The London Evening Standard’s new owner, Alexander Lebedev, is planning to expand his media empire with a new English-language radio station in Moscow. Lebedev has a large stake in Russia’s main independent news outlet, Novaya Gazeta, and is planning to expand this brand having bought two radio licences. He has told Media Guardian that one will become an English-language service for Moscow.
on Feb 27th, 2009 at 14:42
I’ve never been to the Russian capital, but I don’t believe there are many English speakers there, so any criticism on an English-language radio station is going to be ineffective as nobody will understand it.
on Feb 27th, 2009 at 16:10
There are over 100,000 native English speaking expats in Moscow according to Yahoo! Answers. Plus those visiting the city on business or as tourists.
on Feb 27th, 2009 at 16:31
BBC broadcasts in English in Moscow on AM during late morning/afternoon hours and overnight. A VoA AM relay carries English almost all the time (from early morning to midnight). There are two daily English newspapers and various weekly/monthly publications in Moscow.