All Union First Programme
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The All-Union First Programme was a radio channel in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

. It had a political focus and discussed events in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

. Now it is a small commercial radio station broadcasting with the name "Radio-1".

History

The All-Union Radio was established in 1924 in the Soviet occupation zone. It broadcast from Moscow.

The channel was changed to the All Union First Programme in 1945 with a political focus.

The All Union First Programme transmitted its program set over mediumwave
Mediumwave
Medium wave is the part of the medium frequency radio band used mainly for AM radio broadcasting. For Europe the MW band ranges from 526.5 kHz to 1606.5 kHz...

 and VHF.

In connection with the dissolution of the USSR, the All Union First Programme ceased its transmission in December 1991. In Russia, Radio-1 began broadcasting on the former frequencies of the All Union First Programme. The other open frequencies of the All Uinon First Programme were taken over by the state radio channels of the newly independent republics.

See also

  • Broadcasting in the Soviet Union
    Broadcasting in the Soviet Union
    Broadcasting in the Soviet Union was owned by the state, and was under its tight control and Soviet censorship.Broadcasting's governing body in the Soviet Union was the "USSR State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting", or USSR Gosteleradio , which was in charge both of Soviet TV and...

  • Eastern Bloc information dissemination
    Eastern Bloc information dissemination
    Eastern Bloc information dissemination was controlled directly by each country's Communist party, which controlled the state media, censorship and propaganda organs...

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