Hromadske Radio

Hromadske Radio was a Ukrainian non-governmental organization, which was aimed to create an independent radio broadcasting in Ukraine. Hromadske Radio was created by journalist Olexander Kryvenko (1963-2003). Despite the popularity of the website, the project was closed in 2005. The radio failed to receive a government license for broadcasting. Hromadske Radio was considered as one of the first independent and objective platforms in Ukraine, where representatives of different political forces can share their opinions despite of censorship.[1][2]

In 2013 a new initiative group of professional journalists recreated Hromadske Radio with the same name and the same goals. Hromadske Radio was started as a podcast-project and transformed into a web-radio. In July 2015 Hromadske Radio won at the competition of the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine. That gave to Hromadske Radio ability to broadcast in some cities in Donetsk and Luhansk regions and in Kyiv.[3]

About the project

From the beginning of creation, Hromadske Radio tried to get a license for broadcasting, but unsuccessfully.[2][4]

Big part of the radio content (talk shows, programs, news) was spread on the Internet as podcasts. From autumn 2004 to February 2005 Hromadske Radio broadcast for 1 hour per week in Kyiv and regional centers using the transmitters of Radio Era FM.

In February 2005 Hromadske Radio closed the project because of the lack of funding. Web-site of the first Hromadske Radio radio.org.ua is still works in the memory of Olexander Kryvenko.[2]

Team

Among others, at Hromadske Radio worked and co-worked: Olexander Kryvenko, Sergiy Rakhmanin, Roman Skrypin, Zurab Alasania, Danylo Yanevsky, Mykola Veresen, Roman Vybranovskyy, Dmytro Krykun, Olexander Chernenko, Taras Kuzmov, Myhaylo Shamanov, Natalia Riaba, Maria Vasilyeva, Ihor Soldatenko, Eugene Hlibovytsky, Angela Rudenko, Myhaylo Barbara, Olga Pyrozhko, Dmytro Drabyk and Natalia Ivchenko.

New Hromadske Radio

The new online project of Hromadske Radio was announced in July 2013. On August 21 of 2013 some members of the initiative group launched the first podcast, where they explained why they decided to re-organize Hromadske Radio. The first broadcast was on December 1, 2013 at the waves of Europa Plus Ukraine. In this program journalists Julia Burkovska, Denis Kubryak and Andriy Kulykov led the marathon "Euromaidan on-line".

In 2013 Olexander Buzyuk was a Chairman of Hromadske Radio. On 14 September 2015 he was replaced by Andriy Kulykov.

The project currently uses the logo of the first Hromadske Radio with the permission of the International Fund ‘Renaissance’, which is the main donor of the project. Hromadske Radio also uses a part of the equipment, which remained after the first project of Hromadske Radio. [2]

Broadcasting

On 1 December 2013 року Hromadske Radio started broadcasting on the waves of Europa Plus Україна. The first air was launched to the Euromaidan events in Kyiv.

Since February 2014 Hromadske Radio broadcasts daily two-hour talk shows "Hromadska Hvylia". Originally, the program was broadcast on the waves of the First Ukrainian radio channel.

At the end of 2014 Hromadske Radio started producing news The Chronicles of Donbass. These news are broadcast for residents of the eastern regions of Ukraine on the waves of partner's radio stations and later on the own frequencies of Hromadske Radio.

After winning in July 2015 at the competition of the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine, Hromadske Radio has been able to speak in some cities in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions and in Kyiv.

On 1 November, Hromadske Radio presented two new daily talk shows Kiev-Donbass. Programs are created for residents of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and IDPs. The editors of these programs became experienced journalists Mykhaylo Kukin and Tetyana Troschynska. Two-hour talk shows in russian are aimed to cover the most relevant events in Donetsk and Luhansk, and addressed to everyone who wants know more about the situation in the east. Hromadske Radio broadcasts 24 hours per day, five hours of which are broadcast in Russian.[5] During November and December 2015, Hromadske Radio was launched in Donetsk and Luhansk region. Namely, in Kramatorsk  — 103, 2 MHz, Krasnoarmiysk  — 99,6 MHz, Volnovakha  — 103, 8 MHz and 66,05 VHF, Starobilsk — 90.2 MHz, Bilovodsk — 92.6 MHz, Bilolutsk — 100.0 MHz, Zorynivka — 103.7 MHz, Shyroke  —101.8 MHz.

Web-radio

Hromadske Radio also works as a web-radio and creates podcasts in different languages (Ukrainian, Russian, English, French, Polish). More than 500,000 people have listened to Hromadske Radio on Soundcloud since August 2013. Most of listeners of Hromadske Radio are from Ukraine, Russia, USA, Canada, Germany, Italy and Poland.

Funding

Estimated budget for 2014 was UAH 2,000,000, the final budget was UAH 2,300,000. The main source of funding Hromadske Radio is donations from institutions and private donations. Some programs are created by the financial support of international organizations and foundations from Europe and the USA. Donors who donate to Hromadske Radio share their ideology and editorial principles, thus they guarantee interference in editorial policy of the radio. Every year Hromadske Radio reports about their expenses to the Audit Committee and publishes relevant information on its website.

Besides, Hromadske Radio raises money via crowdfunding platforms. During the last crowdfunding campaigns, Hromadske Radio raised over UAH 100,000 with the platform Big Idea. These money helped Hromadske Radio to create 36 podcasts about art, culture and self-development. At the beginning of 2014, Hromadske Radio raised over $17,000 on Indiegogo. It allowed Hromadske Radio to rent the studio and special equipment.

Locations of broadcasting

References

  1. ↑ Вікторія Сюмар. Закривається Громадське радіо. Яке брав під патронат Ющенко… // Українська правда, 18.02.2005.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Громадське радіо (2002-05) — Громадське радіо (2013).
  3. ↑ Навіщо — Громадське радіо (2013).
  4. ↑ Про нас — Громадське радіо (2002–2005).
  5. ↑ ""Громадське радіо" мовить на вісьмох частотах на Донбасі і в Києві / Громадське радіо". Hromadskeradio.org (in Ukrainian). 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2016-01-11.

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