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Radio 101.2 (Belarus)

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City
  
Minsk, Belarus

Last air date
  
August 31, 1996

Language(s)
  
Belarusian

Frequency
  
101.2 Minsk FM

Format
  
Rock, Popular

First air date
  
July 21, 1995 (1995-07-21)

Radio 101.2 was a radio station in the Belarusian capital of Minsk. In 1995 and 1996 the radio station, which is at the frequency 101.2, was broadcasting news and was not affiliated with the national government.

Soros Foundation helped to buy the equipment for newly started radio in 1995. The station was closed on formally technical reasons and was transferred over to the Belarusian Republican Youth Union, who still uses the radio today. The government has claimed that the station, and its frequency, was interfering with the radio communications of the Minsk police force. Independent groups claimed that this was another method by the government of Alexander Lukashenko to suppress the freedom of the press inside of Belarus.

References

Radio 101.2 (Belarus) Wikipedia