Echo of Moscow (Russian: Эхо Москвы, romanized: Ekho Moskvy) was a 24/7 commercial Russian radio station based in Moscow. It broadcast in many Russian cities, some of the former Soviet republics (through partnerships with local radio stations), and via the Internet. From 1996 its editor-in-chief was Alexei Venediktov.
On 1 March 2022, it was taken off the air by Roskomnadzor as a result of its coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] On 3 March, the board of directors voted to close the station down.[3] While the radio programming of Ekho of Moscow ceased to exist, Venediktov and most of the employees began a spin-off YouTube channel, Zhivoi Gvozd' (literally "Live Nail", in Russian a rhyming pun on the common term "Live Guest"), which follows the late station's format and schedule.[4] In October 2022, Echo resumed online programming from Berlin, Germany[5] via its Echo app.[6]
Echo of Moscow gained attention during the events of the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt – it was one of the few news outlets that spoke against the State Committee on the State of Emergency. The committee's decree number 3 on the suspension of Echo's broadcast[7] is now regarded as a prestigious state award by the station's journalists. According to editor-in-chief Alexei Venediktov, the special KGB Alpha Group made several attempts to cut the radio's access to the transmitter, but its employees managed to connect the studio directly to the transmitter through the telephone line and continue broadcasting.[8] From the first day of its existence Echo of Moscow adhered to one rule: "All significant points of view about events should be presented".[9] Journalists have been jokingly calling the station "Ear of Moscow".
As of 2018 Echo of Moscow is majority owned by Gazprom-Media, which holds 66% of its shares.[citation needed] Editor-in-chief Alexei Venediktov is the largest minority shareholder, with 18% of shares, and the remaining 16% are held by other minority shareholders.[11]
On 1 November 2014, the station received an official Roskomnadzor warning that a program the station had aired about Ukraine contained "information justifying war crimes".[12] A radio station can be closed down if it receives two Roskomnadzor warnings in one year.[12]
In October 2017, the station was broken into by an assailant who pepper-sprayed a security guard and soon afterwards stabbed Tatyana Felgengauer, one of Echo's main presenters, in the neck. Her injuries were life-threatening, but she was able to make a full recovery thanks to timely medical intervention. The station described the attacker as an Israeli, quoting "informed sources".[13] Forensic medical expertise determined him to have paranoid schizophrenia, and he was sentenced to compulsory medical treatment by the court.[14]
On 1 March 2022, the office of the Prosecutor-General of Russia asked Roskomnadzor to restrict access to Echo of Moscow as well as Dozhd due to their coverage of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, claiming that they were spreading "deliberately false information about the actions of Russian military personnel" as well as "information calling for extremist activity" and "violence".[15] Later that day, Echo of Moscow was taken off the air, the first time since 1991.[2][16] The following morning, according to Venediktov, YouTube blocked the station's channel, its only broadcasting avenue in Europe, because the station is affiliated with Gazprom.[17] On 3 March, Venediktov reported that the YouTube channel was unblocked.[18] On 3 March, the board of directors voted to close the station down.[3] The station's radio frequency was subsequently taken over by state-run Radio Sputnik.[19]
Venediktov and most of the employees have started a spin-off YouTube channel, Zhivoi Gvozd', that follows the station's programming and format.[4] In September 2022, a number of former Echo of Moscow employees launched an internet media called "Echo [ru]", headed by Echo of Moscow's former deputy editor-in-chief Maxim Kurnikov [ru].[5][20]
Editorial independence
On multiple occasions in 2008, editor-in-chief Alexei Venediktov was asked about whether Gazprom's majority ownership affects Echo's editorial policy.[citation needed] Venediktov responded that shareholders including Gazprom abide by Echo's charter, which stipulates that the editor-in-chief has the final say, and though he noted that Gazprom and others attempt to influence specific coverage in accordance with their business interests, they have never sought to actively intervene in editorial decisions.[21][22] Venediktov also noted that during his tenure it has become station policy to broadcast Gazprom press statements upon request, and to always request comment from Gazprom prior to airing negative stories about the company.[22]
^Miroshnichenko, Yelena (13 October 2021). "Путин о финансируемой Газпромом радиостанции: Каждый второй имеет там иностранный паспорт". Vzglyad (in Russian). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ ab"Венедиктов сообщил, что "Эхо Москвы" отключено от эфира". Interfax. 1 March 2022.
^ abAnton Troianovski (3 March 2022). "Echo of Moscow, a liberal Russian radio station, is shut down". The New York Times.
^ ab""Эхо Москвы" возродилось: теперь это "Живой гвоздь"". 11 March 2022.
^ ab"Russia's liberal 'Echo of Moscow' radio returns, from Berlin". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^"Эхо online - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^"Постановление N 3". 26 August 1991. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^Александр Жестков (4 October 2015), Алексей Венедиктов о том, как отрубают от эфира. "Главная тема с Александром Жестковым", retrieved 31 July 2018
^""Эху Москвы" исполнилось 25 лет". Interfax.ru (in Russian). 22 August 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^"Венедиктов покинул совет директоров "Эха Москвы". Оказалось, что Путин знал о радиостанции больше него". BBC News Русская служба. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^"Russia radio presenter stabbed in neck". BBC News. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
^"Напавшего на Фельгенгауэр отправили на принудительное лечение". Радио Свобода (in Russian). Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^"Russia Blocks 2 Independent Media Sites Over War Coverage". The Moscow Times. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022.
^"Генпрокуратура потребовала ограничить доступ к "Эху Москвы" и "Дождю"". Interfax. 1 March 2022.
^"Венедиктов: YouTube заблокировал "Эхо Москвы" в Европе". NEWSru.co.il (in Russian). 2 March 2022.
^"YouTube-канал "Эхо Москвы" снова стал доступен в Европе". Echo of Moscow (in Russian). 3 March 2022.
^Times, The Moscow (8 March 2022). "Russia to Broadcast State-Run Sputnik Radio on Banned Liberal Station's Frequency". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^Alexey Venediktov (3 March 2008). Без посредников (Podcast) (in Russian). Echo of Moscow. At time 13:15. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
^ abJuferova, Yadviga (20 February 2008). Свобода эха. Останется ли после 2 марта Алексей Венедиктов главным редактором "Эха Москвы"? (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
Further reading
Remnick, David (22 September 2008). "Echo in the Dark". The New Yorker. New York City: Condé Nast. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
External links
Media related to Echo of Moscow at Wikimedia Commons
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Echo of Moscow news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Echo of Moscow Russian Eho Moskvy romanized Ekho Moskvy was a 24 7 commercial Russian radio station based in Moscow It broadcast in many Russian cities some of the former Soviet republics through partnerships with local radio stations and via the Internet From 1996 its editor in chief was Alexei Venediktov Echo of MoscowRussian Eho MoskvyMoscowBroadcast areaRussiaRiga LatviaFrequency91 2 MHzProgrammingLanguage s RussianFormatTalknewspoliticsOwnershipOwnerGazprom Media 66 Echo of Moscow Holding 33 2 Other individuals 0 8 1 HistoryFirst air date22 August 1990 1990 08 22 Last air date1 March 2022 2022 03 01 Technical informationLicensing authorityRoskomnadzorLinksWebcastecho moscow audio streamWebsiteechofm wbr onlineOn 1 March 2022 it was taken off the air by Roskomnadzor as a result of its coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine 2 On 3 March the board of directors voted to close the station down 3 While the radio programming of Ekho of Moscow ceased to exist Venediktov and most of the employees began a spin off YouTube channel Zhivoi Gvozd literally Live Nail in Russian a rhyming pun on the common term Live Guest which follows the late station s format and schedule 4 In October 2022 Echo resumed online programming from Berlin Germany 5 via its Echo app 6 Contents 1 History 2 Editorial independence 3 Frequencies 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory Edit Studio interior during broadcast 2007 Mikhail Gorbachev left is interviewed by Alexei Venediktov right in the station s television studio 2008 Echo of Moscow gained attention during the events of the 1991 Soviet coup d etat attempt it was one of the few news outlets that spoke against the State Committee on the State of Emergency The committee s decree number 3 on the suspension of Echo s broadcast 7 is now regarded as a prestigious state award by the station s journalists According to editor in chief Alexei Venediktov the special KGB Alpha Group made several attempts to cut the radio s access to the transmitter but its employees managed to connect the studio directly to the transmitter through the telephone line and continue broadcasting 8 From the first day of its existence Echo of Moscow adhered to one rule All significant points of view about events should be presented 9 Journalists have been jokingly calling the station Ear of Moscow Most of Echo of Moscow s content consists of news and talk shows focusing on social and political issues where the station tries to represent different points of view Alexey Venediktov has been the station s chief editor since 1998 Radio hosts of the station include Victor Shenderovich Yulia Latynina Sergey Parkhomenko Alexander Nevzorov Yevgenia Albats Vladimir Kara Murza Vladimir Ryzhkov Yevgeny Yasin and Sophie Shevardnadze As of April 2014 update Yulia Latynina is the most popular presenter at the radio station 10 As of 2018 Echo of Moscow is majority owned by Gazprom Media which holds 66 of its shares citation needed Editor in chief Alexei Venediktov is the largest minority shareholder with 18 of shares and the remaining 16 are held by other minority shareholders 11 On 1 November 2014 the station received an official Roskomnadzor warning that a program the station had aired about Ukraine contained information justifying war crimes 12 A radio station can be closed down if it receives two Roskomnadzor warnings in one year 12 In October 2017 the station was broken into by an assailant who pepper sprayed a security guard and soon afterwards stabbed Tatyana Felgengauer one of Echo s main presenters in the neck Her injuries were life threatening but she was able to make a full recovery thanks to timely medical intervention The station described the attacker as an Israeli quoting informed sources 13 Forensic medical expertise determined him to have paranoid schizophrenia and he was sentenced to compulsory medical treatment by the court 14 On 1 March 2022 the office of the Prosecutor General of Russia asked Roskomnadzor to restrict access to Echo of Moscow as well as Dozhd due to their coverage of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces claiming that they were spreading deliberately false information about the actions of Russian military personnel as well as information calling for extremist activity and violence 15 Later that day Echo of Moscow was taken off the air the first time since 1991 2 16 The following morning according to Venediktov YouTube blocked the station s channel its only broadcasting avenue in Europe because the station is affiliated with Gazprom 17 On 3 March Venediktov reported that the YouTube channel was unblocked 18 On 3 March the board of directors voted to close the station down 3 The station s radio frequency was subsequently taken over by state run Radio Sputnik 19 Venediktov and most of the employees have started a spin off YouTube channel Zhivoi Gvozd that follows the station s programming and format 4 In September 2022 a number of former Echo of Moscow employees launched an internet media called Echo ru headed by Echo of Moscow s former deputy editor in chief Maxim Kurnikov ru 5 20 Editorial independence EditOn multiple occasions in 2008 editor in chief Alexei Venediktov was asked about whether Gazprom s majority ownership affects Echo s editorial policy citation needed Venediktov responded that shareholders including Gazprom abide by Echo s charter which stipulates that the editor in chief has the final say and though he noted that Gazprom and others attempt to influence specific coverage in accordance with their business interests they have never sought to actively intervene in editorial decisions 21 22 Venediktov also noted that during his tenure it has become station policy to broadcast Gazprom press statements upon request and to always request comment from Gazprom prior to airing negative stories about the company 22 Frequencies EditAbakan 71 06 FM Barnaul 69 11 FM Blagoveshchensk 101 5 FM Buzuluk 95 8 FM Chelyabinsk 73 97 99 5 FM Chicago 1330 AM Ekaterinburg 91 4 FM Kazan 105 8 FM Makhachkala 105 2 FM Moscow 91 2 FM Nizhnevartovsk 107 0 FM Orenburg 101 3 FM Omsk 70 55 105 0 FM Penza 107 5 FM Perm 91 2 FM Rostov on Don 69 44 FM Samara 99 1 FM Saint Petersburg 91 5 FM Saratov Engels 105 8 FM Tolyatti 107 9 FM Tomsk 105 0 FM Tyumen 72 44 FM Tver 107 2 FM Ufa 91 1 FM Ukhta 105 0 FM Vladikavkaz Beslan 102 8 FM Volgograd 101 1 FM Vologda 105 7 FM Zelenogorsk 71 06 FMSee also EditEcho TV Russia List of Russian language radio stationsReferences Edit Miroshnichenko Yelena 13 October 2021 Putin o finansiruemoj Gazpromom radiostancii Kazhdyj vtoroj imeet tam inostrannyj pasport Vzglyad in Russian Retrieved 14 October 2021 a b Venediktov soobshil chto Eho Moskvy otklyucheno ot efira Interfax 1 March 2022 a b Anton Troianovski 3 March 2022 Echo of Moscow a liberal Russian radio station is shut down The New York Times a b Eho Moskvy vozrodilos teper eto Zhivoj gvozd 11 March 2022 a b Russia s liberal Echo of Moscow radio returns from Berlin news yahoo com Retrieved 20 October 2022 Eho online Apps on Google Play play google com Retrieved 20 October 2022 Postanovlenie N 3 26 August 1991 Retrieved 31 July 2018 Aleksandr Zhestkov 4 October 2015 Aleksej Venediktov o tom kak otrubayut ot efira Glavnaya tema s Aleksandrom Zhestkovym retrieved 31 July 2018 Ehu Moskvy ispolnilos 25 let Interfax ru in Russian 22 August 2015 Retrieved 31 July 2018 Topy Echo of Moscow 24 April 2014 Venediktov pokinul sovet direktorov Eha Moskvy Okazalos chto Putin znal o radiostancii bolshe nego BBC News Russkaya sluzhba 30 July 2018 Retrieved 31 July 2018 a b Russia s Ekho Moskvy Hit With Official Warning Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 1 November 2014 Russia radio presenter stabbed in neck BBC News Retrieved 23 October 2017 Napavshego na Felgengauer otpravili na prinuditelnoe lechenie Radio Svoboda in Russian Retrieved 31 July 2018 Russia Blocks 2 Independent Media Sites Over War Coverage The Moscow Times 1 March 2022 Archived from the original on 1 March 2022 Genprokuratura potrebovala ogranichit dostup k Ehu Moskvy i Dozhdyu Interfax 1 March 2022 Venediktov YouTube zablokiroval Eho Moskvy v Evrope NEWSru co il in Russian 2 March 2022 YouTube kanal Eho Moskvy snova stal dostupen v Evrope Echo of Moscow in Russian 3 March 2022 Times The Moscow 8 March 2022 Russia to Broadcast State Run Sputnik Radio on Banned Liberal Station s Frequency The Moscow Times Retrieved 9 March 2022 EHO in Russian Radio Echo GmbH Alexey Venediktov 3 March 2008 Bez posrednikov Podcast in Russian Echo of Moscow At time 13 15 Retrieved 13 June 2009 a b Juferova Yadviga 20 February 2008 Svoboda eha Ostanetsya li posle 2 marta Aleksej Venediktov glavnym redaktorom Eha Moskvy in Russian Rossiyskaya Gazeta Retrieved 9 September 2009 Further reading EditRemnick David 22 September 2008 Echo in the Dark The New Yorker New York City Conde Nast Retrieved 14 October 2021 External links Edit Media related to Echo of Moscow at Wikimedia Commons Official website in Russian Listen live via TuneIn Portals Current events Journalism Politics Radio Russia Soviet Union Coordinates 55 45 8 N 37 35 46 E 55 75222 N 37 59611 E 55 75222 37 59611 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Echo of Moscow amp oldid 1147154865, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
