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Radio honored in special ways, old tech not so much
"The radio is playing"

Each May 7th Radio Day in honored in Russia and much of the former Soviet Union. Radio Day memoralizes the date in 1895 when Russian inventor Alexander Popov demonstrated his transmitter and receiver, sending short bursts of radio energy across 64 meters. The Soviet Union officially established Radio, Television and Communications Workers Day in 1945. The celebrations continue with parades, speakers, concerts and other traditions. Certain workers get the day off.

There is even a song:

“Politics, weather, music, games,
All areas of entertainment are full.
In traffic, at work, on the road and in life,
The radio is playing - and I love it.”

At the Institute of Radio Electronics and Information Technology of Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg there is the tradition of “bathing” Popov’s statue. He taught there. It is good luck, according to tradition, to climb the statue and make a wish. Another Russian Radio Day tradition is using the name Marconi as a curse. (See more about media in Russia here)

Some things traditional are less honored. Students in Tomsk “threw old radio equipment out the windows,” noted onair.ru (May 7).

Listeners stay with favorite stations, broadcaster shakes up things
"Times are changing"

Radio listeners in Ireland continued their happiness streak. In the latest JNLR/Ipsos survey, released May 2, total daily radio reach exceeded, again, four out of five people (82%). This is far about the European average. The diary-based research reports a rolling average of the previous 12 months listening, mitigating those pesky wobbles.

Weekly reach for public broadcaster RTE national general interest channel Radio 1 continues to exceed a million folks. It has a 22% listening share among people 15 years and older. Quoted by Irish Independent (May 2), Radio 1 managing editor said he is “overall, really happy.”

National privately-owned channels Today FM and NewsTalk are, again, in a virtual tie for second place., both with 11% listening share.Today FM is a pop music channel and NewsTalk is a”quasi-national” channel offering, obviously, news and talk. Both are owned by Irish broadcaster Communicorp.

The RTE national pop hit music channel 2FM follows with a 10% listening share. “Times are changing and we’re getting ready to change again,” said 2FM manager Dan Healy, quoted by radiotday.ie (May 2). Hours later the morning (breakfast) show hosts were out, others shuffled. National classical music and arts channel Lyric FM has, again, a 3% listening share. RTE Radio also has six digital-only channels. The total listening share for RTE Radio is 33%. (See Ireland - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting in Resources)

In the Dublin audience estimates, regional and local channels jumped into the mix. RTE Radio 1 is on top with a 25% listening share but has been trending lower for several years. Second place, again, is FM104 the adult contemporary music channel owned by the Wireless Group, acquired by News Corporation in 2016. Newstalk is 3rd in Dublin, again.

Communicorp stations take the next two places in Dublin; local hit music station Spin 1038, and contemporary music station 98FM - 13% and 11%, respectively. Contemporary music Q102 (Wireless Group) placed 6th, 9% listening share. Following are national channel Today FM, easy listening Sunshine 106.8, 2FM, rock music Radio Nova and multi-city licensed Classic Hits 4FM. Bay Broadcasting owns Radio Nova and Classic Hits 4FM and is principal shareholder in Sunshine 106.8.

JNLR, the joint industry group administering radio measurement, recently decided to continue the current day-after aided recall method.

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