Starting July 1st, Romanians living abroad will be able to receive news
from back home via a new television channel of Impact media group.
At first, those living in the United States and Canada will receive
Antena International 24x7; it becomes the fourth channel of the Impact
group, along Antena 1, Antena 3 and Antena 4.
With time Antena International will expand its area to other
territories where Romanian communities live, with programming scheduled
for each territoryâs time zone.
Antena 1, 2 and 4 channels will feed part of their programs into the
new channel, and news casts of these stations will be broadcast live on
Antena International.
A cluster of talk-shows will make their way too in the programming.
Anchor Gabriela Vranceanu Firea will host "Stirea zilei cu Gabriela
Vranceanu Firea" and "Saptamana financiara"; journalist Ion Cristoiu
will host "Zig-zag cu Ion Cristoiu"; journalists Mihai Gadea and Ion
Cristoiu will host "Sinteza zilei cu Mihai Gadea si Ion Cristoiu";
journalist Moise Guran will host "Bizbazar"; Dana Deac will host
"Cafeaua cu sare"; and Mircea Badea will host "In gura presei".
On schedule too is the show "Romania mea," hosted by journalist Emil
Hurezeanu, who was in exile during the communist regime.
Translated by ANCA PADURARU