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Afisha Media Group

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Afisha Media Group
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.

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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