Echo of Moscow
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Russian: Эхо Москвы | |
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Frequency | 91.2 MHz |
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Language(s) | Russian |
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History | |
First air date | 22 August 1990 |
Last air date | 1 March 2022 |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Roskomnadzor |
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Webcast | echo.moscow audio stream |
Website | echofm |
Echo of Moscow (Russian: Эхо Москвы, romanized: Ekho Moskvy) was a 24/7 commercial Russian radio station based in Moscow. It broadcast in many Russian cities, some of the
On 1 March 2022, it was taken off the air by
History
Echo of Moscow gained attention during the events of the
Most of Echo of Moscow's content consists of news and talk shows focusing on social and political issues, where the station tries to represent different points of view.
As of 2018 Echo of Moscow is majority owned by Gazprom-Media, which holds 66% of its shares.[citation needed] Editor-in-chief Alexei Venediktov is the largest minority shareholder, with 18% of shares, and the remaining 16% are held by other minority shareholders.[11]
On 1 November 2014, the station received an official Roskomnadzor warning that a program the station had aired about Ukraine contained "information justifying war crimes".[12] A radio station can be closed down if it receives two Roskomnadzor warnings in one year.[12]
In October 2017, the station was broken into by an assailant who pepper-sprayed a security guard and soon afterwards stabbed
On 1 March 2022, the office of the
Venediktov and most of the employees have started a spin-off YouTube channel, Zhivoi Gvozd', that follows the station's programming and format.[4] In September 2022, a number of former Echo of Moscow employees launched an internet media called "Echo ", headed by Echo of Moscow's former deputy editor-in-chief Maxim Kurnikov .[5][20]
Editorial independence
On multiple occasions in 2008, editor-in-chief Alexei Venediktov was asked about whether Gazprom's majority ownership affects Echo's editorial policy. [citation needed] Venediktov responded that shareholders including Gazprom abide by Echo's charter, which stipulates that the editor-in-chief has the final say, and though he noted that Gazprom and others attempt to influence specific coverage in accordance with their business interests, they have never sought to actively intervene in editorial decisions.[21][22] Venediktov also noted that during his tenure it has become station policy to broadcast Gazprom press statements upon request, and to always request comment from Gazprom prior to airing negative stories about the company.[22]
Frequencies
- Abakan — 71.06 FM
- Barnaul — 69.11 FM
- Blagoveshchensk — 101.5 FM
- Buzuluk — 95.8 FM
- Chelyabinsk — 73.97, 99.5 FM
- Chicago — 1330 AM
- Ekaterinburg— 91.4 FM
- Kazan — 105.8 FM
- Makhachkala — 105.2 FM
- Moscow — 91.2 FM
- Nizhnevartovsk — 107.0 FM
- Orenburg — 101.3 FM
- Omsk — 70.55, 105.0 FM
- Penza — 107.5 FM
- Perm — 91.2 FM
- Rostov-on-Don — 69.44 FM
- Samara — 99.1 FM
- Saint Petersburg — 91.5 FM
- Saratov, Engels — 105.8 FM
- Tolyatti — 107.9 FM
- Tomsk — 105.0 FM
- Tyumen — 72.44 FM
- Tver — 107.2 FM
- Ufa — 91.1 FM
- Ukhta — 105.0 FM
- Vladikavkaz, Beslan — 102.8 FM
- Volgograd — 101.1 FM
- Vologda — 105.7 FM
- Zelenogorsk — 71.06 FM
See also
References
- ^ Miroshnichenko, Yelena (13 October 2021). "Путин о финансируемой Газпромом радиостанции: Каждый второй имеет там иностранный паспорт". Vzglyad (in Russian). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Венедиктов сообщил, что "Эхо Москвы" отключено от эфира". Interfax. 1 March 2022.
- ^ a b Anton Troianovski (3 March 2022). "Echo of Moscow, a liberal Russian radio station, is shut down". The New York Times.
- ^ a b ""Эхо Москвы" возродилось: теперь это "Живой гвоздь"". 11 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Russia's liberal 'Echo of Moscow' radio returns, from Berlin". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Эхо online - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Постановление N 3". 26 August 1991. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Александр Жестков (4 October 2015), Алексей Венедиктов о том, как отрубают от эфира. "Главная тема с Александром Жестковым", retrieved 31 July 2018
- ^ ""Эху Москвы" исполнилось 25 лет". Interfax.ru (in Russian). 22 August 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Топы". Echo of Moscow. 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Венедиктов покинул совет директоров "Эха Москвы". Оказалось, что Путин знал о радиостанции больше него". BBC News Русская служба. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Russia's Ekho Moskvy Hit With Official Warning". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Russia radio presenter stabbed in neck". BBC News. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Напавшего на Фельгенгауэр отправили на принудительное лечение". Радио Свобода (in Russian). Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Russia Blocks 2 Independent Media Sites Over War Coverage". The Moscow Times. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Генпрокуратура потребовала ограничить доступ к "Эху Москвы" и "Дождю"". Interfax. 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Венедиктов: YouTube заблокировал "Эхо Москвы" в Европе". NEWSru.co.il (in Russian). 2 March 2022.
- ^ "YouTube-канал "Эхо Москвы" снова стал доступен в Европе". Echo of Moscow (in Russian). 3 March 2022.
- ^ Times, The Moscow (8 March 2022). "Russia to Broadcast State-Run Sputnik Radio on Banned Liberal Station's Frequency". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "ЭХО" (in Russian). Radio Echo GmbH.
- Alexey Venediktov (3 March 2008). Без посредников(Podcast) (in Russian). Echo of Moscow. At time 13:15. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ a b Juferova, Yadviga (20 February 2008). Свобода эха. Останется ли после 2 марта Алексей Венедиктов главным редактором "Эха Москвы"? (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
Further reading
- Remnick, David (22 September 2008). "Echo in the Dark". The New Yorker. New York City: Condé Nast. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
External links
- Media related to Echo of Moscow at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Russian)
- Listen live (via TuneIn)