Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company
The Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company, informally referred to as Radio Romania, is the public radio broadcaster in Romania. It operates FM and AM, and internet national and local radio channels. The local stations are branded under the Radio România Regional umbrella.
Radio Romania International is the company's international radio station, broadcasting on three channels in Romanian, English, French, Aromanian, Spanish, German, Italian, Serbian, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, and Arabic.
Structure
The company operates radio stations as well as broadcasting related entities, listed below.National stations
FM and AM, internet, and T-DAB radio stations:- Radio România Actualități
- Radio Antena Satelor
- Radio România Cultural
- Radio România Muzical
- Radio Romania International
- * RRI 1 – Romania Live
- * RRI 2 – Radio Bridges
- eTeatru.ro
- National Radio Theatre
- Radio3Net Florian Pittiș
- Radio România Junior
Regional stations
- Radio România Regional :
- * București FM
- * Radio Cluj
- * Radio Constanța
- * Radio Vacanța
- * Radio Craiova
- * Radio Iași
- * Radio Reșița
- * Radio Târgu Mureș
- * Radio Timișoara
- * Radio Romania Brașov FM
- Radio Chișinău
Other services
- Editura Casa Radio
Concerts and events
- Radio România Formații Muzicale
- Târgul de Carte Gaudeamus
History
The first experimental transmission was broadcast in summer 1925, during "Bucharest's month". Periodic broadcasts were made during 1926 and 1927 by "The Friends of Radio Association" and the University Electrotechnical Institute. In 1927 a short wave emitter was installed and were made the first transatlantic experimental broadcasts. "The gramophone recording broadcast through electromagnetic cartridge has been clearly heard in Boston, United States". In March 1928 the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company was legally founded.
In the 1930s, engineer Constantin Zablovschi achieved a remarkable feat in the field of telecommunications by establishing a transatlantic radio link between Bucharest and New York.
The first radio transmission was broadcast on November 1, 1928, 5:00 PM. The first official radio show was inaugurated by the Romanian physicist and professor Dragomir Hurmuzescu, who became the president of the Administration Council of The Radiotelephonic Broadcasting Company.
On December 18, 1928, the first comic radio show was broadcast.
In 1929, the following shows were broadcast:
- The first show for children: Children's Hour.
- The first theater broadcast: the poem "One Autumn" by Alfred Moșoiu.
- The first live broadcast from the Opera, Bucharest|Opera]: Aida by Giuseppe Verdi.
- The first live broadcast from the Romanian Atheneum.
1928–1937
- In 1929, 70% of the radio shows are music shows.
- On 21 March 1930, an opera play from a studio belonging to the RBC is broadcast for the first time.
- On 11 June 1933 – the first live football broadcast: an international match between Romania and Yugoslavia.
- On 4 April 1936, the "Radiotelephonic Broadcasting Company" becomes the "Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company".
- In 1937, Chişinău City Hall gave the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company a building to open the first radio station in Chişinău, Radio Basarabia, to counter Soviet propaganda.
1938–1944
- In 1938, the spoken shows held a percentage of 22.37%, and the music shows 52.32%.
- The first regional studios:
- * 8 October 1939, in Chişinău, Radio Basarabia, ;
- * 2 November 1941, in Iaşi, Radio Moldova,.
- On 12 February 1939 – a Romanian Show for the America was broadcast.
- In 1941, the Radio Chorus was funded.
- During World War II, although the components of the RRBC were dispersed on 22 April 1944, the broadcasting of the shows continued even during the rough moments of August 1944.
- 23 August 1944 – King's message and the Government's proclamation after the coup d'état were broadcast.
- 24 August 1944 – the headquarters of RRBC were destroyed during the Bombing of [Bucharest in World War II#German operation|German bombing] of Bucharest.
1945–1988
- 11 June 1948 – the RRBC was fully state controlled; composer Matei Socor is named director-general
- in 1952 the new headquarters of RRBC was inaugurated
- After 1954 the local stations appear:
- * Cluj – 15 March 1954
- * Craiova – 6 June 1954
- * Timişoara – 1955
- * Târgu Mureş – 1958
- * Radio Vacanţa – 1967
- 5 May 1963 – the 3rd channel
- 1985 – the local stations stop broadcasting
1989–2000
- 1990 – Radio Constanța and Antena Bucureștilor started broadcasting
- Radio Romania International broadcasts in 17 languages on five continents
- The RRBC becomes member of the European Radio Union.
- 24 March 1997 – Radio România Muzical begins broadcasting; 16 hours per day
- 1 December 1998 – Radio București begins broadcasting
- 1999 – Radio Mureş, Antena Braşovului
2004–2011
- The local stations are digitalized 80%.
- 2004 – In cooperation with CNN Radio, RRBC broadcasts the Democratic National Convention, the Republican Convention and the general elections in United States.
- 2 April 2004 – the Correspondent Office of RRBC at Berlin
- June 2004 – the Correspondent Office of RRBC at Brussels
- 21 July 2004 – the Correspondent Office of RRBC at Washington D. C., inside the National Press Building.
- 16 November 2004 – Radio România Tineret becomes Radio3Net and broadcasts only on the Internet
- On July 2, 2008, the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company changed its logos, introducing a square divided in four shapes.
- 1 December 2011 – Radio Chişinău relaunched.