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Russia is marking Radio Day. May 7 became a holiday in 1945, exactly 50 years after the great Russian physicist, Alexander Popov, invented wireless communication in 1895. More than a century later, radio still remains one of the most consumer-friendly, fast-developing and democratic media around, along with television, mobile communication and the Internet.
Exactly 115 years ago to the day Alexander Popov successfully demonstrated the radio, effecting transmission of radio waves between different campus buildings in St. Petersburg. The prototype’s effective range was just a few hundred meters but before long Popov’s invention was already effective over a distance of 6 miles in 1898 and 30 miles in 1899. The whole thing was initially called wireless telegraphy with the term “radio” coming along years later.
Defying repeated predictions of demise, first with the advent of television, and then the Internet, radio still managed to adapt to the changing reality and is now ready to go digital, which means the number of stations will go through the roof and transmission quality will radically improve too.
The Voice of Russia is doing its bit here adding a new dimension to the tried-and-true means of communication, broadcasting its programs in 44 languages to 160 countries worldwide. Faced by tough competition, the VoR is going with the times making wide use of modern technology while, at the same time, preserving the traditional short-wave service. Our FM programs can now be heard in more than 100 cities of the former Soviet Union and beyond and we are beaming in medium wave to Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia and China and, from January this year, also to New York City and Washington DC. Our Internet portal – http://english.ruvr.ru/– brings together 37 multilingual websites offering a continuous flow of daily news, Russian and foreign media comments, political think pieces and much, much more!. All this is available on a round-the-clock basis online, via mobile phone and also in audio, video and other multimedia formats.
We are sending Radio Day greetings to all our listeners wherever they may be in the world!
Exactly 115 years ago to the day Alexander Popov successfully demonstrated the radio, effecting transmission of radio waves between different campus buildings in St. Petersburg. The prototype’s effective range was just a few hundred meters but before long Popov’s invention was already effective over a distance of 6 miles in 1898 and 30 miles in 1899. The whole thing was initially called wireless telegraphy with the term “radio” coming along years later.
Defying repeated predictions of demise, first with the advent of television, and then the Internet, radio still managed to adapt to the changing reality and is now ready to go digital, which means the number of stations will go through the roof and transmission quality will radically improve too.
The Voice of Russia is doing its bit here adding a new dimension to the tried-and-true means of communication, broadcasting its programs in 44 languages to 160 countries worldwide. Faced by tough competition, the VoR is going with the times making wide use of modern technology while, at the same time, preserving the traditional short-wave service. Our FM programs can now be heard in more than 100 cities of the former Soviet Union and beyond and we are beaming in medium wave to Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia and China and, from January this year, also to New York City and Washington DC. Our Internet portal – http://english.ruvr.ru/– brings together 37 multilingual websites offering a continuous flow of daily news, Russian and foreign media comments, political think pieces and much, much more!. All this is available on a round-the-clock basis online, via mobile phone and also in audio, video and other multimedia formats.
We are sending Radio Day greetings to all our listeners wherever they may be in the world!
(Source : Voice of Russia/kimandrewelliott.com)
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