Radio Chișinău

Logo of Radio Chișinău

Radio Chișinău is considered the successor of Radio Basarabia, inaugurated in Chișinău on October 8, 1939, as the first regional studio of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society. Radio Chișinău, as part of Radio România group of radio stations managed by the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, owned by the Romanian state, began broadcasting again in Moldova on December 1, 2011. It is a general radio station with regional coverage that broadcasts news, informative and analytical programs, as well as music. Part of the content broadcast by Radio Chișinău is taken from Romania's public state radio.

Key Facts

Audience Share2,2%
Ownership TypePublic
Geographic CoverageLocal
Content TypeFree
Active Transparency
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Ownership

Ownership Structure

Radio Chișinău is owned by Pajura Albă Limited Liability Company (SRL), which in turn is owned by Pajura Albă Media Joint Stock Company. This is owned by the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society at 99% and by the "Romanian Culture and Book Center" NGO (1%). The Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society is owned by the Romanian state and manages several national and regional radio stations in Romania, while the "Romanian Culture and Book Center" is a public association from Moldova, led by cultural figure and academician Mihai Cimpoi.

Individual Owner
Group / Individual Owner
  • "Romanian Culture and Book Center" NGO

    "Romanian Culture and Book Center" is a public association from Moldova, led by cultural figure and academician Mihai Cimpoi.
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Media Companies / Groups

Facts

Founding Year2011
Founder
  • Romania

    Pajura Albă SRL, the current license holder for Radio Chișinău station, was founded on April 4, 2008. A month later, in May 2008, it obtained a broadcasting license for a radio station called Radio 10. According to the study "Evaluation of the media situation in the Republic of Moldova - is free and fair coverage of the 2009 parliamentary election campaign possible?", published in November 2008 and conducted by the Independent Journalism Center and the Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections, Radio 10, owned by Pajura Albă SRL, was part of the media holding connected to the Christian Democratic People's Party (PPCD), then led by Iurie Roșca. The study also mentions that Vlad Cubreacov, at that time vice-president of PPCD, participated in the launch of Radio 10 on December 1, 2008.

    On November 11, 2011, following a request from Pajura Albă SRL, the Audiovisual Coordinating Council of the Republic of Moldova approved changing the name of "Radio 10" to "Radio Chișinău" - a station that officially launched on December 1, 2011.

    Currently, Pajura Albă SRL is owned by Pajura Albă Media Joint Stock Company, which in turn is owned by the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society (99%) and the "Romanian Culture and Book Center" NGO (1%).

    The Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society is owned by the Romanian state and manages several national and regional radio stations in Romania.

CEO
  • Valentin Niculescu

    Valentin Niculescu has been the director of Radio Chișinău since 2011, the year when the station was launched. Previously, Niculescu worked in Bucharest at the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, the founder of Radio Chișinău.

Editor-In-Chief
  • Corneliu Rusnac

    Corneliu Rusnac, editor-in-chief, has over 20 years of experience in journalism and has been working at Radio Chișinău since January 1, 2012. According to his LinkedIn profile, before joining Radio Chișinău, Corneliu Rusnac collaborated with several national (Flux, Basa-press) and international (BBC, Associated Press) press institutions. Corneliu Rusnac is the producer of the debate and analysis show "Peak Hour" on Radio Chișinău, where political analyst Ion Tăbârță is a permanent guest. Corneliu Rusnac is also the coordinator of veridica.md website, an extension of the veridica.ro project - a publication specialized in monitoring, analyzing and debunking fake news campaigns, disinformation and manipulation in Central and Eastern Europe.

Contact42/A București Street
office 3
MD-2012 Chișinău municipality
info@radiochisinau.md
022-27-87-11
radiochisinau.md
RevenueMDL 12.2 million / USD 671,810
Operating ProfitMDL 591.8 thousand / USD 32,590
Advertising (in % of total funding)Missing Data
Market ShareMissing Data
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Data regarding revenue and profit were extracted from the 2023 report submitted by Pajura Albă SRL to the Audiovisual Council.

Sources
Documents (PDF)
  • Extras din Registrul de stat al persoanelor juridice privind: Societatea cu Răspundere Limitată PAJURA ALBĂ
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  • Extras din Registrul de stat al persoanelor juridice privind: Societatea pe Acţiuni PAJURA ALBĂ MEDIA
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  • Raport de activitate anual al furnizorilor privați de servicii media: Radio Chișinău
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  • Studiul „Evaluarea situaţiei mass-media din Republica Moldova – e posibilă reflectarea liberă şi corectă a campaniei pentru alegerile parlamentare 2009?”
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