| MEGA | |
| City: | Gomel  |
| Area: | Worldwide (Internet Radio)             |
| Frequency: | Internet Radio 65,9 and 95,5 MHz in Sankt-Peterburg, RDS: - |
| Airdate: | 28 January 2012 |
| Format: | CHR/Dance |
| Language: | Russian |
| Owner: | M-Мedia |
| Website: | www.megaradio.by |
«MEGA» is a Belarusian musical and entertaining Internet radio station focusing mainly on club music – as trance, techno, house, electro, dubstep and musical directions adjacent by it.
The station broadcasts the most popular hits and new songs with a ratio of domestic songs to imports of 50/50. A key feature of the radio station is using young DJs and not skilled radio jockeys.
The radio station began test broadcasts on January 28, 2012. The radio station was broadcast with faults with delays often happening during the broadcasting of shows. During test broadcasts the station played different music (mostly trance) with repetitions often happening.
The full broadcast of the internet radio station «MEGA» began February 13, 2012. Since then, the radio station has increased the number of shows and the number of RJs and DJs. Although the radio station started to broadcast live shows it soon stopped from February 14 with DJs and RJs disappearing from the studio with music being played non-stop. Following this incident, the majority of employees left the station. A week later, broadcast was restored and from this moment the radio station cancelled live broadcasting.
During March an active influx of DJs began and station started shows such as «Dutch House», «Electric Shock", and «Trance Formation». The radio station started the show "Others"; a show that introduced the audience, as part of radio club «MEGA», to other styles of music (jazz, reggae, rap, rock, metal, chanson, etc.) as well as with groups that are in linked to these styles of play. Here you can hear all the unknown club styles and groups, from jazz to metal and hear their story of origin and their differences, and meet interesting people from the areas of theatre and cinema, show business, etc. This program helps beginners and bands to get publicity. Among them are mostly bands of the Gomel metal scene including CANADA and ATOM's, as well as groups from Ukraine and Russia (TGDM, Cry of the Soul, Robin Good, Consul and others).
On April 16 2012 they launched their official website.
In July, the format of radio station started moving towards pop music, but management of radio station denies this.
On August 1, 2012 planning was made to open a radio channel broadcasting to residents of Siberia and the Far East - «MEGA» (+3), «MEGA» (+7).
Radio is available 24/7.
Broadcast consists of a mix of DJs and speech shows. The radio doesn't have live shows as all of the shows are recorded beforehand.
In the radio station «MEGA», there are many authors of the shows. They correspond to the tastes of different audiences. Lovers of cinema are invited to listen to the show «Kinovarka». All the passions of youth can be learned from the show «Contacts». Conversations with interesting people from the world of show business are broadcast in the show «Interview On-Petersburg». The station also broadcasts Exposure «MEGA» as well as music shows, such as «2 in 1», «ZvezdoChas», «ClubOutside», «Trance Formation», etc.
As for the music filling the radio broadcast of «MEGA», electronic and dance music (CHR/Dance) is a prerequisite. To meet the demand of listeners, the station collaborates with artists and producers. The work of DJs is an indicator of the radio. More broadcasting time is given to the DJ's mixes. The radio can be heard with DJs from the CIS countries and abroad.
Internet space.
The area to which is broadcast and re-transmitted almost completely covers the providers of Belarus, as well as a number of Russian and Ukrainian ISPs. Listening is completely free. In addition, some programs are broadcast on radio in other countries that substantially increases the target audience of the project.