Metropolis Radio
"Metropolis" is a music-talk radio with a general format that broadcasts on the territory of the whole country. In addition to music and original shows, its frequency also broadcasts short news. Moreover, up until September 2023, "Metropolis" broadcasted news three times a day produced by the Macedonian editorial staff of "Radio Free Europe".
The legal entity behind "Metropolis Radio" was established in 2005, but during that time it had a different name, owners and a programme centered around folk music. In 2007, the ownership and name of the radio changed, from "Radio Ros" to "Metropolis".
Audience Share
Missing Data
Ownership Type
Private
Geographic Coverage
National
Content Type
Free content
Media Companies / Groups
CBC Metropolis Radio
Ownership Structure
Darko Gelev owns 50.04% of "Metropolis", while the rest of the radio, 49.96%, is owned by Mile Gjosevski.
Individual Owner
General Information
Founding Year
2007
Affiliated Interests Founder
Better known by his nickname “Brejk”, is a media owner, businessman and former musician. In addition to "Metropolis Radio", he is the sole owner of Skopje's "City Radio". In fact, that was actually the first media outlet that he started in 2002, which was meant to be a rival to the popular radio "Antenna 5". In public and on the professional social network LinkedIn, Gelev presents himself as the owner of "Club Radio", a music station oriented exclusively around club dance music. However, the official owners of this radio are other people.
Since 2022, he is also the owner of the construction company "Metropola Real Estate". Darko Gelev is also one of the owners of "MZT Investment Group", a company that issues and manages its own, as well as leased real estate.
Mile Gjoshevski is a DJ and author of electronic music. In addition to "Metropolis Radio", Gjoshevski is also the owner of a trading company.
Affiliated Interests Ceo
Is a music DJ and the CEO of "Metropolis Radio". She has been on the Macedonian scene for more than 30 years and has been the editor-in-chief of "Metropolis Radio" since 2014.
Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief
See above
Contact
Address: 507No.12 , 1000 Skopje
е-mail: info@metropolisradio.com
phone: +38923211334
website: www.metropolisradio.com.mk
Financial Information
Revenue (in Mill. $)
123.208 $ / 7.22 Mln. MKD
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
770 $ / 45.149 MKD
Advertising (in % of total funding)
87.202 $/ 5.1 Mln. MKD (70.6%)
Market Share
0.0042
Further Information
Meta Data
The ownership structure and the financial reports are based on data recived from Central registry of the Republic of North Macedonia. The documents were received on 18.07.2023 based on a government decision from 2017 for free access for investigative journalists. The financial information is for 2022. For the calculation of the amounts in US dollars, the average exchange rate for 2022 from the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia was used.
