Raadio 4
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Broadcast area | Estonia |
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| Programming | |
| Language | Russian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Eesti Rahvusringhääling |
| History | |
First air date | 1 May 1993 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | otse |
| Website | r4 |
Raadio 4 is Estonian radio station, owned by Eesti Rahvusringhääling (Estonian Public Broadcasting; formerly Eesti Raadio) and started broadcasting on 1 May 1993. The station caters for the country's Russophone population.
History
[edit]Russian-language broadcasts existed before the 1993 reforms, carried by Eesti Raadio IV programme. On 1 May 1993, Raadio 4 began broadcasting in earnest;[1] by October, it had become the second most-listened-to radio station in Tallinn, according to a survey conducted by Baltic Media Facts, attracting 18%; Raadio 2 occupied the top spot at 20%.[2]
At 5:30pm on 3 June 2014, an air conditioner caused a fire at its studios.[3]
Two Raadio 4 reporters, Kirill Krabut and Julia Balit, who were covering at a refugee camp at the Turkish-Syrian border, were misidentified as ISIS agents and taken to the police; at the time, the reporters were at a café. The two spent two hours at the police station and could only communicate with the help of Google Translate and an English teacher.[4]
Since its inception, the station has aired Rozhdestvenskiy Blagovest ("Christmas Joy") over the Christmas and New Year period, ending 7 January. Initially, it only supported children with leukemia, but subsequently broadened its scope to raise funds for children's hospitals across Estonia.[5]
Today
[edit]As of 2026[update] Raadio 4 is broadcast via the Internet on the Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) website, and can be heard around the world.[6] A varied program is broadcast around the clock, including children's programmes.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Raadio kroonika – Eesti Ringhäälingumuuseum". rhmuuseum.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ↑ "Tallinlased eelistavad Ostankino Televisiooni ja raadiojaama "Raadio 2"". Hommikuleht. 27 October 1993. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
- ↑ Raadio 4 stuudios süttis otse eetris-konditsioneer, Õhtuleht, 3 June 2014, retrieved 24 September 2026
- ↑ ERR-i ajakirjanikud võeti Türgis ISISe agentide pähe kinni, Õhtuleht, 14 October 2015, retrieved 24 September 2026
- ↑ Raadio 4 “Jõulurõõmu kuulutus” toetab tänavu Kohtla-Järve lastekodu, Good News, 27 December 2014, retrieved 24 September 2026
- ↑ "Raadio 4". ERR (in Russian). 1 April 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ "Saatekava". ERR (in Russian). Retrieved 28 September 2026.