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 MINISTRY OF OF TELEVISION AND RADIO INFORMATION POLICY BROADCASTING OF UKRAINE OF UKRAINE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL RADIO BROADCASTING: 2015—2018 Overall indicators As of 14 December 2018 local radio stations local radio stations rate of increase in the launched terrestrial broadcast in 24 regions number of local radio broadcasting in 2015―2018 of Ukraine broadcasters in 2015―2018 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 NATIONAL COUNCIL MINISTRY OF OF TELEVISION AND RADIO INFORMATION POLICY BROADCASTING OF UKRAINE 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 out of 97 FM frequencies were granted to the on consideration of which local radio stations broadcasters in 4 format competitions, were granted with FM frequencies participated strictly by local radio stations Number of granted Number of general Number of format Practical steps towards implementation of the FM frequencies competitions* competitions** “Community Broadcasting” project The Law “On the Basic Concepts of Activity of Territorial Communities Broadcasting in Ukraine”*** was drafted 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 Overall indicators 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 MINISTRY OF OF TELEVISION AND RADIO INFORMATION POLICY BROADCASTING OF UKRAINE OF UKRAINE DEVELOPMENT As of 14 December 2018 OF LOCAL RADIO BROADCASTING: 2015—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 Horodenka +1 Bolhrad +1 Bairak +1 Kamianske +1 Balakliia +2 Vinnytsia Haisyn +1 Debeslavtsi +1 Odesa Koziatyn +1 Dolyna +1 Mykolaivka +1 Barvinkove +1 Kalush +1 Petrovirivka +1 Blyzniuky +1 Ivano-Frankivsk Vyshneva +1 Horokhiv +1 Strymba +1 Vovchansk +1 Liubeshiv +1 Verkhovyna +1 Poltava Lubny +1 Volyn Donets +1 Novovolynsk +1 Harasymiv +1 Zavhorodnie +1 Pidhaitsi +1 Rivne Kopan +1 Richka +1 Zachepylivka +1 Kharkiv Yaremche +1 Zmiiv +1 Bilopillia +1 Bakhmut +1 Izium +2 Glukhiv +1 Druzhkivka +1 Bila Tserkva +1 Keghychivka +1 Donetsk Kramatorsk +1 Kyiv Bohuslav +1 Sumy Konotop +1 Krasnohrad +1 Pokrovsk +1 Boryspil +1 Okhtyrka +1 Lozova +1 Sartana +1 Romny +1 Piatyhirske +1 Kreminna +1 Trostianets +1 Ploske +1 Luhansk Zhytomyr Malyn +1 Sosnovyi +1 Savyntsi +1 Ternopil Krements +1 Shevchenkove +1 Lysychovo +1 Drohobych +1 Khust +2 Zhydachiv +1 Vasylivka +2 Kamianka +2 Zakarpattia Kaniv Kosivska Poliana +1 Krasne +1 Velyka Lepetykha +1 +1 Mizhghiria +1 Lviv Peremyshliany +1 Kherson Henichesk +2 Polianetske +1 Cherkasy Smila +2 Radekhiv +1 Rykove +1 Chyhyryn +1 Zaporizhzhia Vesele +1 Sambir +1 Chonhar +3 Chornobai +1 Staryi Sambir +1 Orlovets +1 Borzna Horodok +1 Chernihiv +1 Khmelnytsk Polonne +1 Pryluky +1 Dnipropetrovsk Nikopol +1 Chernivtsi Novodnistrovsk +1 Volyn Region Rivne Chernihiv Region Region Sumy Region Kyiv and Kyiv Region Zhytomyr Region Kharkiv Region Khmelnytsk Poltava Region Region Luhansk Region Lviv Region Ternopil Region Ivano- Cherkasy Region Frankivsk Zakarpattia Region Region Vinnytsia Region Kirovohrad Dnipropetrovsk Region Chernivtsi Region Region Donetsk Region Odesa Region Zaporizhzhia Region DEVELOPMENT Mykolaiv Region TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED OF LOCAL Kherson Region TERRITORIES RADIO BROADCASTING: 2015—2018 As of 14 December 2018 TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED TERRITORIES NATIONAL COUNCIL MINISTRY OF OF TELEVISION AND RADIO INFORMATION POLICY BROADCASTING OF UKRAINE OF UKRAINE DEVELOPMENT As of 14 December 2018 OF LOCAL RADIO BROADCASTING: 2015—2018 The dynamics of FM frequencies allotment for the local radio broadcasting Number of Rivne Region allotted Chernihiv Region FM frequencies Volyn Region +2 +11 +36 +53 Sumy Region Zhytomyr Region Total number Kyiv Region +97 FM frequencies Khmelnytsk Lviv Region Region Poltava Region Ternopil Kharkiv Region Region Luhansk Region Ivano-Frankivsk Cherkasy Region Region Vinnytsia Region Donetsk Zakarpattia Kirovohrad Region Region Region Dnipropetrovsk Region Chernivtsi Region Mykolaiv Region TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED Odesa Zaporizhzhia Region Region TERRITORIES Kherson Region Lack of granted FM frequencies is justified by CRIMEA TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED ongoing FM frequencies calculation TERRITORIES NATIONAL COUNCIL MINISTRY OF OF TELEVISION AND RADIO INFORMATION POLICY BROADCASTING OF UKRAINE OF UKRAINE DEVELOPMENT As of 14 December 2018 OF LOCAL RADIO BROADCASTING: 2015—2018 Own broadcasting and retransmission of the Public Service Radio local radio stations in 42 populated localities, in addition to own This enhances the coverage by broadcasting, retransmit programmes of the Public Service Radio, Public Service Broadcasting and increases in particular of the UA:Ukrainian Radio, UA:Promin, UA:Culture 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 Luhansk Sosnovyi Kharkiv Balakliia Izium Kherson Velyka Lepetykha Vinnytsia Haisyn Lviv Drohobych Barvinkove Lozova Khmelnytsk Horodok Poltava Vyshneva Piatyhirske Donetsk Druzhkivka Lubny Cherkasy Orlovets Sartana Sumy Bilopillia Vovchansk Ploske Smila Donets Zaporizhzhia Vesele Glukhiv Savyntsi Zavhorodnie Shevchenkove Kyiv Bohuslav Konotop Boryspil Romny Zachepylivka Trostianets Zmiiv local radio stations that both broadcast local radio stations that both broadcast own product and retransmit own product and retransmit the UA:Ukrainian Radio the UA:Culture Radio Region Kharkiv Blyzniuky Cherkasy Polianetske Lviv Krasne Krasnohrad Smila Sumy Okhtyrka Chornobai Kherson Rykove Ternopil Kremenets.