Today, public radio is playing an important role in strengthening democracy in Ukraine. Seven members of the Hromadske Radio team visited New York City and Washington, DC to have a conversation about media in Ukraine. Hromadske Radio is an NGO founded by a group of professional broadcasting journalists who came together in 2013 to launch an independent public radio for the Ukrainian audience. Their tagline is Listen.Think. Hromadske Radio now has a team of over 50 who produce daily live shows and podcasts that are heard throughout Ukraine. They are funded by grants from international organizations, local membership drives in Ukraine, and a US-based crowdfunding campaign. All of them are professionals; many work as volunteers. Hromadske Radio Team vising US: Kyrylo Loukerenko, Editor-in-Chief Oleksandr Buzyuk, Deputy Chairman of the Board Vitali Khomenko, Grant Manager Viktoriia Yermolayeva, Journalist, Host Anastasiia Bagalika, Journalist, Host Iryna Romaliiska, Journalist, Host Andriy Izdryk, Chief Sound Engineer

1. Hromadske
Radio
in the US
Washington, DC • Apr 2016
Dora Chomiak, Razom
(& an Internews alum)

2. 1) Amplifying voices from Ukraine
#RazomIT #RazomCulture
2) Building a bridge of trust between activists & civil servants
#ReformersWithoutBorders
3) Being a catalyst for organizations & individuals to build a successful Ukraine
#RazomPartners

4. Hromadske Radio:
KYRYLO LOUKERENKO, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, HROMADSKE RADIO

5. HROMADSKE RADIO:
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC BROADCASTER
BUSINESS
AUTHORITIES
POLITICIANS
INDEPENDENCY FROM:
THE MISSION: TO PROVIDE THE AUDIENCE WITH INFORMATION THAT ENCOURAGES
INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT

6. SOURCES OF FINANCING
CORPORATE SUPPORT
CROWDFUNDING + SUBSCRIPTION
SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTS AND PRIVATE DONORS
ADVERTISING AND SPONSORSHIP
VOLUNTEERING
PRODUCTION

7. TIMELINE
TEN FM TRANSMITTERS: DONBAS (NINE) AND KYIV (ONE)
FIRST LIVE SHOW ON EUROPA PLUS FM STATION IN KYIV
DAILY TALK SHOW ON THE STATE RADIO (UNTIL MARCH 31, 2016)
GOVORIT DONBAS PROJECT: NEWS
2013
2013
2014
2014
2015
2015
SATTELLITE LICENSE (ASTRA 4A)2016
FIRST PODCAST ON HROMADSKERADIO.ORG
GOVORIT DONBAS PROJECT: KYIV DONBAS TALK SHOW
RL/RFE CONTENT ON HROMADSKE RADIO: DONBAS.REALII2016

8. В ЕФІРІ ГРОМАДСЬКОГО РАДІО
ГЕН СПРАВЕДЛИВОСТІ, АНТЕНА,
ФІЛОСОФСЬКИЙ БАРАБАН,
ЧАЙНИК, ТЕРИТОРІЯ
РАНКОВА ХВИЛЯ ГРОМАДСЬКА ХВИЛЯ
МУЗИКА, ПРОГРАМА
ВНУТРІШНЯ МУЗИКА

9. Vania lives in Zolotoye-4 village in “grey zone”
between army and separatist positions, 2015
GOVORIT DONBAS:
NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
FIVE HOURS EVERY DAY
14 NEWS BULLETINS, TWO
LIVE SHOWS
PUBLISHED ON
hromadskerdio.org

10. FM REACH IN DONBAS REGION
NINE FREQUENCIES
- VOLNOVAKHA 66,05 USWAND 103,8 FM
- KRAMATORSK 90,9 FM
- KRASNOARMIYSK 99,6 FM
- SHYROKY 101,8 FM
- STAROBILSK 90,2 FM
- BILOVODSK 92,6 FM
- BILOLUTSK 100 FM
- ZORYNIVKA 103,7 FM
- POPASNA
PARTNER STATIONS: Pulse FM, Perets FM,
Azov Wave, Pryazovia Radio, Army FM

11. HROMADSKE RADIO ON SATELLITE

12. PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE
FOUR BROADCASTING LICENSES IN DONBAS: KOSTYANTYNIVKA,
LYSYCHANSK, MARIUPOL, POPASNA
OFFICE IN KRAMATORSK
SUSTINABILITY (SPONSORSHIP, MEMBERSHIP, PRODUCTION)
BETTER CONTENT FOR FM AND WEB
CO-OPERATON WITH HROMADSKE.TV AND SUSPILNE TV AND
RADIO