The Recreational Radio and the Impact of the Internet on Traditional Media

According to the opinions of experts and analysts, it is clear that in the implementation of the recreational function, not only their direct purpose of entertainment and psycho–emotional influence, but also the formation of ideological consciousness and culture should be taken into account. At the present time, recreational functions play an important role in all mass media. In particular, the recreational functions in radio systems have become very popular. This scientific work provides information about the appearance of recreational functions in radio systems, their actual peculiarities, importance, commercial processes, the influence of private radio stations on the content of public radio stations, and changes in traditional media due to the Internet.