Radio 101.2 (Belarus)

Radio 101.2
(Belarusian: Радыё 101,2)
City Minsk, Belarus
Frequency 101.2 Minsk FM
First air date July 21, 1995 (1995-07-21)
Last air date August 31, 1996
Format Rock, Popular
Language(s) Belarusian
Owner Open Society Foundations

Radio 101.2 was a radio station in the Belarusian capital of Minsk. In 1995 and 1996 the radio station, which is at the frequency 101.2, was broadcasting news and was not affiliated with the national government.

Soros Foundation helped to buy the equipment for newly started radio in 1995.[1] The station was closed on formally technical reasons and was transferred over to the Belarusian Republican Youth Union, who still uses the radio today. The government has claimed that the station, and its frequency, was interfering with the radio communications of the Minsk police force. Independent groups claimed that this was another method by the government of Alexander Lukashenko to suppress the freedom of the press inside of Belarus.

See also

References

  1. Hansjoerg Biener. Radio for Peace, Democracy and Human Rights


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