Gortsarar Aliq

Koryun Khumaryan founded both the "Impulse-Mayak" radio station and "Lratvakan Radio" (later rebranded as "Gortsarar Aliq").

Born in 1941 in Satkha village, Javakhk (Georgia), Khumaryan was an Armenian journalist and media professional. From 1967, his career was closely tied to Armenia's radio broadcasting sector. He worked at the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the USSR (Gosteleradio), served as the exclusive correspondent for Russia's "Mayak" radio station in Armenia, held significant positions at Armenian Radio, and for many years managed the "Impulse" radio station, which he founded in 1999.

Prior to founding Impulse, Russia's "Mayak" radio station was rebroadcast in Armenia. After it was closed by state authorities, Khumaryan continued broadcasting it privately under the name "Impulse-Mayak."

Khumaryan was a member of the Journalists' Union of Armenia from 1971. He passed away on October 1, 2021.

Davit Khumaryan is the younger son of Impulse LLC founder Koryun Khumaryan. He studied journalism at the Armenian-Russian University and worked for nine months on the "Armenian Export Catalog" project outside of journalism.

According to the State Register of Legal Entities, he succeeded his father as executive director of Impulse LLC in 2020. He has no prior experience working for other media outlets.

On "Gortsarar Aliq," Khumaryan co-hosts "Darbinyan's Hour" with former Armenian Prime Minister Armen Darbinyan, covering past, present, and future global events from an Armenian perspective.

Lianna Khachatryan has served as editor-in-chief of "Gortsarar Aliq" since 2023. She joined Lratvakan Radio (later Gortsarar Aliq) in 2011.

She is the daughter-in-law of founder Koryun Khumaryan, married to his eldest son, Garegin Khumaryan. She studied journalism at the Armenian-Russian University and has published articles in Armenian newspaper "Taregir," French-language "Nor Yaraj," and served as a correspondent for Georgian publication "Liberali." As of July 2025, she collaborates with "Novaya Gazeta" and writes as a columnist for MediaLab.am.

Her work focuses on regional politics and issues, and science development in Armenia. She holds a second qualification as a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, with interest in the psychological dimensions of politics.

Garegin Khumaryan previously served as Program Director for "Gortsarar Aliq" (then "Lratvakan Radio"). He is the eldest son of founder Koryun Khumaryan and brother of current Impulse LLC Director Davit Khumaryan.

From 2019 to April 2024, he served as Director of Public Radio of Armenia. On January 31, 2024, Public Radio's "Security Environment" program hosted Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. On February 5, Khumaryan published an article on Public Radio's website apologizing for the program's quality and expressing disagreement with some of the Prime Minister's statements. He also criticized the interviewer's performance.

On February 6, the Council of Public Broadcaster issued a statement asserting that Khumaryan had "prima facie abused his authority and official position" by using Public Radio's website to present personal opinions. The Ethics Monitoring Body, responding to the Council's application, analyzed Khumaryan's article and found no violations of journalistic ethics norms.

Relations between Khumaryan and the Council became strained following this incident. His term expired on April 12, 2024. He participated in the competition for reappointment. After no candidates were selected in the first round, the Council appointed Armen Koloyan as Director in the second competition.

Khumaryan has legally challenged the Council's decisions regarding Koloyan's selection and appointment.