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Radio Orpheus

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Radio Orpheus
Радио Орфей
Broadcast area
Russia
FrequencyFM 99.2 (in Moscow)
Programming
LanguageRussian
FormatClassical music
Ownership
OwnerRussian State Music Television and Radio Broadcasting Center
History
First air date
1 August 1960; 66 years ago (1960-08-01)
Former names
Fourth Program
Links
WebcastYes
Websiteorpheusradio.ru

Radio Orfey (Russian: Радио Орфей) ("Radio Orpheus") is a Russian radio station broadcasting classical music from studios in Moscow. Its programmes – which are broadcast on FM from transmitters in Moscow (99.2 MHz), Saint Petersburg (97.6 MHz), Yekaterinburg (69.92 MHz), Volgograd (87.5 MHz), Perm (93.5 MHz), Lipetsk (96.1 MHz), Tula (92.1 MHz), Kurgan (106.0 MHz), and Smolensk (104.3 MHz) – are also streamed on the Internet.

History

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it was launched by the State Committee of Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Soviet Union on ultra-short waves (VHF) on 1 August 1960 as the "Fourth Program" of the All-Union Radio.[1] On 1 January 1991, it was renamed "Radio Orpheus". From 27 December 1991, it was part of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company "Ostankino". The founder and first general director of the radio station was Olga Gromova,[2][3] who headed the radio station until December 2002.[4]

On 8 June 1996, the State Institution RS "Orpheus" was created, which took over the frequency of the former radio station of the same name.[5][6] On 27 June 1998, it was included in the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.[7] On 9 September 2002, it was removed from VGTRK and merged with the Russian State Music Television and Radio Broadcasting Center.[8]

References

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  1. ↑ "Календарь радиодат на сайте Вологодских радиолюбителей". Archived from the original on 14 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "«Орфей», ты чей?". www.mmv.ru. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ольга Громова, основатель радиостанции «Орфей»: «Пусть «Орфей» вещает на весь мир!»". portal-kultura.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Радиостанция "Орфей"". СБИС (in Russian). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Постановление Правительства РФ от 8 июня 1996 г. N 669 «О радиостанции "Орфей"». Система ГАРАНТ: #ixzz4ia0AWNfw". Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  6. ↑ ОРТ начинает вещание Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine // «Коммерсантъ» №59 от 01.04.1995
  7. ↑ "О формировании единого производственно-технологического комплекса государственных электронных средств массовой информации". Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Распоряжение Правительства РФ об исключения «Российского государственного музыкального телерадиоцентра» и «Государственного симфонического оркестра телевидения и радио» из перечня филиалов ВГТРК". Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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