Radio Belarus

Radio Belarus is the official international broadcasting station of Belarus. The station ceased broadcasting on shortwave and mediumwave as of 1 April 2016.

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History

Radio Belarus broadcast on the international shortwave bands since 11 May 1962. Originally the programs were broadcast in Belarusian. In 1985, broadcasting in German was launched, and in 1998 they began broadcasting Russian and English versions. Since 2006, the radio has started broadcasting in Polish, while 2010 saw the launch of French and Spanish language programming. Programming in Chinese started in 2013 and in Arabic in 2017.
The station used to offer 16 hours of radio content in nine languages and 10 hours of real-time online English programming daily.

Radio Belarus features

News and information-analytical shows
Radio interviews with statesmen, politicians, public and religious figures; scientists, writers and musicians, masters of art and folklore; sportsmen
Programs about history, culture, and spiritual values of Belarusians

The radio carries shows about different aspects of Belarusian life and human interest stories about ordinary Belarusian families. Priority in music policy is examples of folk, classical, and modern Belarusian music.

Former shortwave band

14:00–02:00 local time at 7390, 7360 kHz
20:05–02:00 local time at 6155 kHz

Former medium wave band

22:00–02:00 local time at 1170 kHz

FM transmitters and frequencies

Brest 96.4 MHz
Grodno 96.9 MHz
Svislach 100.8 MHz
Heraniony 99.9 MHz
Braslaw 106.6 MHz
Miadzel 102.0 MHz

Internet broadcasting

Radio "Belarus" started on-line Internet broadcasts in the English language on January 3, 2005. On September 1, 2005, it increased the air time from 5 to 10 hours, including two 5-hour blocks.

Online broadcasting schedule

On-line: 02:00–07:00, 15:00–20:00 local time
Rerun: 07:00–12:00, 12:00–14:00, 20:00–01:00 local time