Radio Orpheus

Radio Orfey (Russian: Радио Орфей) ("Radio Orpheus") is a Russian radio station broadcasting classical music from studios in Moscow. Its programmes – which are broadcast on FM from transmitters in Moscow (99.2 MHz), Saint Petersburg (71.66 MHz), Yekaterinburg (69.92 MHz), Volgograd (71.33 MHz), Perm (66.8 MHz), Lipetsk (70.07 MHz), Tula (71.93 MHz), Kurgan (106 MHz), and Smolensk (104.3 MHz) – are also streamed on the Internet.

Radio Orpheus
Радио Орфей

Moscow
Broadcast area	Russia
Frequency	FM 99.2 (in Moscow)
Programming
Language	Russian
Format	Classical music
Ownership
Owner	Russian State Music Television and Radio Broadcasting Center
History
First air date	August 1, 1960; 65 years ago (1960-08-01)
Former names	Fourth Program
Links
Webcast	Yes
Website	orpheusradio.ru

History

it was launched by the State Committee of Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Soviet Union on ultra-short waves (VHF) on August 1, 1960 as the "Fourth Program" of the All-Union Radio.^[1] On January 1, 1991, it was renamed "Radio Orpheus". From December 27, 1991, it was part of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company "Ostankino". The founder and first general director of the radio station was Olga Gromova,^[2][3] who headed the radio station until December 2002.^[4]

On June 8, 1996, the State Institution RS "Orpheus" was created, which took over the frequency of the former radio station of the same name.^[5][6] On June 27, 1998, it was included in the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.^[7] On September 9, 2002, it was removed from VGTRK and merged with the Russian State Music Television and Radio Broadcasting Center.^[8]