European Radio for Belarus

European Radio for Belarus
TypeRadio network
AvailabilityInternational
OwnerIndependent
Launch date
2006
Official website
euroradio.by
euroradio.fm
LanguageBelarusian, Russian

European Radio for Belarus (ERB; Belarusian: Еўрапейскае радыё для Беларусі, romanized: Jeŭrapéjskaje Rádyjo dla Biełarúsi; Russian: Европейское радио для Беларуси, romanized: Yevropeyskoye radio dlya Belarusi), also known as Euroradio (Belarusian: Еўрарадыё, romanized: Jeŭraradyjo; Russian: Еврорадио, romanized: Yevroradio), is an international radio station that provides independent news, information, and entertainment to the citizens of Belarus. It launched on 26 February 2006.[1] ERB operates on FM, OIRT FM, Internet, and Satellite to reach the widest audience. Its staff includes around 20 people in the Warsaw office and ten journalists in the Minsk office.[2]

The mission of the radio is to deliver factual, current, independent, trustworthy and up-to-date information to Belarusian listeners about events in Belarus and rest of the world, as well as to promote European democratic values.[3] The project also aims to assist the development of a new generation of journalists, who will be able to work professionally in Belarus in the future during a transition to democracy and a free market. The station has one of the highest ratings among propaganda-free media in Belarus.[4][5]

In 2021, Euroradio was declared an "extremist formation" by the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs.[6]

  1. ^ Biener, Hansjörg (2009). "Radio for Peace, Democracy and Human Rights". University of Erlangen–Nuremberg. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference opendemocracy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "У нас нет теплых отношений с белорусскими властями" [We Don't Have a Warm Relationship With Belarusian Authorities] (in Russian). Radio Prague International. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ^ ""Популярности Лукашенко завидуют политики". Как национальные СМИ нарушали стандарты в апреле" ["Other Politicians Envy Lukashenko's Popularity": How National Media Violated Standards in April] (in Russian). Media IQ. 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Лидер по пропаганде в мае — "СБ. Беларусь сегодня"" [Belarus Today Leads in State Propaganda in May] (in Russian). Media IQ. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Belarus adds Euroradio to list of 'extremist formations'". Novaya Gazeta Europe. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2024.