98,1 99,2 www.racyja.com 98,1 99,2 www.racyja.com Eugeniusz Wappa, Chief Editor of Belarusian Radio Racja: Be- larusian Radio Racja broadcasts a 24/7 program at 98,1 FM in Grodno and Grodno region and at 99,2FM in Brest and the area around. On the Polish and Belarusian border- land the Radio reaches about 2,500,000 people. Radio Racja offers a diverse-content program based on rich news bulletins (presented every hour), an outstanding selection of music as well as interesting and compre- hensible programs featuring social problems, culture, economics, politics, human rights, sport and history. Our listeners are active people concerned with their professional development and interested in things happening in their region and the challenges of the contemporary world. The selected BRR broadcasts: News – every hour service. De Facto Politics – political commentary program de- voted to things happening behind the scene of politi- cal and social events in Belarus. I’m a human – program based around human rights in Belarus. Program prepared with Human Rights Cen- ter Viasna. Racja Basket – program devoted to growing costs of everyday life for people living in Belarus. It presents the analysis of price changes for an average Belarusian family. Living with Literature – program devoted to current problems of literature. Ales Arkush, a famous Belarusi- an writer, analyses current literary and artistic events. Sightseeing points – tour around interesting places in Belarus. Motherland in Heart – program devoted to Belaru- sian diaspora all over the world. This broadcast is pre- pared in co-operation with the World Association of Belarusian Backauscyna. Radio Racja 98,1 FM broadcasts in: Grodno Wolkowysk Szczuczyn Lida Mosty Wysokie Sapockiny Bierestawica Skidel Indura Slonim Zelwa Aziory Bialystok Hajnowka Bielsk Podlaski Siemiatycze Sokolka Augustow Radio Racja 99,2 FM broadcasts in: Brest Biala Podlaska Kamieniec People about Radio Racja: Ales Bialacki – the President of Human Rights Cen- ter „Viasna“: Creation of media and information cen- ters located abroad and broadcasting in Belarusian is the response to the actions of Belarusian authorities towards the society of Belarus. The authorities of Belarus are powerless to manipula- te the media broadcasting from abroad. They are not able to either censor the content prepared by their journalists or to affect the preparation process. Zhanna Litvina – the President of Belarusian Asso- ciation of Journalists: Today there is a great need for political comment journalism, the attempts to answer the question concerning the future of Belarus – this increases the credibility of independent mass infor- mation centers. Regardless the problems faced by RR in Belarus, it meets the expectations of our society – like other independent media. Uladzimir Niaklayeu – the leader of »Tell The Truth« Initiative, a former candidate for presidency of the Republic of Belarus: Until there is dictatorship in Belarus and each objective piece of information is very important– there will be work for independent media here. Uladzimir Arlou – poet, writer, journalist: Radio Racja is a very important factor of life in European/Belarusian borderland. I know people who keep listening to Radio Racja and there is something in this radio for each of them: information, commentary, music, culture.