1 November 2019: 91th Anniversary of Radio Romania
On November 1, 1928, at 17:00, the Romanian Public Radio broadcasted for the first time, after the announcement "This is Radio Bucharest!"
Articol de Miruna Matei, 01 Noiembrie 2019, 14:27
Radio Romania celebrates, today, 91 years since its first broadcast. On November 1, 1928, at 17:00, the Romanian Public Radio broadcasted for the first time, after the announcement "This is Radio Bucharest!"
Radio Romania is the most important media institution in the country, considering the number of its listeners who choose to tune in Radio Romania daily programs or get involved in the Radio campaigns or cultural projects.
Radio Romania since the beginning to present days
“Radio Bucharest”, as the company was known when it started to broadcast, had only a few hours transmission each day, with news, dance and classical music or weather bulletins. Gradually, first complex shows such as "Children's Hour", "Happy Hour", "Women's Hour" or "Music Chronicle". Since then, Radio live transmissions have spread across the country, with theater radio shows, concerts or sports events.
Today, Romanian Public Radio means 9 national stations, a regional network of 10 stations, RADOR Press Agency, a Publishing House, 6 music bands, the Gaudeamus International Book Fair and RadiRo International Festivals.
Special events dedicated to Radio Romania’s 91th anniversary include Photo Exhibition of Radio Romania War Correspondent in Afghanistan, Ilie Pintea, titled “Afghanistan.Faces of War”, Open Day, awarding Senior Radio Romania employees, for their life-time contribution in the benefit of the public radio, Concert of Romanian Radio National Orchestra (Friday, 1 November, 19:00, at the Radio Hall), under the baton of Conductor Cristian Oroșanu.
Source:RRA
