Development of local broadcasting in Ukraine: 2015-2018

DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL RADIO BROADCASTING IN UKRAINE: 2015–2018

The Project of the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine “Community Broadcasting”

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING OF UKRAINE

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION POLICY OF UKRAINE

DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL RADIO BROADCASTING: 2015—2018 Overall indicators local radio stations launched terrestrial broadcasting in 2015―2018

As of 14 December 2018 local radio stations broadcast in 24 regions of Ukraine

The average volume of own broadcasting | 11 hours 15 minutes per 24 hours Type of activity of a TV and radio organization For profit radio stations share in the total number of local radio stations

Non-profit (communal companies, community organizations) radio stations share in the total number of local radio stations

rate of increase in the number of local radio broadcasters in 2015―2018

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING OF UKRAINE

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION POLICY OF UKRAINE

DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL RADIO BROADCASTING: 2015—2018 The competitions held for available FM radio frequencies for local radio broadcasting competitions held by the National Council on consideration of which local radio stations were granted with FM frequencies Number of granted FM frequencies

Number of general competitions*

Number of format competitions**

out of 97 FM frequencies were granted to the broadcasters in 4 format competitions, participated strictly by local radio stations Practical steps towards implementation of the “Community Broadcasting” project The Law “On the Basic Concepts of Activity of Territorial Communities Broadcasting in Ukraine”*** was drafted

Overall indicators

The step-by-step Guidelines “Organizing local radio broadcasting, territorial communities broadcasting” were elaborated The format competitions strictly for local broadcasters’ participation were introduced The package reservation of the radio frequencies for the regions

The requirements for the Programme Concept for the format competitions on development of local radio broadcasting • ≥15% share of information programmes of local interest in the total volume of own broadcasting • Ensuring public alert system in case of emergencies • Retransmission of programmes of the Public Service Broadcasting only * Competitions with the participation of local, regional and nationwide radio stations ** Competitions with the participation of local radio stations only *** The draft Law No. 5582 was registered in the Parliament of Ukraine on 22 December 2016 at the V session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

As of 14 December 2018

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING OF UKRAINE

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION POLICY OF UKRAINE

DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL RADIO BROADCASTING: 2015—2018

As of 14 December 2018

Regional FM frequencies allotment for the local radio broadcasting +97 FM frequencies in 22 regions of Ukraine were allotted to the local radio stations in the span of 3 years Region

Vinnytsia +1 Vinnytsia Haisyn +1 Koziatyn +1 Horokhiv +1 Liubeshiv +1 Volyn Novovolynsk +1 Pidhaitsi +1 +1 Druzhkivka +1 Donetsk Kramatorsk +1 Pokrovsk +1 Sartana +1 Bakhmut

Zhytomyr Malyn +1 Lysychovo +1 Khust +2 Zakarpattia Kosivska Poliana +1 Mizhghiria +1 Zaporizhzhia Vesele +1 Chernihiv

Borzna +1 Pryluky +1

Horodenka +1 Debeslavtsi +1 Dolyna +1 +1 Kalush Ivano-Frankivsk Strymba +1 Verkhovyna +1 Harasymiv +1 Richka +1 Yaremche +1 Bila Tserkva +1 Kyiv Bohuslav +1 Boryspil +1 Luhansk

Kreminna +1 Sosnovyi +1

Drohobych +1 Zhydachiv +1 Krasne +1 Lviv Peremyshliany +1 Radekhiv +1 Sambir +1 Staryi Sambir +1 Dnipropetrovsk Nikopol +1

Bolhrad +1 Kamianske +1 Odesa Mykolaivka +1 Petrovirivka +1 Poltava Lubny +1 Rivne Kopan +1 Bilopillia +1 Glukhiv +1 Konotop +1 Sumy Okhtyrka +1 Romny +1 Trostianets +1 Ternopil Krements +1 Vasylivka +2 Velyka Lepetykha +1 Kherson Henichesk +2 Rykove +1 Chonhar +3 Khmelnytsk Horodok +1 Polonne +1

Bairak +1 Balakliia +2 Barvinkove +1 Blyzniuky +1 Vyshneva +1 Vovchansk +1 Donets +1 Zavhorodnie +1 Zachepylivka +1 Kharkiv Zmiiv +1 Izium +2 Keghychivka +1 Krasnohrad +1 Lozova +1 Piatyhirske +1 Ploske +1 Savyntsi +1 Shevchenkove +1 Kamianka +2 Kaniv +1 Polianetske +1 Cherkasy Smila +2 Chyhyryn +1 Chornobai +1 Orlovets +1 Chernivtsi Novodnistrovsk +1

Volyn Region

Rivne Region

Chernihiv Region

Sumy Region

Kyiv and Kyiv Region Zhytomyr Region Kharkiv Region Poltava Region

Khmelnytsk Region

Lviv Region

Luhansk Region

Ternopil Region Zakarpattia Region

Cherkasy Region

IvanoFrankivsk Region Chernivtsi Region

Vinnytsia Region

Kirovohrad Region

DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL RADIO BROADCASTING: 2015—2018

Dnipropetrovsk Region Donetsk Region

Odesa Region

As of 14 December 2018

Zaporizhzhia Region Mykolaiv Region

Kherson Region

TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING OF UKRAINE

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION POLICY OF UKRAINE

DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL RADIO BROADCASTING: 2015—2018

As of 14 December 2018

The dynamics of FM frequencies allotment for the local radio broadcasting Number of allotted FM frequencies

Rivne Region Chernihiv Region

Volyn Region

Sumy Region

+2 +11 +36 +53

Zhytomyr Region

Total number

+97 FM frequencies

Kyiv Region Khmelnytsk Region

Lviv Region

Poltava Region Kharkiv Region

Ternopil Region

Luhansk Region

Cherkasy Region

Ivano-Frankivsk Region

Vinnytsia Region

Zakarpattia Region

Kirovohrad Region

Dnipropetrovsk Region

Donetsk Region

Chernivtsi Region

Odesa Region

Mykolaiv Region Zaporizhzhia Region

TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

Kherson Region

TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

CRIMEA

Lack of granted FM frequencies is justified by ongoing FM frequencies calculation

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING OF UKRAINE

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION POLICY OF UKRAINE

DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL RADIO BROADCASTING: 2015—2018

As of 14 December 2018

Own broadcasting and retransmission of the Public Service Radio local radio stations in 42 populated localities, in addition to own broadcasting, retransmit programmes of the Public Service Radio, in particular of the UA:Ukrainian Radio, UA:Promin, UA:Culture

This enhances the coverage by Public Service Broadcasting and increases competitive ability of local radio stations

The average volume of own broadcasting | 11 hours 15 minutes per 24 hours local radio stations that both broadcast own product and retransmit the UA:Promin Radio Region Vinnytsia Haisyn Donetsk Druzhkivka Sartana Zaporizhzhia Vesele Kyiv Bohuslav Boryspil

Luhansk Lviv Poltava Sumy

Sosnovyi Drohobych Lubny Bilopillia Glukhiv Konotop Romny Trostianets

Kharkiv Balakliia Barvinkove Vyshneva Vovchansk Donets Zavhorodnie Zachepylivka Zmiiv

Izium Lozova Piatyhirske Ploske Savyntsi Shevchenkove

Kherson Velyka Lepetykha Khmelnytsk Horodok Cherkasy Orlovets Smila

local radio stations that both broadcast own product and retransmit

local radio stations that both broadcast own product and retransmit

the UA:Ukrainian Radio

the UA:Culture Radio

Region

Kharkiv Blyzniuky Krasnohrad Kherson Rykove

Cherkasy Polianetske Smila Chornobai

Lviv Krasne Sumy Okhtyrka Ternopil Kremenets