Moscow Media

Assets

For November, 2015 enter into Moscow Media holding:

• Moscow 24 and Doveriye TV channels,
• FM radio station Capital FM, Moscow and Radiomoskva,
• Moscow news agency,
• m24.ru online media and city news agency "Moscow",
• the image laboratory "Golos" is training center.

History

2015: Moscow FM conversion to Capital FM

In November, 2015 the joint editorial office of the Moscow media "Moscow media" started new radio station Capital FM which replaced Moscow FM working earlier at this frequency. Broadcasting begins since December 1, 2015 in the Moscow FM range 105.2, and will happen in English - English-speaking DJs will communicate on air with listeners. The management "Moscow media" decided to carry out rebranding of the project^[1].

According to Maxim Dimov, the deputy chief editor and the head of radio department "Moscow media", pushed them to change of a format unsatisfactory indicators which, in turn, turned out to be consequence of weak programming and blurring of target audience.

"In a new format we described the potential listener more accurately and tried to make the station with fashionable vigorous sounding for the modern resident of the big city", - Dimov emphasized.

Heads "Moscow media" consider that they will be able to solve this problem using new radio station Capital FM. Within musical policy it is decided to leave from a rock format and to be guided by modern popular and dynamic music.

The program director of Capital FM Alexander Samoylenko comments on changes:

"We made radio station for those who love qualitative music, improves language and does not represent the life without travel and permanent development. Our slogan completely reflects the concept of the station - We Speak English. We Play the Hits."

2014

For March, 2014 entered into Moscow Media holding:

• TV channels "Moscow 24" and "Moscow. Trust",
• radio stations Moscow FM, Radio of Moscow and Moscow FM,
• m24.ru portal and city news agency "Moscow".

In February, 2014 also it became known that authorities of the capital will purchase at RIA Novosti which is subject to reorganization, the Moskovskiye Novosti newspaper.

2012: Moscow FM start

The English-language information and musical radio station Moscow FM began the broadcasting in November, 2012 as the guide for foreigners in the most interesting places and institutions of the capital.

2011: Sobyanin's reform

Creation of the joint edition in August, 2011 is connected with large-scale reforms of the media belonging to Moscow at the mayor Sobyanin. Within these reforms district and district studios were closed and also:

• On September 5, 2011 the Stolitsa TV channel which became to the first media of holding and headed at that time by Igor Shestakov is transformed to the full-time information channel Moscow 24,
• the Doveriye TV channel which entered into new holding also underwent rebranding and began to be called Moscow. Doveriye,
• the English-language radio station Moscow FM is created (105.2 FM, mosfm.com),
• radio "Govorit Moskva" since February 1, 2013 broadcasts only on the third button of a wired network, and at its radio frequency 92.0FM the FM (92fm.ru) Moscow radio station is started.

For implementation of the called conversions Moscow redeemed 35% of stocks of JSC City Television Company TV Stolitsa and 65% of stocks of JSC Radio-Centre Concern from Bonaventura LLC, having taken control thus 100% of stocks of the companies.

JSC Evening Moscow Newspaper Editorial Office which was on balance of Bank of Moscow is also included in holding.

The public Russian radio entering in addition to the Govorit Moskva station into Radio-Centre concern was liquidated.

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