Features of the development of radio broadcasting of the BSSR in the second half of the 1920s

Authors

  • Maryna V. Prakharenya Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

radio broadcasting in the 1920s, radio broadcasting of the BSSR, «Belarusian radio newspaper», Minsk radio station, Gomel radio station, radiofication

Abstract

The peculiarities of the development of radio broadcasting in the BSSR in the second half of the 1920s are considered. On the basis of archival materials, actual data on the popularity of the Minsk radio station among urban and rural audiences, the number of radio receivers for individual and collective use, and the artistic component of radio broadcasting are given. The article provides information on the activities of the «Belarusian radio newspaper» as one of the most important forms of political radio broadcasting in the 1920s. Problem characteristics of Minsk and Gomel radio stations during this period are indicated. Activities aimed at improving the content and quality of radio programmes, increasing the authority of radio broadcasting among listeners have been named. Approaches to mass radiography of the territory of the BSSR in the late 1920s are described.

Author Biography

  • Maryna V. Prakharenya, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    PhD (philology), docent; associate professor at the department of periodical press and web journalism, faculty of journalism

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Published

2025-10-09

How to Cite

[1]
Prakharenya, M.V. 2025. Features of the development of radio broadcasting of the BSSR in the second half of the 1920s. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism. 2 (Oct. 2025), 61–66.