Features of the development of radio broadcasting of the BSSR in the second half of the 1920s
Keywords:
radio broadcasting in the 1920s, radio broadcasting of the BSSR, «Belarusian radio newspaper», Minsk radio station, Gomel radio station, radioficationAbstract
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.
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