Author Topic: Russian radio takes over local DC station (Read 711 times)

EC · « **on:** July 01, 2017, 05:41:29 pm »

The Russian state-sponsored news outlet Sputnik is entering the Washington, D.C., radio market in an effort to push back against what it called "constant attacks" by U.S. media companies.

Sputnik Radio announced Friday that it has taken over 105.5 FM, which previously aired bluegrass music.

In a statement, Mindia Gavasheli, the editor-in-chief of Sputnik's D.C. bureau, accused U.S. news organizations of unfairly attacking and criticizing the news outlet, which is funded by the Russian government.

"We’re glad to finally be able to directly address our listeners in Washington. During the last few months Sputnik Radio has become the target of constant attacks in the US corporate media," Gavasheli said. "And often the people who wrote or spoke about us didn’t even bother to listen to our broadcasts first."

Sputnik was launched by Rossiya Segodnya, a Russian state-run news service, in 2014 and has been accused in the U.S. of being a propaganda tool of the Kremlin.

More: http://thehill.com/homenews/media/340292-russian-radio-takes-over-local-dc-station

Fishrrman · « **Reply #1 on:** July 01, 2017, 10:24:03 pm »

I'm guessing that the station involved is (or was) WAMU, which was one of the better bluegrass stations around.

Their internet presence was "bluegrasscountry.org", and you can still find them in the iTunes radio list.

Sad to see them lose the airspace, but I'm wondering if the Russian radio will actually end up broadcasting more reliable "news" than much of the "mainstream media" people do!

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #2 on:** July 01, 2017, 10:41:51 pm »

Well hell's bells man, lets get some radio free Al Qeada, or the People's voice of North Korea while we're inviting enemy propaganda.

EC · « **Reply #3 on:** July 01, 2017, 10:47:25 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on July 01, 2017, 10:41:51 pm

Well hell's bells man, lets get some radio free Al Qeada, or the People's voice of North Korea while we're inviting enemy propaganda.

You don't watch al Jazeera?

As for North Korea .... They have an alternative definition of live streaming:

https://www.youtube.com/ChosonTV/videos?shelf_id=0&live_view=501&sort=dd&view=2

catfish1957 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 01, 2017, 10:53:24 pm »

Quote from: EC on July 01, 2017, 05:41:29 pm

The Russian state-sponsored news outlet Sputnik is entering the Washington, D.C., radio market in an effort to push back against what it

Breshkov....... We play the greatest hits from Moscow to Kiev.

240B · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2017, 12:30:34 am »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0azEXXDfTw

DB · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2017, 12:36:50 am »

When I was young in the 70's I sometimes listened to Radio Cuba on shortwave. It had two news readers, one male and one female that alternated short propaganda stories. They sounded like robots, literally. It was essentially the North Korea of that time.