Business Characteristics of the Largest All News and News & Talk Radio Stations in Russia

For citation: Smirnov S.S., Obraztsova A.Yu., Vartanov S.A., Vladimirova M.B. et al. (2018) Organizatsionno-ekonomicheskiye osobennosti krupneyshikh informatsionnykh i informatsionno-razgovornykh radiostantsiy Rossii [Business Characteristics of the Largest All News and News & Talk Radio Stations in Russia]. Mediaskop3. (in Russian). Available at: http://www.mediascope.ru/2481

DOI: 10.30547/mediascope.3.2018.17

© Sergey S. Smirnov
PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Chair of Media Theory and Economics, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), smirnov_s@rambler.ru

© Anastasia Yu. Obraztsova
Researcher at the Laboratory for Integrated Studies of Topical Issues of Journalism, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), braztsova.anastasia@gmail.com

© Sergey A. Vartanov
PhD in Physics and Mathematics, Associate Professor at the Moscow School of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), sergvart@gmail.com

© Maria B. Vladimirova
PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Chair of Media Theory and Economics, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), tvmar2006@mail.ru

© Andrey V. Vyrkovsky
Doctor of Philology, Associate Professor at the Chair of Media Theory and Economics, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), a.v.vyrkovsky@gmail.com

© Marina Yu. Galkina
PhD in Philology, Researcher at the Laboratory for Integrated Studies of Topical Issues of Journalism, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), Marina.galkina@mail.ru

© Aleksandr V. Kolesnichenko
PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Chair of Periodical Press, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), Apil-7@yandex.ru

© Irina D. Fomichyova
Doctor of Philology, Professor at the Chair of Sociology of Mass Communications, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), fomichira@gmail.com

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a study of Russian all news and news & talk radio stations as a separate segment of the national radio market. The focus is on the major business characteristics of broadcasters that are the largest in terms of audience. The paper is the introductory part of a complex research project "The Working Structure of a Russian Radio Journalist in the Digital Environment".

The primary aim of the study is to define the acting members of the segment, analyze the founding boards of the enterprises, their property status and available financial indicators.

Methodology. Conducting a comparative analysis of the radio stations, the authors used the official data provided by Mediascope (Radio Index), Roskomnadzor and GMC of Rosstat as well as the open information from the broadcasters themselves.

The main conclusions. The segment of all news and news & talk radio stations in Russia was established by the end of the 2000s. Despite disparities in the names of electronic media outlets and their founders, it was possible to identify the actual largest market participants, their legal affiliation to media holdings and a relatively low level of ownership concentration. Unfortunately, however, in most cases an assessment of the financial health of the radio stations under study remains an impossible task, which results from the specifics of the economic development of modern Russian media.

Key words: radio station, format, media enterprise, founder, holding, financial indicator.

Notes

Mediascope. Available at: http://mediascope.net/

GMC Rosstat. Available at: https://integrum.ru/

Roskomnadzor. Available at: https://rkn.gov.ru/

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