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Afisha Media Group

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Afisha Media Group
File:AFISHA MEDIA GROUP LOGO.png
Media company
ISIN🆔
IndustryMass media, marketing
Founded 📆1993
Founder 👔David Ponomar
Area served 🗺️
Members
Number of employees
🌐 Websiteafishamedia.com
📇 Address
📞 telephone

Afisha Media Group is a marketing and media company founded in 1993 in Sacramento, California, United States. It specializes in information, cultural and social support for the Russian-speaking and Slavic communities of Northern California. Its activities include print publications, radio broadcasting, digital projects, and public events.

File:AFISHA MEDIA GROUP LOGO ANNIVERSARY.png
Anniversary logo, 2023

History

The company was founded in 1993 under the name Afisha, Inc. by entrepreneur and community activist David Ponomar.[1] In 2013, Afisha Media Group celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala event held on December 8 at La Dolce Vita in Sacramento.[2][3] The anniversary and the company’s history have been covered by independent Russian-language media in the United States.[4][5]

Publications

  • Afisha Magazine — a biweekly magazine covering immigration, healthcare, social assistance, and cultural events. Launched in 1998, it began as a small 16-page advertising and information bulletin featuring early Russian-speaking businesses in Sacramento.
  • Diaspora Newspaper — a newspaper (since May 1998) dedicated to community issues, leisure, and family topics.

Radio

  • ETHNO.FM — a multilingual radio platform and online broadcasting service in Sacramento, California. It began operations on December 5, 1993, as Russian Radio Afisha with a program by Mikhail Morgulis.[6][7] Later it was transformed into the current ETHNO.FM platform. Broadcasting is carried out on the FM frequency 87.7 and via the official website.[8] The station offers 24/7 multicultural programming in Russian, Ukrainian, English, and Romanian, reaching over 250,000 listeners weekly across California's ethnic communities.[9]

Digital projects

  • Diaspora News — a Russian-language online media outlet covering the life of migrants in the United States and beyond. Launched in 2006 as the digital continuation of the Diaspora newspaper. Focused on uniting Russian-speaking communities in the U.S. and readers from CIS countries. Based in Sacramento, California.[10]
  • Ve4erka.com (Vecherniy Sacramento) — an online news project publishing daily news, incidents, and event announcements for the Russian-speaking audience of Sacramento. Integrated with Afisha Media Group resources (Diaspora News, ETHNO.FM) and accompanied by radio broadcasts.[11]
  • UADiaspora.com — an information portal focused on the Ukrainian diaspora in the United States. Publishes news, analytical materials, and cultural announcements related to Ukrainian communities, migration, adaptation, and cooperation with other ethnic groups.[12]
  • LadyLife.us — an online magazine for Russian-speaking and Ukrainian-speaking women in the U.S. Features articles on health, beauty, fashion, cooking, family relations, and psychological advice.[13]

Events

  • Yarmarka International Festival — an annual multicultural festival in Sacramento, usually held in Southside Park.[14]
  • Business & Charity Gala / Person of the Year — an award ceremony recognizing leaders of the Slavic diaspora.

Management

  • David Ponomar — founder and CEO
  • Lyuba Zolotov — public relations specialist
  • Vlad Kirgiz — marketing director
  • Yulia Gusina — editor-in-chief

References

  1. ↑ "Russian language in multilingual California". Slavic Sacramento. 2019-11-30.
  2. ↑ "Afisha — 20 years". Slavic Sacramento. 2013-12-09.
  3. ↑ "Afisha — 20 years". Slavic Sacramento. 2013-12-11.
  4. ↑ "Afisha: 20 years serving the community". Dallas Telegraph. 2023.
  5. ↑ "Chronicle of the Russian-speaking diaspora in the USA". International Affairs. 2013-12-18.
  6. ↑ "Afisha — 20 years". Slavic Sacramento. 2013-12-11.
  7. ↑ "Russian Radio Afisha in Sacramento". Slavic Sacramento. 2015-02-06.
  8. ↑ "ETHNO.FM — Official website". Afisha Media Group. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "ETHNO.FM — Official website". Afisha Media Group. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "About Us — Diaspora News". Diaspora News. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Vecherniy Sacramento — Ve4erka.com". Ve4erka.com. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "UA Diaspora — Official site" (in українська). UA Diaspora. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "LadyLife.us — Women's magazine" (in русский). LadyLife.us. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Yarmarka International Festival". Yarmarka.org.

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