New rules have come into force requiring Ukraine’s radio stations to play a quota of Ukrainian-language songs each day, in a move designed to discourage “separatist moods”.
At least a quarter of a radio station’s daily playlist will have to be in Ukrainian from now on, rising to 30 percent in 12 months’ time and 35 percent a year after that, the Ukrayinska Pravda website reports. The law also requires TV and radio broadcasters to ensure 60 percent of programmes such as news and analysis are in Ukrainian.
