Radio Yunost

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Radio station in Moscow

Moscow

Broadcast areaRussiaFrequency68.84 MHz Ultra-short waveProgrammingLanguage(s)RussianFormatTop 40 DanceOwnershipOwner

VGTRK
(VGTRK)

Sister stations

Radio Mayak, Radio Rossii, Radio Culture, Vesti FMHistory

First air date

1962LinksWebcastyou-fm.ruWebsiteradiounost.ru

Radio Yunost (Russian: Радио Юность, lit. 'Radio Youth'), also known as "You-FM" was the primary youth radio station in Russia . It currently broadcasts as a livestream online, now broadcasting Soviet music and literary performances.

History

Radio Yunost' began broadcasting in 1962 in what was then the USSR. It was the main station, where Russian people could hear fresh foreign music. Now "Yunost" radio station, also called "You-FM" is part of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise VGTRK, which also includes television channels "Russia", "Sport", "Culture", "Vesti", and "Bibigon", as well as radio stations "Radio Rossii", "Mayak", "Culture", and "Vesti FM". The station shut down as a youth station on January 9, 2014. Radio Yunost was relaunched on January 2, 2018, as an online-only service, now playing older Russian songs and literature-based programming instead of pop and dance music.

Broadcast

Radio Yunost is classified as a music and radioshow station for youth. It is one of the state's channels, meant to appeal to an active youth audience.