Bulgarian National Radio

Bulgaria stands out among European Union countries for having one of the longest average working weeks, clocking in at 39 hours compared to the EU average of just over 36 hours per week, according to the latest data from Eurostat. Only Greece exceeds Bulgaria with nearly 40 hours, while Romania and Poland also exceed 39 hours weekly, reports the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR).

Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) has stirred controversy after retracting an interview with Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova, citing violations of journalistic standards. This move has ignited accusations of censorship and political pressure.

Andon Baltakov has resigned as Director General of the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR), I am stepping down from the post for deeply personal reasons and ask for restraint when the decision is analysed and commented. He announced this in a letter to the staff of the radio, BNR said on August 2.

In January next year, the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) will pay a garbage fee to Sofia Municipality for the first time since 1997, reports Dnevnik.

The Bulgarian National Radio is playing music other than pre-war recordings again after hammering out an agreement with the independent rights organization that distributes the bulk of Bulgarian and foreign songs.

Bulgaria's public radio broadcaster has seen audiences grow by 20 per cent after it was forced to play only old music, according to a new survey.

The Bulgarian National Radio and copyright organization Musicautor remain at loggerheads over music fees, with officials being cautious in their reaction.

Since January 01, the public radio is barred from playing more than 14 000 000 musical pieces from around the world and plays mostly classical music, jazz and folklore music.

The Bulgarian National Radio will only play classical music, jazz and folklore as of January 01, its Director General says.

In a statement, Aleksandar Velev has cited a dispute of the public broadcaster with Musicautor, the union managing copyright of composers and record labels.

The Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) celebrates its 81st anniversary on Monday.

On 25 January 1935, Tsar Boris III signed a decree which made radio diffusion in the then Kingdom of Bulgaria a state property.

BNR's history of broadcasting began with a seven-hour program, which used to include news broadcasted two times a day for ten minutes.

The Symphonic Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) has accepted the invitation to accompany the screening of The Godfather (1972) on November 7 in the National palace of Culture in Sofia.

Over 60 musicians will play at the new re-mastered HD version boradcast of Francis Ford Coppola's legendary movie.