Penza, 22 November 2015. PenzaNews. The radio station “Vesti FM” will begin broadcasting in the Penza region in the nearest future, Vladislav Bolyakin, head of the broadcast department for STRBC “Penza,” informed PenzaNews agency on Sunday, November 22.

However, he could not pinpoint the accurate date for this event.

Vladislav Bolyakin also added that the content for the new radio station will be created by the professional team that had been working on “Radio Rossii in Penza” for many years.

The radio station “Vesti FM” will be broadcast in Penza at 96.0 FM. Originally, various sources reported that the radio station will become operational in late August or early September, or, later on, October 1.

Some experts in the media field say the new state-funded radio station will become a strong competitor to “Echo Penzy,” which is a part of the media holding “Express.”

“Vesti FM” is a Russian national news and information radio station included in the All-Ruissian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company holding. Its first broadcast took place on February 5, 2008.

At the moment, it is broadcast in over 30 Russian regions.

Moreover, the radio station “Vesti FM” is included in the first multiplex package of Russian national digital television broadcast.