Russkoye Radio (, in English: Russian Radio) is a Russian radio station, broadcasting in some CIS countries. It differs from other similar stations since it broadcasts songs almost exclusively in Russian.

History

In Moscow Russkoye Radio began broadcasting on 2 August 1995. In 1996, Russkoye Radio established the folk music award Golden Gramophone, which takes place at the end of each year in the Kremlin in Moscow and a similar ceremony takes place at the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg. In 2006 came the TV equivalent of the radio station - RU.TV. Also, Russkoye Radio was broadcast in Ukraine from 2001 to 2022 under the name Russkoye Radio Ukraina. In February 2022, Russkoye Radio Ukraina stopped broadcasting due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was replaced with Radio Bayraktar.