Echo of Moscow

Echo of Moscow
Russian: Эхо Москвы
  • Moscow
Broadcast area
Frequency91.2 MHz
Programming
LanguagesRussian
Format
Ownership
Owner
  • Gazprom-Media (66%)
  • Echo of Moscow Holding (33.2%)
  • Other individuals (0.8%)
History
First air date
22 August 1990 (1990-08-22)
Last air date
1 March 2022 (2022-03-01)
Technical information
Licensing authority
Roskomnadzor
Links
Webcastecho.moscow
audio stream
Websiteechofm.online

Echo of Moscow (Russian: Эхо Москвы, romanized: Ekho Moskvy) was a 24/7 commercial Russian radio station based in Moscow. It broadcast in many Russian cities, some of the former Soviet republics (through partnerships with local radio stations), and via the Internet. From 1996 its editor-in-chief was Alexei Venediktov.

On 1 March 2022, it was taken off the air by Roskomnadzor accusing it of spreading false information about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 3 March, the board of directors voted to close the station down. While the radio programming of Ekho of Moscow ceased to exist, Venediktov and most of the employees began a spin-off YouTube channel, Zhivoi Gvozd' (literally "Live Nail", in Russian a rhyming pun on the common term "Live Guest"), which follows the late station's format and schedule. In October 2022, Echo resumed online programming from Berlin, Germany via its Echo app.