T-DAB radio stations: * Radio România Actualități (main station with news and pop music) *

Radio Antena Satelor Radio Antena Satelor () is the fifth state-owned radio station in Romania. It broadcasts seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Radio Antena Satelor was heard for the first time regionally on December 25, 1991, with 5 hours of broadcast per day and c ...

(focused on rural affairs and folk music) * Radio România Cultural (classical music, theatre and main news programming) *

Radio România Muzical ''Radio România Muzical'' is the fourth public-funded radio station in Romania. It is not available in all areas of the country.Radio Romania International ** RRI 1 – Romania Live ** RRI 2 – Radio Bridges * eTeatru.ro * National Radio Theatre * Radio3Net Florian Pittiș * Radio România Junior

Regional stations

* Radio România Regional (the regional network, focused on regional news, minority programmes and mostly oldies, or pop music): **

București FM Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

** Radio Cluj ** Radio Constanța **

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(seasonal, summertime programme of Radio Constanța) ** Radio Craiova ** Radio Iași **

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** Radio Târgu Mureș **

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Radio Chișinău Radio Chișinău is a Romanian language radio station, being the only station of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company in Moldova. The Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company launched on October 8, 1939 the first radio station ever to broadcast in ...

( Moldova)

Other services

Publishing
Politică Românească
* Editura Casa Radio (Casa Radio Publishing House) News Agency * RADOR Concerts and events * Radio România Formații Muzicale (Radio Romania Orchestras and Choirs) * Târgul de Carte Gaudeamus (Gaudeamus

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History

Before 1928, there was a pro-radio movement, led by professor

Dragomir Hurmuzescu Dragomir M. Hurmuzescu (13 March 1865, in Bucharest – 31 May 1954, in Bucharest) was a Romanian physicist and inventor, teacher at the University of Iași and the University of Bucharest, and a correspondent member at the Romanian Academy. He i ...

, who, in March 1925, funded "The Friends of Radio Association". The first experimental transmission was broadcast in summer 1925, during " Bucharest's month". Periodic broadcasts were made during 1926 and 1927 by "The Friends of Radio Association" and the University Electrotechnical Institute. In 1927 a short wave emitter was installed and were made the first transatlantic experimental broadcasts. "The gramophone recording broadcast through electromagnetic cartridge has been clearly heard in Boston, United States". In March 1928 the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company was legally founded. The first radio transmission was broadcast on November 1, 1928, 5:00 PM. The first official radio show was inaugurated by the

n physicist and professor

, who became the president of the Administration Council of The Radiotelephonic Broadcasting Company. On December 18, 1928, the first comic radio show was broadcast. In 1929, the following shows were broadcast: * The first show for children: Children's Hour (''Ora copiilor'', 12 January). * The first theater broadcast: the poem "One Autumn" (''O toamnă'') by Alfred Moșoiu (23 January). * The first live broadcast from the Opera: '' Aida'' by

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(14 April). * The first live broadcast from the Romanian Atheneum (28 October).

1928–1937

The number of broadcasting hours increases consistently, reaching 3,517 hours in 1934. *In 1929, 70% of the

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are music shows. *On 21 March 1930, an opera play from a studio belonging to the RBC is broadcast for the first time ('' The Barber of Seville''). *On 11 June 1933 – the first live

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broadcast: an international match between

and Yugoslavia. *On 4 April 1936, the "Radiotelephonic Broadcasting Company" becomes the "Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company". *In 1937, Chişinău City Hall gave the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company a building to open the first radio station in Chişinău, Radio Basarabia, to counter

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1938–1944

*In 1938, the spoken shows held a percentage of 22.37%, and the music shows 52.32%. *The first regional studios: ** 8 October 1939, in Chişinău, '' Radio Basarabia'' (with own shows in Romanian and Russian), (nowadays Radio Moldova); ** 2 November 1941, in Iaşi, '' Radio Moldova'', (nowadays Radio Iaşi). *On 12 February 1939 – a Romanian Show for the

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was broadcast. *In 1941, the Radio Chorus was funded. *During World War II, although the components of the RRBC were dispersed on 22 April 1944, the broadcasting of the shows continued even during the rough moments of August 1944. * 23 August 1944 – King's message and the Government's proclamation after the coup d'état were broadcast. * 24 August 1944 – the headquarters of RRBC were destroyed during the German bombing of Bucharest.

1945–1988

The political events after the end of World War II affected the institution. * 11 June 1948 – the RRBC was fully state controlled; composer

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is named director-general * in 1952 the new headquarters of RRBC was inaugurated * After 1954 the local stations appear: ** Cluj – 15 March 1954 **

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– 6 June 1954 ** Timişoara – 1955 ** Târgu Mureş – 1958 ** Radio Vacanţa – 1967 (seaside radio station) * 5 May 1963 – the 3rd channel (''Programul III'') * 1985 – the local stations stop broadcasting (by a Presidential Decree)

1989–2000

* 1990 – Radio Constanța and Antena Bucureștilor started broadcasting * Radio Romania International broadcasts in 17 languages on five continents *The RRBC becomes member of the European Radio Union. * 24 March 1997 –

Radio România Muzical ''Radio România Muzical'' is the fourth public-funded radio station in Romania. It is not available in all areas of the country.Radio București begins broadcasting * 1999 – Radio Mureş, Antena Braşovului

2004–2011

* The local stations are digitalized 80%. * 2004 – In cooperation with CNN Radio, RRBC broadcasts the

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, the

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and the general elections in United States. * 2 April 2004 – the Correspondent Office of RRBC at Berlin * June 2004 – the Correspondent Office of RRBC at Brussels * 21 July 2004 – the Correspondent Office of RRBC at Washington D. C., inside the National Press Building. * 16 November 2004 – Radio România Tineret becomes Radio3Net and broadcasts only on the Internet * In July 2008, the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company changed its logos. * 1 December 2011 –

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relaunched.

References

External links

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