Day of Television and Radio in Russia

News from the world of politics, announcements of interesting events, changes in the life of stars - all these people usually learn from the media. Radio and television are the most effective and informative media. At first glance it seems that the work in this area is very easy and simple. In fact, television and radio workers are working hard for days, they are in constant tension, not to make a mistake on the air and hundreds of times to retake the failed shot. To support and pay tribute to this area, Russia introduced the Day of Radio, Television and Communication.

Important date

May 7 is the day of radio and television. This date was not chosen by chance. It was May 7, 1895, the famous physicist Alexander Popov demonstrated to members of the physico-chemical society the process of wireless registration at a distance of electromagnetic oscillations by the action of a lightning bolt on the simplest receiver that he collected. Before the Day of Television and Radio began to celebrate annually, it was first celebrated in 1925 on the territory of the USSR.

Events timed to the Day of Television

May 7 is a holiday for broadcasters, television, communications workers, employees of post offices and radio amateurs. In addition to representatives of this profession, the holiday is celebrated with pleasure by all people who are involved in the rapid information of people. The Day of Television and Radio is celebrated especially at the Lobachevsky University in Nizhny Novgorod. Teachers and students of the radiophysical faculty of this university highly appreciate the history of the origin of their profession.

On a festive concert and evening of meetings, the Day of Television and Radio Workers is celebrated at the Taganrog Radio Engineering University.

Do not forget about your professional holiday and at the Radio Engineering University of Ryazan. Here the Day of Television and Radio begins with the procession on the night before the seventh of May. This action takes place around the monument of the great Russian physicist Popov located on the territory of the university. On this day, students and teachers begin their greeting with the words: "Popov is risen". In response to this phrase always heard: "Verily Popov." As gifts on this day, it is customary to use radio tubes painted in different colors. The night part of this event has not always been approved by the city administration, and since 2012 it has become banned.

Students of the Tomsk Radio Institute also celebrate the Day of Television and Radio every year. Their tradition is in the annual festive procession through the streets of their native city. In 2001, this event was even given the status of urban. Also, students of this institution of higher learning on this day say goodbye to defective equipment. Thanks to this tradition, this event was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. According to official data, this year the students said goodbye to more than 500 units of faulty equipment.

The place of celebration of this memorable date is not only the former republics of the USSR, but also Bulgaria.

Interesting Facts

1. Military communications officers have their own holiday, which is celebrated on October 20.
2. For the first time a message was sent by radio in 1895 with the help of Alexander Popov. The phrase he presented was "Henry Hertz".
3. Internet radio first appeared in 1993.
4. It was thanks to the radio that the Eiffel Tower was not demolished. The fact is that it was erected only for a limited period of time. When the radio appeared, many antennas were installed on it, which was the reason for its preservation for many years.

TV and radio presenter

Very often, the voices of different people are heard from the radio receivers. Who they are and how they look, often no one knows. Here are some wonderful radio presenters:

1. Maria Makeeva - "Russian radio", "Silver rain".
2. Alla Dovlatova - "New Petersburg", "Modern", "Russian radio", "Mayak", "Romance".
3. Gennady Bachinsky - "Policy", "Modern", "Maximum".
4. Svetlana Zeynalova - "Maximum", "Business FM", "Our Radio".
5. Dmitry Borisov - "Echo of Moscow".

Here are a few names of well-known TV personalities, which absolutely everyone knows:

1. Andrey Malakhov - "The First Channel", "Ukraine".
2. Dmitry Nagiyev - TNT, "First Channel", "Pepper".
3. Ksenia Borodina - TNT.
4. Ivan Urgant - "The First Channel", "The Fifth Channel", "MTV Russia".
5. Paul Wola - TNT.

For each of them, the Day of Television and Radio is not just a day. For them, this is a gratitude for all the work and evaluation of success.