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Radio Maximum is a Russian
radio station Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based rad ...
, specializing in pop and rock music. Founded in 1991 as a joint venture of
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, StoryFirst Communications, and The Moscow News weekly, Maximum is currently owned and operated by Russian Media Group (''Russkaya Mediagruppa'' - RMG). It started broadcasting in
Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
on December 25, 1991 on the frequency of 103.7 MHz. Broadcasting in
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commenced in early 1993. The radiostation was among the first Russian music stations to start round the clock broadcasting in 1994. Maximum's format is broad, and includes both western and Russian rock and pop music. The station is popular, with a successful morning show, which at different times was hosted by such celebrities as Olga Maximova, Kostya Mikhalov, Gennady Bachinsky and Sergey Stillavin. Radio Maximum is also known for the Maxidrom rock festival, which used to be held every May in Moscow, Russia.


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