Day of Television and Radio in Russia

News from the world of politics, interesting announcementsevents, 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 work 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 on May 7, 1895, the famous physicist Alexander Popov demonstrated to members of the physicochemical society the process of wireless recording at a distance of electromagnetic oscillations by the action of a lightning bolt on the simplest receiver 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, signalers, employees of post offices and radio amateurs. In addition to the representatives of this profession, the holiday is celebrated with pleasure by all people who are related to the operational information of people. The Day of Television and Radio is especially celebrated in the NNSU named after Lobachevsky. 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 andin 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 was not always approved by the city administration, and since 2012 it has become banned.

Students of Tomsk Radio Institute also annuallycelebrate the Day of Television and Radio. 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 became 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, Channel One, 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.