Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company

FM and AM, internet, and T-DAB radio stations:

• Radio România Actualități (main station with news and pop music)[2]
• Radio Antena Satelor (focused on rural affairs and folk music)[3]
• Radio România Cultural (classical music, theatre and main news programming)
• Radio România Muzical (limited reception, classical music)[4]
• Radio Romania International[5]
  • RRI 1 – Romania Live
  • RRI 2 – Radio Bridges
• eTeatru.ro[6]
• National Radio Theatre[7]
• Radio3Net Florian Pittiș[8]
• Radio România Junior[9]

• Radio România Regional (the regional network, focused on regional news, minority programmes and mostly oldies, or pop music):[10]
  • București FM[11]
  • Radio Cluj[12]
  • Radio Constanța[13]
  • Radio Vacanța (seasonal, summertime programme of Radio Constanța)[14]
  • Radio Craiova[15]
  • Radio Iași[16]
  • Radio Reșița[17]
  • Radio Târgu Mureș[18]
  • Radio Timișoara[19]
  • Radio Romania Brașov FM[20]
• Radio Chișinău (Moldova)[21]

Publishing

• Politică Românească
• Editura Casa Radio (Casa Radio Publishing House)[22]

News Agency

• RADOR[23]

Concerts and events

• Radio România Formații Muzicale (Radio Romania Orchestras and Choirs)[24]
• Târgul de Carte Gaudeamus (Gaudeamus Bookfair)[25]

The number of broadcasting hours increases consistently, reaching 3,517 hours in 1934.

• In 1929, 70% of the radio shows are music shows.
• On 21 March 1930, an opera play from a studio belonging to the RBC is broadcast for the first time (The Barber of Seville).
• On 11 June 1933 – the first live football broadcast: an international match between Romania and Yugoslavia.
• On 4 April 1936, the "Radiotelephonic Broadcasting Company" becomes the "Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company".
• In 1937, Chişinău City Hall gave the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company a building to open the first radio station in Chişinău, Radio Basarabia, to counter Soviet propaganda.[26][27]

Radio Basarabia in 1940

• In 1938, the spoken shows held a percentage of 22.37%, and the music shows 52.32%.
• The first regional studios:
  • 8 October 1939, in Chişinău, Radio Basarabia (with own shows in Romanian and Russian), (nowadays Radio Moldova);
  • 2 November 1941, in Iaşi, Radio Moldova, (nowadays Radio Iaşi).
• On 12 February 1939 – a Romanian Show for the America was broadcast.
• In 1941, the Radio Chorus was funded.
• During World War II, although the components of the RRBC were dispersed on 22 April 1944, the broadcasting of the shows continued even during the rough moments of August 1944.
• 23 August 1944 – King's message and the Government's proclamation after the coup d'état were broadcast.
• 24 August 1944 – the headquarters of RRBC were destroyed during the German bombing of Bucharest.

The political events after the end of World War II affected the institution.

• 11 June 1948 – the RRBC was fully state controlled; composer Matei Socor is named director-general
• in 1952 the new headquarters of RRBC was inaugurated
• After 1954 the local stations appear:
  • Cluj – 15 March 1954
  • Craiova – 6 June 1954
  • Timişoara – 1955
  • Târgu Mureş – 1958
  • Radio Vacanţa – 1967 (seaside radio station)
• 5 May 1963 – the 3rd channel (Programul III)[28]
• 1985 – the local stations stop broadcasting (by a Presidential Decree)

• 1990 – Radio Constanța and Antena Bucureștilor started broadcasting
• Radio Romania International broadcasts in 17 languages on five continents
• The RRBC becomes member of the European Radio Union.
• 24 March 1997 – Radio România Muzical begins broadcasting; 16 hours per day
• 1 December 1998 – Radio București begins broadcasting
• 1999 – Radio Mureş, Antena Braşovului

• The local stations are digitalized 80%.
• 2004 – In cooperation with CNN Radio, RRBC broadcasts the Democratic National Convention, the Republican Convention and the general elections in United States.
• 2 April 2004 – the Correspondent Office of RRBC at Berlin
• June 2004 – the Correspondent Office of RRBC at Brussels
• 21 July 2004 – the Correspondent Office of RRBC at Washington D. C., inside the National Press Building.
• 16 November 2004 – Radio România Tineret becomes Radio3Net and broadcasts only on the Internet[29]
• On July 2, 2008, the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company changed its logos, introducing a square divided in four shapes.[30]
• 1 December 2011 – Radio Chişinău relaunched.