Autoradio (Belarus)

Autoradio (105.1 Minsk FM) was the first independent radio station in the independent Belarus. Autoradio was the first radio station in Belarus to broadcast after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. It was broadcast from Minsk on the frequency 105.1 MHz from 7 August 1992 to 12 January 2011.

Autoradio
(Belarusian: Аўтарадыё)

City	Minsk, Belarus
Frequency	105.1 Minsk FM
Slogan	"For those who are on the way."
Programming
Language(s)	Belarusian, Russian
Format	Rock, Popular
Ownership
Owner	Joint Stock Company "Autoradio"
History
First air date	August 7, 1992 (1992-08-07)
Last air date	January 12, 2011

History

From the early 90s until January 1, 1995, Autoradio operated on the frequency 67.7 OIRT FM. The station played Belarusian music, such as the bands N.R.M., Krambambula, Lyapis Trubetskoy, and Neuro Dubel.[1] At 12:40 p.m. on 12 January 2011, Autoradio's transmitting license was revoked and the station was shut down.[2] The Republican Commission on Television and Radio revoked Autoradio's license after the station broadcast campaign advertisements from the candidates Andrei Sannikov and Uladzimir Nyaklyayew, who were opposing Alexander Lukashenko during the 2010 Belarusian presidential election.[3]

The founder and editor-in-chief of Autoradio, Yury Bazan, died on September 24, 2016.[4]

See also

• Radio 101.2 (Belarus)
• 105.1 FM

References

1. "Editor-in-chief of Autoradio Yury Bazan dies". euroradio.fm. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
2. Закрытая «Аўтарадыё» // Nasha Niva (in Belarusian)
3. "Belarus Radio Station Loses License". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
4. "Editor-in-chief of Autoradio Yury Bazan dies". euroradio.fm. Retrieved 2019-08-28.