RADIO ROMANIA INTL SPANISH A26

From March 29, 2026 until October 24, 2026, Radio Romania International's Spanish-language shortwave broadcasts can be tuned in as follows:

At 19:00 h, UTC, on 13,600 kHz, in Spain; alternative frequency: 15,120 kHz.

At 21:00 h, UTC, on 17,580 DRM, in Argentina and Brazil; alternative frequency: 17,520 kHz.

At 23:00 h, UTC, on 15,170 kHz, in South America; alternative frequency: 17,520 kHz, and on 11,730 kHz, in Central America; alternative frequency: 11,970 kHz.

At 02:00 AM UTC, on 17,720 kHz in South America; alternative frequency: 17,520 kHz, and on 11,940 kHz in Central America, alternative frequency: 11,820 kHz.

We kindly ask you to also tune in to our programs on the backup frequency announced on the broadcasts or on the website, as Radiocom's shortwave transmitters suffer frequent breakdowns.

You can also tune in via satellite (Eutelsat 16A) on 11.512 MHz, vertical polarization and azimuth of 16 degrees east.

It can also be accessed through TuneIn, from a mobile or landline phone, at the price of a local call, according to the conditions of the tariff plan, by calling 1-425-394-7082 in the United States, and 899.274.6668 in Mexico.

RRI B25 ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES

From RRI website...

RRI on shortwaves

Dear friends, given the frequent malfunctions reported at the Radiocom transmitters that broadcast RRI programmes, please note that, when such malfunctions occur, Radiocom switches RRI programmes as quickly as possible to a backup transmitter, which operates on alternative frequencies. Please, find these alternative frequencies listed below the traditional ones. When you cannot listen to RRI's English language broadcasts on the usual frequency, please switch to the alternative frequency. Thank you for your understanding!

RECEPTION AREAS	UTC	kHz
WESTERN EUROPE	06.30 – 07.00	9,620
	12.00 – 13.00	15,460
	18.00 – 19.00	9,570 (DRM)
	21.30 – 22.00	7,375
	23.00 – 00.00	7,220
AFRICA	12.00 – 13.00	21,470
NORTH AMERICA (East Coast)	21.30 – 22.00	7,250
	01.00 – 02.00	7,325
NORTH AMERICA (West Coast)	04.00 – 05.00	7,220
JAPAN	23.00 – 00.00	9,620
INDIA (New Delhi)	06.30 – 07.00	21,470 (DRM)
INDIA (Mumbai)	04.00 – 05.00	15,250 (DRM)

 

RRI on shortwaves (ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES):

RECEPTION AREAS	UTC	kHz
WESTERN EUROPE	06.30 – 07.00	9,870
	12.00 – 13.00	17,700
	18.00 – 19.00	9,770
	21.30 – 22.00	6,030
	23.00 – 00.00	6,030
AFRICA	12.00 – 13.00	17,800
NORTH AMERICA (East Coast)	21.30 – 22.00	7,310
	01.00 – 02.00	9,510
NORTH AMERICA (West Coast)	04.00 – 05.00	7,410
JAPAN	23.00 – 00.00	7,325
INDIA (New Delhi)	06.30 – 07.00	17,780
INDIA (Mumbai)	04.00 – 05.00	17,790

 

Source : https://www.rri.ro/en/frequencies

RRI B25 - DRM frequency change

Radio Romania International B25 DRM frequency change

Starting 5th Nov '25, RRI Spanish at 2200 - 2300 UTC will be broadcasted on 11660 kHz instead of 17570 in DRM mode.

2025 Listeners’ Day at RRI

Radio România Internațional has invited its listeners to be part of "Listeners' Day" on Radio Romania International on November 2, 2025, the first Sunday after the Romanian public radio broadcaster's anniversary on November 1.

More info at :

https://www.rri.ro/en/useful-information-en/useful-information/2025-listeners-day-on-rri-id935924.html

Radio Romania International back on usual winter (B24) frequencies

Radiocom has managed to fix the malfunction of one of the shortwave transmitters in Tiganesti. Radio Romania Intl's programs can be received again, including digitally, for some areas, in the DRM system, on the frequencies originally announced at the end of October 2024.

Frequency changes of Radio Romania International

Frequency changes of Radio Romania International

0000-0056 UTC NF 11830 TIG  300 kW / 247 deg to SoAm Spanish, ex 11800

0300-0356 UTC NF 11830 TIG  300 kW / 247 deg to SoAm Spanish, ex 11800

0400-0456 UTC NF 13720 TIG  090 kW / 097 deg to SoAs English DRM, ex  9820

0500-0526 UTC NF 13720 TIG  090 kW / 067 deg to EaAs Chinese DRM, ex 13730

0800-0856 UTC NF 17750 GAL 300 kW / 110 deg to WeAs Romanian Sun, ex 17640

0900-0956 UTC NF 17750 GAL 300 kW / 175 deg to EaAf Romanian Sun, ex 17640

2200-2256 UTC NF 11790 TIG   300 kW / 247 deg to SoAm Spanish, ex 11800

2300-2356 UTC NF   9620 TIG   300 kW / 067 deg to EaAs English, ex 6090 / 52 deg

(Ivo Ivanov)

RRI ENG B17

RRI ENGLISH B17

UTC START UTC END FREQUENCY TARGET AREA

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0630 – 0700 7345 9770 (DRM) Western Europe
1200 – 1300 15460 17650     Western Europe
1800 – 1900 5935 7350(DRM)  Western Europe
2130 – 2200 6030(DRM) 7375  Western Europe
2300 – 0000 5980 7220       Western Europe
1200 – 1300 17765 21490     South East Africa

2130 – 2200 6170 7310       North America (East Coast)

0100 – 0200 6130 7325       North America (East Coast)
0400 – 0500 6020 7410       North America (West Coast)

2300 – 0000 7325 9620       Japan

0630 – 0700 15450 17780     India + Australia

0400 – 0500 9800(DRM) 11790 India

(Alokesh Gupta)

Radio Romania Intl English A17

RADIO ROMANIA INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH  A17 SCHEDULE
Effective March 26,2017 to Oct 29th,2017

WESTERN EUROPE

0530 – 0600 7330 (DRM), 9620
1100 – 1200 13770, 5130
1700 – 1800 11810, 13660
2030 – 2100 7375, 9535 (DRM)
2200 – 2300 7430, 9760

SOUTH-EAST AFRICA

1100 – 1200 17670, 21570

NORTH AMERICA (East Coast)

2030 – 2100 9610, 11850
0000 – 0100 7375, 9730

NORTH AMERICA (West Coast)

0300 – 0400 7375, 9730

JAPAN

2200 – 2300 7325, 9790

INDIA + AUSTRALIA

0530 – 0600 17760, 21500

INDIA

0300 – 0400 11825, 15220 (DRM)

Reception reports to :

Radio Romania International, English Service, 60-62 General Berthelot Street, P.O. Box 111, Bucharest, ROMANIA

Email : engl@rri.ro

OR at : http://www.rri.ro/en_gb/contact

RRI Contest “The 3rd RadiRo International Radio Orchestras Festival"

Dear friends of RRI, you are once again invited to a prize winning contest: "The 3rd RadiRo International Radio Orchestras Festival". It is dedicated to a unique musical event in Europe, bringing to the Radio Concert Hall stage 6 major orchestras and world famous soloists and conductors.

Radio Romania is the organizer of the 3rd  International Radio Orchestra Festival between 23 September and 1 October, the only musical event cultivating the skill and excellence of radio symphony orchestras around the world every 2 years, since 2012.

The 9-day festival will bring together on the Radio Concert Hall stage 5 famous classical music ensembles from around Europe, and, as a first for Bucharest, a Chinese ensemble, the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. The latter opens the festival on September 23rd with a concert headlined by Chinese pianist Zuo Zhang and Romanian violinist Gabriel Croitoru, playing the famous Guarneri de Gesu violin that used to belong to the great Romanian musician George Enescu.

The festival features the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, which performs every year at the Nobel Peace Prize awarding ceremony. One other notable presence is the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, the oldest radio orchestra in Germany, under the baton of Kristjan Järvi, who is also the honorary director of RadiRo 2016.

The Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra brings to the festival famous violinist Gidon Kremer. The BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Barry Wordsworth, will close the festival on October 1st. The Romanian National Radio Orchestra will hold two concerts at the RadiRo Festival, on September 26th and 30th, featuring conductors Cristian Macelaru and Leo Hussain, alongside violin soloist Alexandru Tomescu and cellist Razvan Suma, with the participation of the Radio Academic Choir and the Radio Children's Choir.

You are invited to follow RRI broadcasts, our website, www.rri.ro, and our Facebook ,Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn profiles, and to answer correctly, in writing, a few questions, and you may be a winner. The closing date is October 1st, 2016 mailing date.

The prizes and honorary mentions consist of Romanian and international classical music CDs signed by famous Romanian artists, as well as various cultural items. The contest is organized jointly with the Nicolae Tonitza Fine Art High School of Bucharest, Casa Radio Publishing House, and Electrecord label.

And here are the questions:

- Name the year of the first edition of the International Radio Orchestras Festival

-  Who is the honorary director of the 3rd edition of the festival?

 - How many orchestras will be performing at the 2016 edition of RadiRo?

 - Who is the organizer of the festival?

Please tell us what prompted you to participate in the contest and why you are listening to RRI's broadcasts and following RRI's content online. Our address is: Radio Romania International, 60-64 G-ral Berthelot Street, District 1, Bucharest, PO Box 111, zip code 010165, fax 00.40.21.319.05.62, e-mail: engl@rri.ro. Please send your answers by October 1st 2016, mailing date. The winners of the Grand Prize will be announced soon after that date. Good luck!

(Radio Romania International English Newsletter)

Digital Radio Mondiale in co-operation with Radio Romania, held a comprehensive workshop in Bucharest

Digital Radio Mondiale in co-operation with Radio Romania, held a comprehensive workshop in Bucharest on the 22nd September.

The Romanian Regulator (Ancom), the Network Operator (Radiocom) and other stakeholders were present at the event and found the information provided very useful for the discussions and the radio digitisation plans in the country. As Romania is geographically and ethnically very diverse, it has been recognised that DRM could, through its specific technical setup, cover the entire territory, without any gaps, thus reaching all its citizens in cities as well as in the large and rural areas with more and exciting programmes, with best sound quality.

The seminar was well attended and the presentations were punctuated by interesting discussions. Radio Romania also presented their wide activities. Radio Romania International is broadcasting in DRM in several languages (English, French, Russian , Chinese and Italian).

http://www.drm.org/?p=4084

Radio Romania resumes english broadcast in DRM mode for India

Radio Romania International has resumed it's DRM transmission in English for India during A14 season (effective 30th March 2014), schedule as following :

 

0300 – 0400 UTC on 11825 kHz (analog) & 15220 kHz (DRM)

 

RRI English A14 schedule is available online at :

http://rri.ro/en_gb/schedule_valid_from_march_30th_2014-13859

Radio Romania International had introduced its English language broadcast in DRM mode for India during A12 season, here are couple of video's from RRI English transmission in DRM mode towards India logged during 2012  : 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FgRrl3874U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1UBsQDpK3I 

 

RRI A13

Radio Romania International

A13 BROADCASTING SCHEDULE

Valid from 31st March to 26 Oct 2013
 

UTC Frequencies (kHz) Area

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0000–0100 9700 11955 USA (East Coast)

0300–0400 7350 9645 USA (West Coast)

0300–0400 15340 17830 INDIA

0530–0600 9700 11875 DRM WESTERN EUROPE

0530–0600 17760 21500 AUSTRALIA

1100–1200 15210 17510 WESTERN EUROPE

1100–1200 15430 17670 SOUTH-EAST AFRICA

1700–1800 9535 11740 DRM WESTERN EUROPE

2030–2100 9800 11975 DRM WESTERN EUROPE

2030–2100 11745 13800 USA (East Coast)

2200–2300 7430 9540 WESTERN EUROPE

2200–2300 9790 11940 JAPAN
 

RRI DIGITAL

RRI’s English morning programme airing at 05.30 UTC is transmitted simultaneously to Western Europe in the DRM system on 11,875 kHz and in analogue system on 9,700 kHz.
 

Our English language show to Western Europe airing at 17.00 hours UTC Summer Time is transmitted simultaneously by RADIOCOM in DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) system on 9,535 kHz and in analogue system on 11,740 kHz.
 

RRI’s English programme airing at 20.30 UTC is transmitted simultaneously to Western Europe in DRM on 9,800 kHz and in analogue system on 11,975 kHz.

 

RRI ON INTERNET

RRI’s programs can be heard on the Internet, in WMA, MP3 and AAC+ formats, at www.rri.ro , channel 1.

 

RRI ON DEMAND

If you missed some of your favorite shows, you can now listen to them whenever you want, for up to seven days after they go out on air. We are just two or three clicks away!

From Monday to Sunday you can listen to various RRI programs, in all our 12 broadcast languages/dialects. Each programme will be stored for one week and will be available to listen again to via our website, www.rri.ro, in WMA format, approximately 2 hours after broadcast.
 

All you need to do is click the “Listen Again to RRI Broadcasts” button to the right-hand side of the website, select the day and then click the “LISTEN AGAIN” button next to the programme you wish to listen to.

 

RRI VIA SATELLITE

RRI via satellite: HOTBIRD 6, vertical polarization, azimuth 13 degrees East, central frequency 11.623 MHz, FEC 3/4, SR 27.500 Msymb/s and EUTELSAT W2, vertical polarization, azimuth 16 degrees East, central frequency 11.471 MHz, FEC 3/4, SR 29.950 Msymb/s.

 

(Radio Romania International)

Radio Romania International celebrates World Radio Day 2013

On February 13th, 2013 RRI will celebrate World Radio Day for the first time. RRI would like you to join for this celebration and tell in less than 60 seconds, what radio means to you. You can send your messages as e-mail audio attachments, at regular addresses, or you can just upload your messages on the website created specially for this event  :   www.wrd13.com

Obviously, we could talk about radio for hours, but now we would just like you to send a short and creative message, just like radio messages should be, in which you can tell us why radio is such an important means of information to you.

On February 13th you will hear some of the messages sent by our listeners, in RRI's programs, and why not, in programs broadcast by other radio stations, which will use your messages in their own shows.

Just months ahead of the celebration of its 85th anniversary, Radio Romania is actively involved in the events celebrating World Radio Day through all its stations, including RRI. February 13 is the day proclaimed by UNESCO and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate Radio as a medium; to improve international cooperation between broadcasters; and to encourage major networks and community radio alike to promote access to information and freedom of

expression over the airwaves.

UNESCO encourages all countries to celebrate World Radio Day by planning activities in partnership with regional, national and international broadcasters, non-governmental organizations, the media and the public. The World Radio Day International Committee is constituted by agreement among the most representative broadcasting organizations. Its purpose is to internationally promote the celebration of World Radio Day. The first edition will be held February the 13th 2013.

This Committee invites all public, private, online and community Radio organizations as well as Radio professionals and listeners worldwide to participate in a global campaign and join voices to tell the world why Radio continues to be the greatest media!

The World Radio Day International Committee web platform organizes sound item exchanges in order to promote this medium (1 minute maximum). You are invited to produce and send your posts, whatever your link may be with the Radio world (public Radio, private Radio, community Radio, independent producer, listener etc).

Contact : engl@rri.ro

(Radio Romania International)

“My Cultural Bucharest – from Radio Orchestras to Contemporary Art”

Dear friends, we invite you to participate in a prize-winning contest, entitled "My Cultural Bucharest-from Radio Orchestras to Contemporary Art", organized by Radio Romania International jointly with Radio Romania "Music". The contest is devoted to Bucharest, a cultural city of European importance and is focused on symphonic music and contemporary art.

The 1st edition of the International Radio Orchestras Festival is due to take place in Bucharest, between September the 23rd and 29th 2012. The festival is designed to bring together the most important symphony orchestras of leading radio broadcasters, in the Romanian capital city, in the years when Romania does not host the "George Enescu" International Festival and Contest.

The festival is held under the artistic guidance of pianist and conductor Christian Zacharias and will present to the public at large world-famous orchestras and soloists, on the stages of two of the main concert halls in Bucharest: the Palace Hall and the Radio Hall.

Performing will be: the National Radio Orchestra, the Radio Chamber Orchestra, the "Voces" Quartet

(Romania), the RAI Turin Orchestra, the Radio France Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, together with soprano Ruxandra Donose, violinist Alexandru Tomescu, conductor Juraj Valcuha, pianist and conductor Myungwhun Chung, cellist Jian Wang, conductor Horia Andreesu, violinist Maxim Vengherov, conductor Neemi Järvi, pianist Dan Grigore, etc.

Between May the 25th and July the 22nd, Bucharest will also host the 5th Contemporary Art Biennial Exhibition, BB5, coordinated by Anne Barlow (Great Britain/ the US). No less than 20 international artists from each continent have already announced their participation.

The previous editions of the Biennial were held in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010.

BB5 is meant to encourage and enhance the artists' creativity, to grant wider access to culture, to promote art, culture and intercultural dialogue, to offer the public the chance to get thorough knowledge of the history and cultural heritage of peoples from Europe and outside it. The exhibition will be held in unconventional places (including an old textile factory) as well as in public spaces in Bucharest (among which the Free Press House).

We invite you to listen to the programs broadcast by RRI, visit our website, www.rri.ro , access our profiles on Facebook, Twitter and Flickr and send your correct answers, in writing, to several questions. You stand a high chance to be among the winners. The contest comes to an end on July the 31st 2012, the post date.

The Grand Prize is a 7 night stay for two, in Bucharest, FB, between September the 23rd and 30th. The winners will find accommodation in the "Hotel Royal" and will also have the opportunity to go to all festival concerts hosted by the Palace Hall. The contest is sponsored by "Hotel Royal Bucharest".

The partners of the contest are the Ministry of Culture and Cultural Heritage, the Bucharest Prefect's Office, the Official Gazette, the Bucharest Transport Public Utility, the Romanian National Peasant Museum, the contemporary art portal Modernism.ro, the Casa Radio Publishing House, the NOI Media Print Publishing House.

As usual, you will have to cover your travel expenses from your residence to Bucharest and back, and, if necessary, the cost of the visa for Romania. We also offer many other prizes to those who don't win the Grand Prize. The smaller prizes consist in objects related to Bucharest and Romanian culture, in general, and are offered by our partners.

And here are the questions:

- Who is the artistic director of the International Radio Orchestras Festival?

- What is the name of the main contemporary art museum in Bucharest?

- Mention at least 3 cultural, historical and tourist attractions in Bucharest.

- What cultural, historical and tourist landmarks of Bucharest would you like to visit, if you win the Grand Prize, and why?

Please write to us what has made you take part in the contest and, please, mention your sources of information, others than the programs of our radio station, the site of RRI or the Facebook profile. Our

address is: 60-64 G-ral Berthelot Street, sector 1, Bucharest, Romania, PO Box 111, code 010165, fax 00.40.21.319.05.62, e-mail : engl@rri.ro The winners will be announced shortly after August 1st, to have time to make preparations for their stay in Bucharest. Good luck !

(Newsletter Radio Romania International, No. 45, 22 June 2012)

More Radio Romania International programmes available for listening on demand

RRI has increased the number of programmes available for listening on demand in all the languages and dialects it broadcasts in. Each programme will be stored for one week and will be available to listen again to via our website, broadcast. All you need to do is click the " the right-hand side of the website, select the day and then click the " AGAIN

You can listen again to the following Radio Romania International broadcasts from the previous week (all times are given in local time in Romania):

www.rri.ro, in WMA format, approximately 2 hours afterListen Again to RRI's Broadcasts" button toLISTEN" button next to the programme you wish to listen to.

English: our 06.00, 08.30, 14.00 and 20.00 broadcasts

Romanian: our 02.03, 03.00, 10.15, 15.05, 17.07, 19.05 broadcasts (Monday to Friday), our 13.30 broadcast (on Wednesday only), our 02.03, 03.00, 04.00, 17.00, 18.10, 19.00 and 20.05 broadcasts (on

Saturday), our 02.03, 03.00, 15.00, 17.00, and 18.10 broadcasts (on Sunday)

French: our 13.00, 19.00 and 23.00 broadcasts

German: our 09.00 and 15.00 broadcasts

Russian: our 16.30 and 18.00 broadcasts

Spanish: our 22.00 and 00.00 broadcasts

Arabic: our 09.30 and 17.00 broadcasts

Chinese: our 07.00 and 16.00 broadcasts

Italian: our 17.00 and 19.00 broadcasts

Ukrainian: our 18.00 and 22.00 broadcasts

Serbian: our 18.30 and 20.30 broadcasts

Aromanian: our 17.30, 19.30 and 21.30 broadcasts.

We look forward to receiving your feedback.

(RRI)

Winners of the “Targu Mures in History and in Our Times” Contest

Dear friends of Radio Romania International, you have been invited once again to take part in a competition called "Targu Mures in History and In Our Times", with some exciting prizes on offer. The competition was dedicated to a very interesting area in the center of Romania, Mures County, and especially to its main city, Targu Mures.

30 merit prizes went to: Maxim Bojok of Belarus, a listener of the Ukrainian language programs, Gianangelo Rosati of Italy, Romanian born Valentin Hogea of Sweden, Nikolai Popov of Russia, Javier González Balón from Ecuador, Marius Rybak of Poland a listener of the German language programs, Kamal Bouamama from Algeria, Khaled Said Dayan of Yemen, Long Dingzhong from China, Ng Chuanwah of Malaysia, a listener of the Chinese language programs, Jamet Paul of France, Naghmouchi Nouari and Naghmouchi Oussama, both from Algeria, listeners of the French service programs, Sabadou Sy of Mauritania, Gregory Amand, Jeffrey M. Cobb and Chris Larkosh, all 3 from the USA, Grant Skinner of Great Britain, Catherine Agboola of Nigeria, Arne Edsbagge and Borje Sahlen, both from Sweden, Mizanur Rahman, Robina Aktar Golapy, Mahmuda Sultana Mitu, MD Dipon and Dewan Rafiqul, all 5 from Bangladesh, Balbir Singh and Soutik Hati, both from India, M. Mansoor Bhatti of Pakistan, and Jaroslaw Jedrzejczak of Poland.

The 25 third prizes went to: Danijel Dazdja of Serbia, Natalia Zabolotna of Ucraina, Giovanni Sergi and Stefano Citterio, both from Italy, Bogdan and Daniela Itu, from Spain, Ludmila Dementieva of Russia, Joan Coba Femenia of Spain, José Roberto da Silva Cunha from Brazil, Klaus Karusseit of Sweden, a listener of the German language programs, Abdelnaser Mohd Rashad Kamel of Egypt, Ferhat Bezazel of Algeria, Mohamad Taher Amri from Tunisia, Gong Yudie, Zhi Yanjiao and Nan Zhou, all 3 from China, Raïf Chaaban of Lebanon, Christian Ghibaudo of France, Gita Chakrabarty, Mitul Kansal, M. Ganesan and Anil Tamrakar, all 4 from India, Syed Ali Akbar of Pakistan, Hans Verner Lollike of Denmark, Ian Morrison from China, and Usman Ali of Dubai.

20 second prizes went to: Ana Savic of Serbia, Serhii Badik from Ukraine, Agide Melloni from Italy, Romanian born Eduard Bogoe from the US, Nikolai Matveev of Russia, Antonio Ángel Morilla Ríos of Spain, Ariel Becerra Pérez from Cuba, Peter Lakati of Hungary, Erhard Lauber of Germany, Abdel Karim Ahmad Ali Al-Mabrouk of Lebanon, Noura Toubal from Algeria, Xue Fei and Lin Shan, both from China, Barry Ismaila of Sierra Leone, Boumechaal Farid from Algeria, Carlo Prelz of the Netherlands, Habib Ur Rehman of Pakistan, Christer Brunstrom from Sweden, Mogire Machuki of Kenya, and Stephen War from Cameroon, all 5 listeners of the English language programs.

10 first prizes went to: Gian Luca del Marco of Italy, Romanian born Vasile Constantinescu from Canada, Martin Rogan of Great Britian who gave detailed answers in the Romanian language, Nikolai Loghinov of Russia, David Iurescia from Argentina, Abdelrahim Ait Awad pf Morrocco, Nada Mohd Abdelkader of Egypt, Bai Huijun from China, François Jaby from France and Chinmoy Mahato from India.

15 special prizes were awarded to: Zdravka Sebastijanovic of Serbia, Steve Cherry and Weldon Walles, both from the US, Alyn Scott of Great Britain, our co-national Maria Costas from Ukraine, Valter Bruno of Italy, our conational Narcisa Gabriela Bolbos from the US, Valeri Lugovski of Belarus, a listener of the Russian language programs, Juan Franco Crespo and Emilio Sahuquillo Dobon, both from Spain, Burkhard Müller of Germany, Mohamad Al-Sayed Abderrahim of Egipt, Wu Chunyan and Liu Ripu, both from China and Renaud Didice of France.

The two Grand Prizes went to: Igor Kanevski and Irina Goncearova from Harkov, Ukraine. Congratulations!

(Newsletter Radio Romania International, No. 41, 23 April 2012)

Launch of Radio Chisinau

December 1st, Romania’s National Day, saw the official opening of Radio Chisinau, the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation’s first branch station in the Republic of Moldova, offering high-standard programming to the local people. Radio Chisinau is a quality broadcaster, powered by a team of young professionals. This new station offers insight on cultural life, as well as modern news and entertainment programs. Vlad Turcanu, editor-in-chief with Radio Chisinau, talked about the circumstances in which this station was born.

Vlad Turcanu: “The concept of public institution in the Republic of Moldova failed in the early 2000s, after having gained significant shape in the 90s. We had to limit ourselves to what private stations offered. These had poorly structured programs, without the editorial effort to satisfy the needs of listeners with a rich culture and a thirst for knowledge. I hope that bringing the Romanian public radio network to Chisinau will reconfigure the market and will boost its development.”

Radio Chisinau broadcasts on number of frequencies covering most of Moldova. In Chisinau, the station can be heard on the FM band on 89.6 MHz, as well as online. A series of cultural events were held to celebrate the launch of Radio Chisinau. These included a special concert in the city’s Central Square, with a number of Romanian and Moldovan performers.

This project is part of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation’s strategy to offer programming to listeners in the Republic of Moldova. Radio Romania hopes that expanding the network for Romanian-speaking listeners across the Prut River, on the airwaves or online, will provide a direct, fair, balanced and impartial source of information, while promoting Romanian cultural, artistic and linguistic values.

http://www.rri.ro/art.shtml?lang=1&sec=5&art=196772

(Source : Radio Romania International)

"The 2011 George Enescu Festival" Contest

Radio Romania International invites you to participate in a new prize-winning contest, this time dedicated to the "2011 George Enescu Festival". This music festival was inaugurated in 1958, in recognition of the appreciation George Enescu, the best known Romanian musician of all times, enjoyed worldwide.

The 20th edition of the festival will take place between September 1st and 25th, in Bucharest and other major cities across Romania. The festival includes almost 120 concerts and shows, grouped in various categories: "Great World Orchestras", "Chamber Music Recitals and Concerts", "Midnight Concerts", "World Music", "Opera and Ballet", "Music of the 21st Century", and, of course, "Enescu and His Contemporaries". As usual, this event attracts some of
the best names in symphonic music worldwide. You can get details on these events in our broadcasts, as well as on the website www.festivalenescu.ro, (the English version). The "George Enescu" International Competition has four sections: piano, violin, cello and composition.
The artistic director of the event is the world famous music manager Ioan Hollender, who was born in Timisoara, western Romania, who headed the Vienna Staatsoper, between 1992 and 2010.
In this contest, we grant prizes related to Enescu and Romanian symphonic music, but also to Romanian culture in general. The contest is sponsored by the "Monitorul Oficial" Publishers, with support from the "Casa Radio" Record and Publishing House.
A violin virtuoso known all over the world, composer, pianist, conductor and teacher, George Enescu was born 130 years ago, on 19 August 1881 in Liveni, Botosani county, in north eastern Romania. He is considered one of the greatest
composers of the first half of the 20th century. His work includes three completed symphonies, various other important pieces for voice and orchestra, chamber music, one opera ("'Oedip"), solo works and lieder. Such great names as Yehudi Menuhin and Dinu Lipatti are two of the musicians Enescu had a great influence on.
In order to qualify for one of our prizes you have to provide correct and complete answers, in writing, by 30 September 2011, posting date, to a few questions:
1. When and where was George Enescu born?
2. Name at least three compositions by Enescu.
3. Name at least three prestigious musicians attending this year's edition of the festival (soloists, conductors or orchestras).
4. Which edition of the "George Enescu" International Festival is running this year?
Please answer by mail, fax, e-mail, on our Facebook page, or by filling in the form posted on our website, www.rri.ro We would also ask you to tell us what motivated you to participate in the competition. Our address is: Radio Romania International, 60-64, G-ral. Berthelot Street, sector 1, Bucharest, Romania, PO Box 111, code 010171, fax no. 00.40.21.319.05.62. Our e-mail address is: engl@rri.ro. We are waiting for your answers by 30 September 2011, posting date. The winners will be announced in the second half of October 2011.

2011 RRI Summer Schedule
The 2011 Summer SW frequencies on which you can tune in to RRI's broadcasts:
UTC -----------Frequencies (kHz) ---Area
00 00 - 01 00 7,385 ; 9,580 USA (East Coast)
03 00 - 04 00 7,335 ; 9,645 USA (West Coast)
03 00 - 04 00 11,895 ; 15,340 INDIA
05 30 - 06 00 7,,305 DRM ; 9,655 WESTERN EUROPE
05 30 - 06 00 17,760 ; 2,500 INDIA + AUSTRALIA
11 00 - 12 00 17,510 ; 15,210 WESTERN EUROPE
11 00 - 12 00 15,430 ; 17,670 SOUTH-EAST AFRICA
17 00 - 17 30 7,,350 DRM UNITED KINGDOM
17 00 - 18 00 9,,535 DRM ; 11,735 WESTERN EUROPE
20 30 - 21 00 9,,765 DRM ; 11,880 WESTERN EUROPE
20 30 - 21 00 11,940; 13,800 USA (East Coast)
22 00 - 23 00 5,960 ; 7,435 WESTERN EUROPE
22 00 - 23 00 9,790 ; 11,940 JAPAN
RRI's programs can be heard on the Internet, in WMA, MP3 and AAC+ formats, at www.rri.ro
The English language program to Western Europe, airing at 17.00 hours UTC Summer time, is simultaneously transmitted in DRM system on 9,535 kHz and in analogue system on 11,735 kHz. RRI also brings you a 30-minute program in English, broadcast in the DRM system, transmitted to the UK by the British provider WRN Broadcast, between 17.00 and 17.30 hours UTC, on 7,350 kHz. Our English morning program airing at 05.30 UTC is simultaneously transmitted to Western Europe in the DRM system on 7,305 kHz and in analogue system on 9,655 kHz. Our English program airing at 20.30 UTC is simultaneously transmitted to Western Europe in DRM system on 9,765 kHz and in analogue system on 11.880 kHz. RRI also releases a weekly podcast in English, with an RSS feed; RRI's program, broadcast on Sunday at 17.00 hours UTC, will be available on the WRN servers and also on podcast directories, such as iTunes and Juicer. Also, as from October 2010, RRI's English broadcasts aired at 05.30 UTC (Summer time) and 06.30 UTC (Winter time) are available to listen on demand (via the Brittish provider WRN Broadcast), using a link on RRI's website.
On RRI's website, www.rri.ro you can listen to some of our broadcasts in English from the last 7 days. From Monday to Sunday you can listen, on demand, to our broadcast starting at 06.00 hours Romanian time. The programs become available as audio files 2 hours after broadcasting.

RRI "The 2011 George Enescu Festival" Contest

Radio Romania International - "The 2011 George Enescu Festival" Contest

Radio Romania International invites you to participate in a new prize-winning contest, this time dedicated to the "2011 George Enescu Festival". This music festival was inaugurated in 1958, in recognition of the appreciation George Enescu, the best known Romanian musician of all times, enjoyed worldwide. The 20th edition of the festival will take place between September 1st and 25th, in Bucharest and other major cities across Romania. The festival includes almost 120 concerts and shows, grouped in various categories: "Great World Orchestras", "Chamber Music Recitals and Concerts", "Midnight Concerts", "World Music", "Opera and Ballet", "Music of the 21st Century", and, of course, "Enescu and His Contemporaries". As usual, this event attracts some of the best names in symphonic music worldwide. You can get details on these events in our broadcasts, as well as on the website www.festivalenescu.ro, (the English version). The "George Enescu" International Competition has four sections: piano, violin, cello and composition.
The artistic director of the event is the world famous music manager Ioan Hollender, who was born in Timisoara, western Romania, who headed the Vienna Staatsoper, between 1992 and 2010.
In this contest, we grant prizes related to Enescu and Romanian symphonic music, but also to Romanian culture in general. The contest is sponsored by the "Monitorul Oficial" Publishers, with support from the "Casa Radio" Record and Publishing House.
A violin virtuoso known all over the world, composer, pianist, conductor and teacher, George Enescu was born 130 years ago, on 19 August 1881 in Liveni, Botosani county, in north eastern Romania. He is considered one of the greatest composers of the first half of the 20th century. His work includes three completed symphonies, various other important pieces for voice and orchestra, chamber music, one opera ("'Oedip"), solo works and lieder. Such great names as Yehudi Menuhin and Dinu Lipatti are two of the musicians Enescu had a great influence on.

In order to qualify for one of our prizes you have to provide correct and complete answers, in writing, by 30 September 2011, posting date, to a few questions:
1. When and where was George Enescu born?
2. Name at least three compositions by Enescu.
3. Name at least three prestigious musicians attending this year's edition of the festival (soloists, conductors or orchestras).
4. Which edition of the "George Enescu" International Festival is running this year?
Please answer by mail, fax, e-mail, on our Facebook page, or by filling in the form posted on our website. We would also ask you to tell us what motivated you to participate in the competition. Our address is: Radio Romania International, 60-64, G-ral. Berthelot Street, sector 1, Bucharest, Romania, PO Box 111, code 010171, fax no. 00.40.21.319.05.62. Our e-mail address is: engl at rri.ro. We are waiting for your answers by 30 September 2011, posting date. The winners will be announced in the second half of October 2011.

(RRI)

Radio Romania International Contest

"Multicultural Timisoara"
Dear friends, you are once again invited to take part in a prize winning contest entitled "Multicultural Timisoara", organized by Radio Romania International and focused on a true multicultural and multiethnic melting pot, Timis county, in Western Romania, with emphasis on the city of Timisoara. We are trying to pique your curiosity regarding Timisoara, the Timis county capital, in the historical province of Banat,with at least two historical data: in November 1884, Timisoara became the first European city with public electric lighting, and in December 1989 the anti-communist revolution in Romania started in Timisoara.
You are invited to listen to RRI shows, to visit our site at www.rri.ro and our profiles on Facebook, Twitter and Flick, to provide correct answers in writing to a few questions, and you can win. The contest will close on March 31st 2011, post date.
We will offer two Grand Prizes - two seven-night stays for one, full boarding, at the Varias Guesthouse, in the village of the same name, in the first half of June 2011.
The contest is sponsored by S.C. VARIMAX S.A., based in Varias, Timis county.
As usual, you will have to cover travel and visa fees, if necessary. Transport and accommodation in Romania are covered by RRI and the sponsors. For those who do not manage to win the Grand Prizes, we have many smaller prizes related to Timisoara and Timis county, offered by our partners and sponsors: the Timis County Council, Timisoara City Hall, the Romanian Orthodox Archbishopric of Timisoara, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, the "Banat" Philharmonics, the Museum of Banat, including the Timisoara Art Museum, the Fine Artists' Union, The Timis branch, the Timis County Center for Culture and the Arts.
First documented in the 13th century, Timisoara is home to over 300,000 inhabitants. Many other ethnic groups live alongside the majority Romanian population, making the city a cultural and religious crossroads. In Timisoara you can find large communities of ethnic Hungarians, Germans, Serbs, Roma, but also Bulgarians, Ukrianians, Jews and Slovakians. After the fall of communism, Timisoara also became a thriving business center, where communities of business people emerged, mostly Italians, Arabs and Turks.
Timisoara is a multicultural city, which has gathered many influences over the centuries, mostly from German, Hungarian and Serbian communities, but also from a Bulgarian, Italian and Greek source.
Aside from this ethnic and confessional diversity, we have to mention that Timisoara is one of Romania's economic engines, a higher education center with a long tradition, a city with an exceptional cultural life, but also a center of communications and transportation. Mostly German, Italian and US businesspeople have made investments in Timisoara. The German National Theater, the Hungarian National Theater and the Romanian Opera house share the same historical building. An important cultural landmark is the "Banat" Philharmonics. Another one is the Banat Museum, set up in 1872. It hosts the largest collection of archeological pieces in Banat. The institution has various branches, such as an Art Museum, an Ethnography Museum, the Banat Village Museum. From an architectural point of view, the city boasts a large heritage of historic buildings (according to some sources, as many as 14,500). The Baroque style of Viennese influence is prevailing. It earned Timisoara the name of "Little Vienna", but we can also find buildings in the Art Nouveau, secession, eclectic or Romanian styles. Timisoara has many green areas that mostly stretch along the navigable part of Bega River. For this reason, Timisoara has earned the moniker "city of parks and roses".
Timisoara is a "city of firsts" among cities that are now on Romanian soil: 1728 - the beginning of works to turn Bega River into a navigable canal; 1854 - the first telegraph service; 1855 - the first city in the Habsburg space to have public gas lighting; 1881 - the first telephone network; 1886 - the first ambulance service in Hungary and Romania; 1895 - the first street laid with asphalt; 1899 - the first electric tram in today's Romania, and many more.

And now, here are the questions:

- Which event occurred in December 1989 in Timisoara?

- Mention at least three ethnic minorities living in the city of Timisoara or Timis county

- How many other cities had public electric lighting before Timisoara and when was this type of lighting introduced in the city?

- Name at least 3 cultural landmarks in Timisoara.

Please, also specify what motivated you when deciding to take part in the contest, and, if you wish, mention the sources you have used in answering, other than our radio station, the RRI website or our Facebook and Twitter profiles. Please, send your answers to: Radio Romania International, 60-64 Gral Berthelot Street, sector 1, Bucharest, PO Box 111, code 010165, fax 00.40.21.319.05.62, e-mail: eng@rri.ro. Please send us your answers by 31 March 2011, post date. The winners will be announced in late April, allowing winners to make preparations for their trip to Timis County. Good luck!