Category: RRI Special
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On Saturday, March 13, an art gallery in downtown Bucharest opened a show entitled “mud&butterflies,” the second personal show by artist Chioma Ebinama with the Catinca Tăbăcaru gallery and her first ever exhibition in Romania.
Born in 1888, Chioma Ebinama is a Nigerian-American artist whose work delves into mythology, animism, and pre-Colonial philosophy. In 2018 she had her first personal show with Romanian-born US-resident Catinca Tăbăcarus Gallery in New York City, followed by shows with Boys Quarters Project Space in Port Harcourt, Nigeria (2019), Fortnight Institute in New York (2020), and The Breeder in Athens (2020). For this year she has several solo projects with Catinca Tăbăcaru in Bucharest, Maureen Paley in London and the Haute-Vienne Contemporary Art Museum in France.
The “mud&butterflies” exhibition will be opened in Bucharest until April 24.
RadioRomaniaInternational · Happening in Romania: “mud&butterflies” – Chioma Ebinamas first exhibition in Romania
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Personality of the year 2018 on RRI
The politicians nominated were Nobel Peace Prize winners Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, the US president Donald Trump, the Russian president Vladimir Putin, the Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, the Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, the Italy Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, the former US President George H.W. Bush, who has died recently, aged 94, the Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the South and North Korean leaders Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un respectively. Also, several RRI listeners nominated the Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was brutally assassinated at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
Proposals for ‘the Personality of the Year 2018 on RRI’ also included athletes, such as the Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, number one in the WTA rankings, the Serb tennis player Novak Djokovic, the great Romanian handballer Cristina Neagu, the French football player Antoine Griezmann and the former Romanian-born backstroke swimmer Roxana Maracineanu, who is the Minister of Health and Sports in France.
Other nominations made by you, our listeners, included the late US actors Burt Reynolds and David Ogden Stiers, the patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, the mysterious British urban artist Banksy, the young Spanish violinist Ines Issel Burzynska or the South Korean K-pop Bangtan Boys band.
So, based on the nominations made by the RRI audience, “The Personality of the Year 2018 on RRI” is the German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
“Ms. Merkel, as a European leader, has done a lot for Germany and for the world in general; and, most importantly, she understood on time that it was time for her to resign” reads the argument presented by Olexandr Kuzeminksi from Ukraine.”
We recall that Angela Merkel has been nominated before, for “The Personality of the Year 2015 on RRI”.
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Winners of the 2017 “George Enescu” International Festival Contest
This year’s edition of the George Enescu Festival was hosted by Bucharest and 7 other cities in Romania over September 2 and 24. Having reached its 23rd edition, the festival brought together prestigious artists and orchestras from all over the world. Prizes for this contest consist in CDs with Romanian and foreign classical music, as well as other promotional items. The contest was organized jointly with the Bucharest City Hall, the Nicolae Tonitza Fine Arts High School in Bucharest and Casa Radio Publishers. The mailing deadline for entry submission was September 30, 2017.
Information about the festival was available on our website, on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn. But before we announce the winners and, let’s recap the questions and the correct answers:
Which edition of the George Enescu International Festival is held in 2017? Correct answer: the 23rd edition.
Who are the artistic director and the honorary president of the 2017 edition? Correct answer: the artistic director of the festival is the famous conductor Vladimir Jurowski, while the honorary president of this year’s edition was another famous conductor, Zubin Mehta.
How many artists are taking part in this year’s edition of the George Enescu Festival? Correct answer: Over 3,000.
In how many cities does the 2017 George Enescu Festival take place? Correct answer: 8 cities.
And now let’s see who the winners are.
30 honourable mentions went to the following listeners or Internet users: Andrea Tucci and Elio Arpino from Italy, Mari Francesca Santos Gomes from Brazil, Vladislav Vinogradov from Russia, Calvin Knott and Michael Lindner from Germany, Adriel Amaya Armas from Cuba, Guillermo Klapka from Venezuela, Emilio Sahuquillo Dobón, Luciano Jesús Gutiérrez Puig and Enric Ballester Burcet from Spain, Hans-Martin Friedrich from Switzerland, Horst Quitzau and Wolfgang Waldl from Austria, Arthur Nyirongo from Malawi, Christer Brunstrom from Sweden, Salim Akhtar, Abid Hussain Sajid and Amir Jameel from Pakistan, John Cooper from the USA, Mitul Kansal, Nafisa Najim, Najim Uddin, Radhakrishnan Pillai and Jayanta Chakrabarty from India, Alan Holder, Brian Kendall and Grant Skinner from Great Britain, Jakiya Parvin and Ruhul Amin from Bangladesh.
One of the recipients of these honorable mentions, Nafisa Najim of India, wrote to us the following in connection to the “George Enescu” Festival:
“I listen to RRI via Internet amongst many others radio stations. I have become so much inquisitive about Romania after following RRI’s content online. I have a strong desire to visit this great country and meet its people. I am convinced that there is so much to see and learn in Romania which cultural history is very remarkable. In this regards the event of 2017 George Enescu Festival. Whenever I come across a quiz about Romania I immediately take part in it irrespective of winning or not. I just like competing, especially when it gives me an opportunity to explore new ideas, new lands and their history, culture and events. I particularly like to follow Romania on all the various media because of the beauty and diversity of its cultural landscape and the uniqueness of its people”.
We also awarded 20 3rd prizes to the following listeners or Internet users: Rachid Dahmani from Algeria, Stefano Citterio from Italy, Iurii Gavrilov from Tajikistan, Oleg Voronov from Russia, Wael Chebbi from Romania, Xue Fei, Ji Kuang and Zhi Yanjiao from China, Alexandru Radu Matei from Romania, Andreas Fessler and Bernd Seiser from Germany, Antonio Morilla and Miguel Ramón Bauset from Spain, Davi Lucas Pinto da Sousa from Brazil, Troy Valentino Riedel from the USA, Hans Verner Lollike from Denmark, Naved Raiyan, Muhammes Nayim and Golam Hossain from India and Mahfuzur Rahman from Bangladesh.
From Denmark, our long-time listener and friend Hans Verner Lollike commented on his participation in the contest: “I find it most interesting every time you arrange a new contest! It is always a great pleasure to participate. When you are hooked on Romania, you would like to follow life and events in Romania. RRI broadcasts and homepage is, where I find informations to be updated for more than 25 years. To take part in contests are like going to a test, you collect infos enough to pass the test, and to bring with you in your future life”.
The winners of the 15 2nd prizes are the following: Zoran Vrucinici from Bosnia Herzegovina, Nouri Abdel-Razzak from Algeria, Dino Antonio Rossetto from Italy, Egor Aushev from Russia, Gilles Gautier from France, Jamila Bekkai from Morocco, Liu Fajian from China, Rodica Martin from Romania, Beate Hansen from Germany, Yusimi Gómez Gálvez from Cuba, Constantin Criţkii from the Republic of Moldova, Deepita Shakrabarty and Mahesh Jain from India, Ian Evans and Alan Roe from Great Britain.
The latter listed the reasons that prompted him to take part in our prize-winning contest: “I enjoy a wide range of music, however, classical music is one that I know least about and there is so very little of this genre of music on shortwave. This is my way of supporting the Festival. Also – I quite like the idea of receiving a CD of Romanian classical music!”
In turn, Ian Evans also from Great Britain wrote to us: “I am entering this competition because I want to support R.R.I. I listen to R.R.I. because the quality of the programs is very good. The one hour broadcast in particular offers a well balanced mix of content, topical, cultural, musical and literary. At the sound of The Romanian Rhapsody a smile breaks out on my face because I know I am about to enjoy the next hour. I particularly enjoy Listeners Letterbox, listening to the letters and emails from R.R.I. listeners from all corners of the globe is heartwarming for those of us who still love our shortwave radios”.
Finally the time has come to announce the winners of the 10 1st prizes: Vitali Efimenko from Belarus, Mohamed Nazih from Morocco, Simone Perico from Italy, Alvydas Alijosaitis from Lithuania, Jean Michel Aubier from France, Ma Shaobo from China, Vladimir Bodrug from the Republic of Moldova, Konstantin Derham from Germany, Yosir Manuel Quijada León, from Venezuela and Mofizur Rahman from Bangladesh.
Among them, Mofizur Rahman of Bangladesh, a listener of the English-language programs, commented on his decision to take part in the contest: “The primary reason for listening to RRI or follow RRI’s website is to connect myself with the most friendly voice of a proud and resurgent nation that is seeking its rightful place in the comity of nations. I like RRI for what it is – its open policy of projecting not only the positive attributes but also highlighting its deficiencies which is rather rare in the world of broadcasting. This bold exercise reaffirms my faith in the transparency and integrity of the Romanian people which serves as a model for the world to follow. RRI give us latest updated news and reviews that are presented in a balanced, unbiased manner, and for educating us on the current developments in the countrys music, art, cinema, culture, politics, sports, economy and science and technology. As for the Radio Romania programs in English, I found them very well organized and very well produced. I have listened to them in many opportunities and the cultural and informative aspects they all have has been a feature that I appreciate very much about Radio Romania International. Its always a pleasure to tune into RRI and know youll find out something new about Romania, its history or its people, every time. RRI as the Voice of Romania has ensured that it is heard even in the remotest corners of the globe by continuing on its shortwave transmission when most of the worlds leading radio stations have curtailed it. The programmes are always informative and enjoyable, and I always feel that Ive learned a lot about your country and culture, so you are definitely doing something right, and long may you continue.”
We also awarded 5 special prizes that went to Oleg Panko of Belarus, Shan Jinhai of China, Martina Pohl of Germany, Ceferino Campmajo of Argentina and Ashik Eqbal Tokon of Bangladesh, the latter a listener of the English Service. Here is what our listener wrote about the motive for his participation: “About the encouraging factors for me to get involved in this contest, simple discover more on George Enescu, who was not a ray just for his family, also the delighting stars of the music world. As like as the last contest on George Enescu (2013) my motivation is to explore the unknown facts of Romanian Classical music and its international influencing power that spread all over Europe and beyond. Radio Romania International, is my only source to learn more and more about Romania, even from my childhood. Information are now on finger-tips, but it was not so easy in 1980’s. Thanks to all the inventors of radio communication make it easy for me to create a virtual Romania into my mind throughout the elctro-magnetic wave, which comes from Romania, travelling thousands of miles through the Ionosphere”.
We would like to thank all of you who participated in this competition. Your prizes and honourable mentions will be mailed by post within the coming months. Please confirm receipt of the prizes and their content by letter or email.
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Winners of the 2017 “George Enescu” International Festival Contest
This year’s edition of the George Enescu Festival was hosted by Bucharest and 7 other cities in Romania over September 2 and 24. Having reached its 23rd edition, the festival brought together prestigious artists and orchestras from all over the world. Prizes for this contest consist in CDs with Romanian and foreign classical music, as well as other promotional items. The contest was organized jointly with the Bucharest City Hall, the Nicolae Tonitza Fine Arts High School in Bucharest and Casa Radio Publishers. The mailing deadline for entry submission was September 30, 2017.
Information about the festival was available on our website, on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn. But before we announce the winners and, let’s recap the questions and the correct answers:
Which edition of the George Enescu International Festival is held in 2017? Correct answer: the 23rd edition.
Who are the artistic director and the honorary president of the 2017 edition? Correct answer: the artistic director of the festival is the famous conductor Vladimir Jurowski, while the honorary president of this year’s edition was another famous conductor, Zubin Mehta.
How many artists are taking part in this year’s edition of the George Enescu Festival? Correct answer: Over 3,000.
In how many cities does the 2017 George Enescu Festival take place? Correct answer: 8 cities.
And now let’s see who the winners are.
30 honourable mentions went to the following listeners or Internet users: Andrea Tucci and Elio Arpino from Italy, Mari Francesca Santos Gomes from Brazil, Vladislav Vinogradov from Russia, Calvin Knott and Michael Lindner from Germany, Adriel Amaya Armas from Cuba, Guillermo Klapka from Venezuela, Emilio Sahuquillo Dobón, Luciano Jesús Gutiérrez Puig and Enric Ballester Burcet from Spain, Hans-Martin Friedrich from Switzerland, Horst Quitzau and Wolfgang Waldl from Austria, Arthur Nyirongo from Malawi, Christer Brunstrom from Sweden, Salim Akhtar, Abid Hussain Sajid and Amir Jameel from Pakistan, John Cooper from the USA, Mitul Kansal, Nafisa Najim, Najim Uddin, Radhakrishnan Pillai and Jayanta Chakrabarty from India, Alan Holder, Brian Kendall and Grant Skinner from Great Britain, Jakiya Parvin and Ruhul Amin from Bangladesh.
One of the recipients of these honorable mentions, Nafisa Najim of India, wrote to us the following in connection to the “George Enescu” Festival:
“I listen to RRI via Internet amongst many others radio stations. I have become so much inquisitive about Romania after following RRI’s content online. I have a strong desire to visit this great country and meet its people. I am convinced that there is so much to see and learn in Romania which cultural history is very remarkable. In this regards the event of 2017 George Enescu Festival. Whenever I come across a quiz about Romania I immediately take part in it irrespective of winning or not. I just like competing, especially when it gives me an opportunity to explore new ideas, new lands and their history, culture and events. I particularly like to follow Romania on all the various media because of the beauty and diversity of its cultural landscape and the uniqueness of its people”.
We also awarded 20 3rd prizes to the following listeners or Internet users: Rachid Dahmani from Algeria, Stefano Citterio from Italy, Iurii Gavrilov from Tajikistan, Oleg Voronov from Russia, Wael Chebbi from Romania, Xue Fei, Ji Kuang and Zhi Yanjiao from China, Alexandru Radu Matei from Romania, Andreas Fessler and Bernd Seiser from Germany, Antonio Morilla and Miguel Ramón Bauset from Spain, Davi Lucas Pinto da Sousa from Brazil, Troy Valentino Riedel from the USA, Hans Verner Lollike from Denmark, Naved Raiyan, Muhammes Nayim and Golam Hossain from India and Mahfuzur Rahman from Bangladesh.
From Denmark, our long-time listener and friend Hans Verner Lollike commented on his participation in the contest: “I find it most interesting every time you arrange a new contest! It is always a great pleasure to participate. When you are hooked on Romania, you would like to follow life and events in Romania. RRI broadcasts and homepage is, where I find informations to be updated for more than 25 years. To take part in contests are like going to a test, you collect infos enough to pass the test, and to bring with you in your future life”.
The winners of the 15 2nd prizes are the following: Zoran Vrucinici from Bosnia Herzegovina, Nouri Abdel-Razzak from Algeria, Dino Antonio Rossetto from Italy, Egor Aushev from Russia, Gilles Gautier from France, Jamila Bekkai from Morocco, Liu Fajian from China, Rodica Martin from Romania, Beate Hansen from Germany, Yusimi Gómez Gálvez from Cuba, Constantin Criţkii from the Republic of Moldova, Deepita Shakrabarty and Mahesh Jain from India, Ian Evans and Alan Roe from Great Britain.
The latter listed the reasons that prompted him to take part in our prize-winning contest: “I enjoy a wide range of music, however, classical music is one that I know least about and there is so very little of this genre of music on shortwave. This is my way of supporting the Festival. Also – I quite like the idea of receiving a CD of Romanian classical music!”
In turn, Ian Evans also from Great Britain wrote to us: “I am entering this competition because I want to support R.R.I. I listen to R.R.I. because the quality of the programs is very good. The one hour broadcast in particular offers a well balanced mix of content, topical, cultural, musical and literary. At the sound of The Romanian Rhapsody a smile breaks out on my face because I know I am about to enjoy the next hour. I particularly enjoy Listeners Letterbox, listening to the letters and emails from R.R.I. listeners from all corners of the globe is heartwarming for those of us who still love our shortwave radios”.
Finally the time has come to announce the winners of the 10 1st prizes: Vitali Efimenko from Belarus, Mohamed Nazih from Morocco, Simone Perico from Italy, Alvydas Alijosaitis from Lithuania, Jean Michel Aubier from France, Ma Shaobo from China, Vladimir Bodrug from the Republic of Moldova, Konstantin Derham from Germany, Yosir Manuel Quijada León, from Venezuela and Mofizur Rahman from Bangladesh.
Among them, Mofizur Rahman of Bangladesh, a listener of the English-language programs, commented on his decision to take part in the contest: “The primary reason for listening to RRI or follow RRI’s website is to connect myself with the most friendly voice of a proud and resurgent nation that is seeking its rightful place in the comity of nations. I like RRI for what it is – its open policy of projecting not only the positive attributes but also highlighting its deficiencies which is rather rare in the world of broadcasting. This bold exercise reaffirms my faith in the transparency and integrity of the Romanian people which serves as a model for the world to follow. RRI give us latest updated news and reviews that are presented in a balanced, unbiased manner, and for educating us on the current developments in the countrys music, art, cinema, culture, politics, sports, economy and science and technology. As for the Radio Romania programs in English, I found them very well organized and very well produced. I have listened to them in many opportunities and the cultural and informative aspects they all have has been a feature that I appreciate very much about Radio Romania International. Its always a pleasure to tune into RRI and know youll find out something new about Romania, its history or its people, every time. RRI as the Voice of Romania has ensured that it is heard even in the remotest corners of the globe by continuing on its shortwave transmission when most of the worlds leading radio stations have curtailed it. The programmes are always informative and enjoyable, and I always feel that Ive learned a lot about your country and culture, so you are definitely doing something right, and long may you continue.”
We also awarded 5 special prizes that went to Oleg Panko of Belarus, Shan Jinhai of China, Martina Pohl of Germany, Ceferino Campmajo of Argentina and Ashik Eqbal Tokon of Bangladesh, the latter a listener of the English Service. Here is what our listener wrote about the motive for his participation: “About the encouraging factors for me to get involved in this contest, simple discover more on George Enescu, who was not a ray just for his family, also the delighting stars of the music world. As like as the last contest on George Enescu (2013) my motivation is to explore the unknown facts of Romanian Classical music and its international influencing power that spread all over Europe and beyond. Radio Romania International, is my only source to learn more and more about Romania, even from my childhood. Information are now on finger-tips, but it was not so easy in 1980’s. Thanks to all the inventors of radio communication make it easy for me to create a virtual Romania into my mind throughout the elctro-magnetic wave, which comes from Romania, travelling thousands of miles through the Ionosphere”.
We would like to thank all of you who participated in this competition. Your prizes and honourable mentions will be mailed by post within the coming months. Please confirm receipt of the prizes and their content by letter or email.
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RRI 2017-2018 Winter Broadcast Frequencies
Listen to English language programming live via the RRI website
RECEPTION AREAS UTC kHz
WESTERN EUROPE 06.30 – 07.00 7,345 9,770 (DRM)
12.00 – 13.00 15,460; 17, 650
18.00 – 19.00 5,935 7,350 (DRM)
21.30 – 22.00 6,030(DRM),375
23.00 – 00.00 5,980; 7,220
SOUTH-EAST AFRICA 12.00 – 13.00 17,765; 21, 490
NORTH AMERICA (East Coast) 21.30 – 22.00 6,170; 7,310
01.00 – 02.00 6,130; 7,325
NORTH AMERICA (West Coast) 04.00 – 05.00 6,020; 7,410
JAPAN 23.00 – 00.00 7,325; 9,620
INDIA + AUSTRALIA 06.30 – 07.00 15,450; 17,780
INDIA 04.00 – 05.00 9,800 (DRM); 11,790
You can also listen to RRIs English language programming live over the internet using the same SW broadcast schedule given above. All you need to do is go to the “RRI Live! section in the top-right of our website, choose channel “2 for English and then select your desired audio format (WMA, MP3 or ACC).
Listen to English language programming on demand via the RRI website
RRI broadcasts in English are also available for listening on demand via our website. The “On Demand feature is located immediately below the “RRI Live! section in the top-right of the RRI homepage. To listen again to a programme all you need to do is select the date of broadcast from the drop-down list and then click the desired programme. Our programmes become available for listening on demand two hours after the original broadcast.
RRI and social media
RRI can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Google+, Flickr, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Tumblr, SoundCloud and Instagram.
RRI via mobile phone in the US and on TuneIn
Did you know that if you’re in the US you can also listen to RRI broadcasts on your mobile phone? Our English language programmes are available both live and on demand via the following AudioNow call-to-listen phone number: 716.274.2526. Calling this number incurs no extra charge above the equivalent of a standard US mobile phone call.
Our programs are also available on TuneIn (Radio Romania International 1)
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RRI Summer 2017 broadcast schedule
Listen to English language programming on SW
You can listen to RRIs English language programming using the SW broadcast schedule given below:
RECEPTION AREAS UTC kHz
WESTERN EUROPE 05.30 – 06.00 7,330 (DRM); 9,620
11.00 – 12.00 13,770 ; 15,130
17.00 – 18.00 11,810 ; 13,660
20.30 – 21.00 6,170 ; 9,535 (DRM)
22.00 – 23.00 7,430 ; 9,760
SOUTH-EAST AFRICA 11.00 – 12.00 17,670 ; 21,570
NORTH AMERICA (East Coast) 20.30 – 21.00 9,610 ; 11,850
00.00 – 01.00 7,375 ; 9,730
NORTH AMERICA (West Coast) 03.00 – 04.00 7,375 ; 9,730
JAPAN 22.00 – 23.00 7,325 ; 9,790
INDIA + AUSTRALIA 05.30 – 06.00 17,760 ; 21,500
INDIA 03.00 – 04.00 11,825 ; 15,220 (DRM)
Listen to English language programming live via the RRI website
You can listen to our programmes live over the internet at www.rri.ro. All you need to do is go to the “RRI Live! section in the top-right of our website, choose channel “2 for English and then select your desired audio format (WMA, MP3 or ACC).
Listen to English language programming on demand via the RRI website
RRI broadcasts in English are also available for listening on demand via our website. The “On Demand feature is located immediately below the “RRI Live! section in the top-right of the RRI homepage. To listen again to a programme all you need to do is select the date of broadcast from the drop-down list and then click the desired programme. Our programmes become available for listening on demand two hours after the original broadcast.
RRI and social media
RRI can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Google+, Flickr, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Tumblr, SoundCloud and Instagram.
RRI via mobile phone in the US
Did you know that if youre in the US you can also listen to RRI broadcasts on your mobile phone? Our English language programmes are available both live and on demand via the following AudioNow “call-to-listen phone number: 716.274.2526. Calling this number incurs no extra charge above the equivalent of a standard US mobile phone call.
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RRI Winter Broadcast Frequencies
Listen to English language programming live via the RRI website
RECEPTION AREAS UTC kHz
WESTERN EUROPE 06.30 – 07.00 7,345 9,770 (DRM)
12.00 – 13.00 13,580; 15,460
18.00 – 19.00 5,935 7,350 (DRM)
21.30 – 22.00 6,030(DRM),375
23.00 – 00.00 6,015(DRM)
SOUTH-EAST AFRICA 12.00 – 13.00 15,150; 17,765
NORTH AMERICA (East Coast) 21.30 – 22.00 6,170; 7,310
01.00 – 02.00 5,960; 7,325
NORTH AMERICA (West Coast) 04.00 – 05.00 6,020; 7,340
JAPAN 23.00 – 00.00 7,325; 9,620
INDIA + AUSTRALIA 06.30 – 07.00 15,450; 17,780
INDIA 04.00 – 05.00 11,790; 13,730 (DRM)
You can also listen to RRIs English language programming live over the internet using the same SW broadcast schedule given above. All you need to do is go to the “RRI Live! section in the top-right of our website, choose channel “2 for English and then select your desired audio format (WMA, MP3 or ACC).
Listen to English language programming on demand via the RRI website
RRI broadcasts in English are also available for listening on demand via our website. The “On Demand feature is located immediately below the “RRI Live! section in the top-right of the RRI homepage. To listen again to a programme all you need to do is select the date of broadcast from the drop-down list and then click the desired programme. Our programmes become available for listening on demand two hours after the original broadcast.
RRI and social media
RRI can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Google+, Flickr, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Tumblr, SoundCloud and Instagram.
RRI via mobile phone in the US
Did you know that if youre in the US you can also listen to RRI broadcasts on your mobile phone? Our English language programmes are available both live and on demand via the following AudioNow “call-to-listen phone number: 716.274.2526. Calling this number incurs no extra charge above the equivalent of a standard US mobile phone call.
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RRI Winter Broadcast Frequencies
Listen to English language programming live via the RRI website
RECEPTION AREAS UTC kHz
WESTERN EUROPE 06.30 – 07.00 7,345 9,770 (DRM)
12.00 – 13.00 13,580; 15,460
18.00 – 19.00 5,935 7,350 (DRM)
21.30 – 22.00 6,030(DRM),375
23.00 – 00.00 6,015(DRM)
SOUTH-EAST AFRICA 12.00 – 13.00 15,150; 17,765
NORTH AMERICA (East Coast) 21.30 – 22.00 6,170; 7,310
01.00 – 02.00 5,960; 7,325
NORTH AMERICA (West Coast) 04.00 – 05.00 6,020; 7,340
JAPAN 23.00 – 00.00 7,325; 9,620
INDIA + AUSTRALIA 06.30 – 07.00 15,450; 17,780
INDIA 04.00 – 05.00 11,790; 13,730 (DRM)
You can also listen to RRIs English language programming live over the internet using the same SW broadcast schedule given above. All you need to do is go to the “RRI Live! section in the top-right of our website, choose channel “2 for English and then select your desired audio format (WMA, MP3 or ACC).
Listen to English language programming on demand via the RRI website
RRI broadcasts in English are also available for listening on demand via our website. The “On Demand feature is located immediately below the “RRI Live! section in the top-right of the RRI homepage. To listen again to a programme all you need to do is select the date of broadcast from the drop-down list and then click the desired programme. Our programmes become available for listening on demand two hours after the original broadcast.
RRI and social media
RRI can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Google+, Flickr, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Tumblr, SoundCloud and Instagram.
RRI via mobile phone in the US
Did you know that if youre in the US you can also listen to RRI broadcasts on your mobile phone? Our English language programmes are available both live and on demand via the following AudioNow “call-to-listen phone number: 716.274.2526. Calling this number incurs no extra charge above the equivalent of a standard US mobile phone call.
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RRI Summer Broadcast Frequencies
Listen to English language programming live via the RRI website
RECEPTION AREAS UTC kHz
WESTERN EUROPE 05.30 – 06.00 7,330 (DRM) 9,620
11.00 – 12.00 13,790; 15,130
17.00 – 18.00 9,540 11,810 (DRM)
20.30 – 21.00 6,17011,870 (DRM)
22.00 – 23.00 7,430; 9,760
SOUTH-EAST AFRICA 11.00 – 12.00 15,150; 17,670
NORTH AMERICA (East Coast) 20.30 – 21.00 11,870; 13,650
00.00 – 01.00 9,730; 11,800
NORTH AMERICA (West Coast) 03.00 – 04.00 9,730; 11,800
JAPAN 22.00 – 23.00 7,325; 9,790
INDIA + AUSTRALIA 05.30 – 06.00 17,760; 21,500
INDIA 03.00 – 04.00 11,825; 15,220 (DRM)
You can also listen to RRIs English language programming live over the internet using the same SW broadcast schedule given above. All you need to do is go to the “RRI Live! section in the top-right of our website, choose channel “2 for English and then select your desired audio format (WMA, MP3 or ACC).
Listen to English language programming on demand via the RRI website
RRI broadcasts in English are also available for listening on demand via our website. The “On Demand feature is located immediately below the “RRI Live! section in the top-right of the RRI homepage. To listen again to a programme all you need to do is select the date of broadcast from the drop-down list and then click the desired programme. Our programmes become available for listening on demand two hours after the original broadcast.
RRI and social media
RRI can also be
found on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube,
Google+, Flickr, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Tumblr, SoundCloud and Instagram.
RRI via mobile phone in the US
Did you know that if youre in the US you can also listen to RRI broadcasts on your mobile phone? Our English language programmes are available both live and on demand via the following AudioNow “call-to-listen phone number: 716.274.2526. Calling this number incurs no extra charge above the equivalent of a standard US mobile phone call.
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Radio Romania’s Charming Flute project travels to the United States
Radio Romania’s Charming Flute
project featuring flautist Ion Bogdan Stefanescu and pianist Horia Mihail goes
on a US tour, with performances in Washington, DC and New York.
This year’s
performance in New York marks the 25th anniversary of a partnership
between the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Metropolitan Opera and
follows EBU’s positive response to a collaboration project between the Romanian
Cultural Institute in New York, Radio Romania and EBU that included a
performance organised by the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York jointly
with Radio Romania as part of the MET Broadcasters’ Day in New York in 2014 and
2015.
The Charming Flute performances are scheduled for March 18, 6.30 pm, at the Romanian
Embassy in Washington, DC and for March 20, 12 pm, at the Victor Borge Hall -
Scandinavia House in New York (58 Park Ave.). The all-Romanian programme
features works by Anton Pann, George Enescu, Tudor Ciortea, Paul Constantinescu,
Petre Elinescu, Ciprian Porumbescu, Vasile Jianu, Ioan Dobrinescu and Tiberiu
Brediceanu.
Flautist Ion Bogdan Stefanescu has participated in many
national and international festivals, including the George Enescu Festival
(Bucharest, Romania), the National Flute Association (Kansas, USA), the
International Flute Association (Munich, Germany) and Wien Modern (Steingreber
Festival). He has won numerous awards, such as the First Prize in the National
Flute Competition (1985), the George Dima Award of the Academy of Music (Cluj
Napoca, 1987) and the Composers’ Union Award for Best Soloist (2007). In 2011,
he was awarded by the Romanian President with the Cultural Order of Merit
medal, the Class of Chevalier, for cultural excellence. Ion Bogdan Stefanescu
is a member of three leading Romanian contemporary music groups, Trio Contrast,
ProContemporania and Profil, and of the National Flute Association of America
(NFA).
Pianist Horia
Mihail studied at the University of Illinois under Ian Hobson and graduated in
1995. In 1999, he also received the Artist Diploma from the Boston University,
where he studied under Anthony di Bonaventura. He is a concerto soloist of the
Radio Romania Music Orchestras and Choirs and the Brasov Philharmonics. As arts
manager of the Accendo Cultural Association, Horia Mihail has organised five
MusicOn tours with the Romanian Piano Trio and three Stradivarius tours, as
well as two projects in collaboration with Radio Romania: The Travelling Piano and The Duel
in Violins: Stradivarius vs. Guarnieri. -
World Radio Day 2016
“21 years ago, early on January 17, 1995, in Hyogo Prefecture, in the middle of Japan, a big earthquake took place, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. Its magnitude was 7.3. Lifelines such as roads, electricity, railways, water, gas and telephone were no longer operational at all. 6,434 people died. Many people were forced to live in parks and schools. One month later, Hyogo Prefecture launched ‘Disaster FM’ broadcasting station, airing information on the safety of victims and the evacuees. It broadcast for 45 days, with 67 volunteers taking part. This demonstrates the power of FM stations and effectiveness in case of disaster. A similar radio station was launched on March 11, 2011, after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Radio is close to people, is a valid mass media at times of disaster and emergency.
(Mikio Kohara, 65, reporter, Osaka, Japan)
“When all other means of communication fail, radio remains the only option. A powerful quake struck Nepal recently and all means of communication have failed. It was the ham radio operators who managed to establish a means of communication so as to convey vital messages. I believe there is another man-made disaster, when nations obstruct the free flow of information and restrict citizens access to different opinions. The modern communication means such as television and the Internet are encrypted and its very easy for governments to block citizens access to information. When such things happen, radio, the short-wave radio in particular, provides us with alternative viewpoints in different countries. Short-wave radio helps us have a better understanding of the world we live in. Radio brings the peoples of the world together and helps restore harmony and solidarity in the world. So keep radio alive!
(Mahesh Jain)
“Listening to short wave radio is always a way to hear different views and cultures from around the world, you cannot get by looking at a web page or from watching TV.
(Stephen Cooper)
Happy World Radio Day 2016 to all the hard-working & devoted contributors of RRI and its valuable listeners! Every year we celebrate February 13th as World Radio Day. This year, the theme of World Radio Day 2016 is the role of radio in times of emergencies and disaster. Disasters are an inevitable occurrence in human life and human societies have always been faced with different types of disasters, particularly natural ones. These disasters range from famine, drought, floods, earthquakes and outbreak of infectious diseases, to such crises as wars or environmental disasters. Consequently, there is a great need to collect data from victims, to provide training, to offer proper information and maintain communication. Sometimes, radio reporters are present in places where disasters occur. In case of natural disasters, radio stations, be they local, national or international, play key roles in educating, informing maintaining communication and monitoring people affected by disasters. Radio stations also help by securing a wide public participation and creating national or international solidarity. Using this model, different radio stations can interact effectively in an effort to manage natural disasters, in an integrated way.
(Mitul Kansal, Haryana, India)
Radio has brought me free learning and education about your country and all over the world. Radio has opened up my mind to use my imagination, which has a greater effect than television. RRI broadcasts programs which have something for everyone. Your radio station travels around the earth to the rich and the poor, the able-bodied and the disabled. Radio is a gift and a source of escape for us. On World Radio Day, our message is about ‘why we love it and why we need it today more than ever. A day to remember the unique power of radio to touch lives’ and bring people together across every corner of the globe.
(Shahzad Shabbir, Pak France International Listener’s Club, Pakistan)
“Dear friends, we wish you all a very happy World Radio Day! It is a day of great importance for us! Radio is a simple, cheap and easy instrument and means a lot in terms of mass communication around the glob. It works when all means of communication fail during emergencies. When TV or the Internet are out of service, radio works. The popularity of radio has reduced significantly in urban and semi urban areas, that is in more developed regions. It remains the symbol and the favourite means of communication for the poor. Some of the national and international broadcasters have cut traditional broadcasting. The number of radio listeners has decreased significantly, but some radio stations manage to keep their audiences. Radio France International, China Radio International, the Voice of Indonesia, NHK World, Radio Romania International and some others produce good radio. Radio is meaningful to me. I started listening to the radio in 1986. Apart from gaining information on cultural issues, news, tourism, language or education, you also get a free trip to a foreign nation.
(S B Sharma, SBS World Listener Club, India)
“Radio is definitely a peaceful weapon of democracy. I am writing you from the western region of Kisii, 400 kilometres from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. I am 39 years old and the third born into a family of nine. Both of my parents never went to school, to be able to ensure the future of their nine children and to help us study. My passion for radio and journalism started in the high school years, between 1990 and 1993, because of the power of short-wave radio during those years. Everybody was listening to breaking news about wars and other disasters. In school, I teamed up with members of a journalism club (…) Whether in English, Swahili or other languages, here in Africa, radio is supreme, it remains the prime source of information. Our thirst for properly presented news is greater here than anywhere on earth. SW radio is a crucial source of information and morale for those living abroad. Even though the existence of a radio station cannot be really evaluated in terms of human life, there are moments to reflect on this (…) Radios in Africa rarely report on sensitive issues making headlines on Africa and that is why I follow international media to get information about my country. Precisely, radio is a powerful weapon of democracy.
(Mogire Machuki, Kisii, Kenya)
“I have been reading you message for World Radio Day 2016. My first reaction was that, even I am 67, I have been so lucky and blessed to live in a part of the world with no disasters. But I might add, that my father, born in 1914, sat at night under the attic of his fathers farm, and listened to the BBC-broadcasts in Danish, which many other people did in the occupied part of the world, – and just a small thing for us today. Whenever my wife and I drive in our car, we put on the radio- no matter what station or program we are listening to, traffic information comes in to help us drive at safe routes. So, radio is still actual, in use for us !
(Hans Verner Lollike, Denmark)
“Friends at Radio Romania International, I congratulate you on the occasion of World Radio Day, the day chosen by UNESCO to celebrate the Radio. I wish you progress and success!
(Mohamed Elsayed Abd Elraheim, Egypt)
“I wish a very Happy World Radio Day to all of you! I must say that you are doing such a nice job in keeping us all informed about the various events taking place in the world through radio programmes & web pages. The fact is that whenever we need to know about you and various related things, you are the best choice and you have a nice way to do that. I would also like to say that your website is a very nice source of information, entertainment and knowledge. I think radio is a window of knowledge. By radio I found lots of information, knowledge, entertainment and others
(Mr. Najimuddin, President of the International DX Radio Listeners Club in Murshidbabd, West Bengal, India)
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World Radio Day 2016
“21 years ago, early on January 17, 1995, in Hyogo Prefecture, in the middle of Japan, a big earthquake took place, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. Its magnitude was 7.3. Lifelines such as roads, electricity, railways, water, gas and telephone were no longer operational at all. 6,434 people died. Many people were forced to live in parks and schools. One month later, Hyogo Prefecture launched ‘Disaster FM’ broadcasting station, airing information on the safety of victims and the evacuees. It broadcast for 45 days, with 67 volunteers taking part. This demonstrates the power of FM stations and effectiveness in case of disaster. A similar radio station was launched on March 11, 2011, after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Radio is close to people, is a valid mass media at times of disaster and emergency.
(Mikio Kohara, 65, reporter, Osaka, Japan)
“When all other means of communication fail, radio remains the only option. A powerful quake struck Nepal recently and all means of communication have failed. It was the ham radio operators who managed to establish a means of communication so as to convey vital messages. I believe there is another man-made disaster, when nations obstruct the free flow of information and restrict citizens access to different opinions. The modern communication means such as television and the Internet are encrypted and its very easy for governments to block citizens access to information. When such things happen, radio, the short-wave radio in particular, provides us with alternative viewpoints in different countries. Short-wave radio helps us have a better understanding of the world we live in. Radio brings the peoples of the world together and helps restore harmony and solidarity in the world. So keep radio alive!
(Mahesh Jain)
“Listening to short wave radio is always a way to hear different views and cultures from around the world, you cannot get by looking at a web page or from watching TV.
(Stephen Cooper)
Happy World Radio Day 2016 to all the hard-working & devoted contributors of RRI and its valuable listeners! Every year we celebrate February 13th as World Radio Day. This year, the theme of World Radio Day 2016 is the role of radio in times of emergencies and disaster. Disasters are an inevitable occurrence in human life and human societies have always been faced with different types of disasters, particularly natural ones. These disasters range from famine, drought, floods, earthquakes and outbreak of infectious diseases, to such crises as wars or environmental disasters. Consequently, there is a great need to collect data from victims, to provide training, to offer proper information and maintain communication. Sometimes, radio reporters are present in places where disasters occur. In case of natural disasters, radio stations, be they local, national or international, play key roles in educating, informing maintaining communication and monitoring people affected by disasters. Radio stations also help by securing a wide public participation and creating national or international solidarity. Using this model, different radio stations can interact effectively in an effort to manage natural disasters, in an integrated way.
(Mitul Kansal, Haryana, India)
Radio has brought me free learning and education about your country and all over the world. Radio has opened up my mind to use my imagination, which has a greater effect than television. RRI broadcasts programs which have something for everyone. Your radio station travels around the earth to the rich and the poor, the able-bodied and the disabled. Radio is a gift and a source of escape for us. On World Radio Day, our message is about ‘why we love it and why we need it today more than ever. A day to remember the unique power of radio to touch lives’ and bring people together across every corner of the globe.
(Shahzad Shabbir, Pak France International Listener’s Club, Pakistan)
“Dear friends, we wish you all a very happy World Radio Day! It is a day of great importance for us! Radio is a simple, cheap and easy instrument and means a lot in terms of mass communication around the glob. It works when all means of communication fail during emergencies. When TV or the Internet are out of service, radio works. The popularity of radio has reduced significantly in urban and semi urban areas, that is in more developed regions. It remains the symbol and the favourite means of communication for the poor. Some of the national and international broadcasters have cut traditional broadcasting. The number of radio listeners has decreased significantly, but some radio stations manage to keep their audiences. Radio France International, China Radio International, the Voice of Indonesia, NHK World, Radio Romania International and some others produce good radio. Radio is meaningful to me. I started listening to the radio in 1986. Apart from gaining information on cultural issues, news, tourism, language or education, you also get a free trip to a foreign nation.
(S B Sharma, SBS World Listener Club, India)
“Radio is definitely a peaceful weapon of democracy. I am writing you from the western region of Kisii, 400 kilometres from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. I am 39 years old and the third born into a family of nine. Both of my parents never went to school, to be able to ensure the future of their nine children and to help us study. My passion for radio and journalism started in the high school years, between 1990 and 1993, because of the power of short-wave radio during those years. Everybody was listening to breaking news about wars and other disasters. In school, I teamed up with members of a journalism club (…) Whether in English, Swahili or other languages, here in Africa, radio is supreme, it remains the prime source of information. Our thirst for properly presented news is greater here than anywhere on earth. SW radio is a crucial source of information and morale for those living abroad. Even though the existence of a radio station cannot be really evaluated in terms of human life, there are moments to reflect on this (…) Radios in Africa rarely report on sensitive issues making headlines on Africa and that is why I follow international media to get information about my country. Precisely, radio is a powerful weapon of democracy.
(Mogire Machuki, Kisii, Kenya)
“I have been reading you message for World Radio Day 2016. My first reaction was that, even I am 67, I have been so lucky and blessed to live in a part of the world with no disasters. But I might add, that my father, born in 1914, sat at night under the attic of his fathers farm, and listened to the BBC-broadcasts in Danish, which many other people did in the occupied part of the world, – and just a small thing for us today. Whenever my wife and I drive in our car, we put on the radio- no matter what station or program we are listening to, traffic information comes in to help us drive at safe routes. So, radio is still actual, in use for us !
(Hans Verner Lollike, Denmark)
“Friends at Radio Romania International, I congratulate you on the occasion of World Radio Day, the day chosen by UNESCO to celebrate the Radio. I wish you progress and success!
(Mohamed Elsayed Abd Elraheim, Egypt)
“I wish a very Happy World Radio Day to all of you! I must say that you are doing such a nice job in keeping us all informed about the various events taking place in the world through radio programmes & web pages. The fact is that whenever we need to know about you and various related things, you are the best choice and you have a nice way to do that. I would also like to say that your website is a very nice source of information, entertainment and knowledge. I think radio is a window of knowledge. By radio I found lots of information, knowledge, entertainment and others
(Mr. Najimuddin, President of the International DX Radio Listeners Club in Murshidbabd, West Bengal, India)
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World Radio Day 2016
February 13th has been chosen by UNESCO to celebrate World Radio Day (WRD) and to draw public attention to the great importance of radio, without which many people would not have access to information.
This year, the UNESCO theme for World Radio Day is “Radio in Times of Emergency and Disaster.
On World Radio Day 2016, we invite you, dear friends, to send us short recorded messages on this topic, by e-mail, as audio-attachments, at engl@rri.ro. You can also send us short written messages on the importance of radio in times of disaster by e-mail or to post them on RRIs Facebook page, on Google+, LinkedIn and Tumblr.
The most interesting texts and audio messages will be included in a special program on RRI, around February 13th, 2016.
Also, if you have royalty-free personal photos illustrative of the role played by radio in your life, or about the role of radio in times of emergency and disaster, please send them to us in electronic format, accompanied by the necessary explanations, in order to create a photo gallery on RRIs website and to post them on our social network profiles.
