Typological Features of Church Radio Broadcasting

Section: Television and Radio

The article covers the typological characteristics of the church radio station. It is the official studio of the St. Petersburg eparchy “Grad Petrov” that has been taken for the research as an illustration. The historical and technical peculiarities of the operation of this station are specified herein. The format of the broadcasting is determined here, in which the conversational, informative and musical components are revealed. The main typological feature of “Grad Petrov” radio station presents itself as a combination of the church themes and the cultural orientation. The question of the motivation of such a synthesis is raised here.