Radio Aurora

Radio Aurora is a radio station broadcasting on FM 100.7 since 2004. While its terrestrial coverage is limited to Yerevan, programs are accessible online through radioaurora.am.

The station primarily broadcasts entertainment content alongside news programming. Its news platform, Auroranews.am, covers political, social, economic and other topics. Fact-checking organizations have identified instances of unreliable information on the news platform.

Key Facts

Audience Share	Missing Data
Ownership Type	Private
Geographic Coverage	Local
Content Type	Free
Data Publicly Available	ownership data is easily available from other sources, e. g. public registries etc.

Ownership

Ownership Structure	Radio Aurora is operated by Aurora LLC where Miqayel Janpoladyan holds 100% of shares.
Voting Rights	According to Aurora LLC's charter, the company's supreme governing body is the general meeting of participants (or their authorized representatives), which holds final decision-making authority on all matters. Meetings require a quorum of participants holding more than half of total voting rights. Matters requiring unanimous consent are valid only when all participants are present.
Individual Owner	Miqayel Janpoladyan 100

Media Companies / Groups

Radio Aurora LLC

Facts

Founding Year	2004 The State Register of Legal Entities lists 2004 as the founding year of Aurora LLC, while media sources and the owner's social media indicate 2005.
Founder	Miqayel Janpoladyan Miqayel Janpoladyan is the sole owner, director, and co-founder of Radio Aurora. According to his Facebook page, he is also the Creative Director of "Kiss FM" radio station and Aurora Media. Together with Ruzanna Shahinyan, the owner of 'Kiss FM' radio station, they have been working at both radio stations since their establishment. Ruzanna Shahinyan Ruzanna Shahinyan is the co-founder and commercial director of Radio Aurora. She is also a host at auroranews.am. Ruzanna Shahinyan is the sole owner and director of Kiss FM radio station, where Radio Aurora’s owner Miqayel Janpoladyan is the Creative Director.
CEO	Miqayel Janpoladyan See above.
Editor-In-Chief	Davit Jalalyan Davit Jalalyan serves as Chief Editor of the News Department at Radio Aurora. He studied camera operation at Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography. Previously, he worked at Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper and the online outlet 1in.am.
Other Important People	Anastasia Janpoladyan Anastasia Janpoladyan is the daughter of Miqayel Janpoladyan and owns 100% of Aurora Media LLC according to the 2025 State Register of Legal Entities. She works at Radio Aurora according to her social media profile.
Contact	Nairi Zaryan Street 22a 0052 Yerevan Armenia radio-aurora@mail.ru, info@auroranews.am +374 11 211 007 adioaurora.am, auroranews.am

Revenue	AMD 96,996,410 / USD 246,979.88 (2024)
Operating Profit	AMD 39,530,794 / USD 100,656.41 (2024)
Advertising (in % of total funding)	Missing Data
Market Share	Missing Data

Headlines	Armenian) Radio Aurora has been given a written warning. The Commission on Television and Radio of the Republic of Armenia has imposed administrative fines on a number of companies., https:/ (Armenian) The video about the movement of 'Iranian military equipment' is old, https://fip.am, 2022, Accessed on 26.09.2025
Meta Data	Audience and market share data unavailable. Biographical and activity information for owner and staff missing. Employee count unavailable. Some website sections are inaccessible. The company did not respond to the MOM research team's information request. Davit Jalalyan serves only as chief editor of the news department, not the entire outlet. The auroranews.am website displays logos of Kiss FM, Aurora Media, and Jazz FM. According to the State Register of Legal Entities, these are independent companies with different owners: Miqayel Janpoladyan (Radio Aurora), Ruzanna Shahinyan (Kiss FM), Anastasia Janpoladyan (Aurora Media), and Lyudmila Shahinyan (Egalite LLC, which operates Jazz FM according to the Television and Radio Commission). All company owners are registered at the same address. Until 2020, the Law on Television and Radio Article 18 limited individuals and affiliated persons to founding/participating in maximum two licensed broadcasting entities (one TV, one radio). This restriction no longer applies to radio programs since 2020. Financial data conversion: Central Bank of Armenia 2024 annual average exchange rate.
Sources	Agency for State Register of Legal Entities, Government of Republic of Armenia, Accessed on 24.01.2025 State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia, src.am, Accessed on 26.09.2025 Radio Aurora’s Website, Accessed on 30.01.2025 Republic of Armenia Voters' Register, Accessed on 24 July 2025 Radio Aurora profile on Media Initiative Center’s website, Accessed on 23.09.2025 Owner and CEO Miqayel Janpoladyan’’s Facebook page, Accessed on 23.09.2025 Editor-in-Chief Davit Jalalyan’s Facebook page, Accessed on 23.09.2025 Ruzanna Shahinyan’s Facebook page, Accessed on 26.09.2025 Anastasia Janpoladyan’s Facebook page, Accessed on 26.09.2025
Documents (PDF)	Radio Aurora Charter(Armenian) Link File Aurora Media LLC Beneficial ownership declaration (Armenian) Link File Radio Aurora LLC Beneficial ownership declaration (Armenian) Link File Radio Aurora LLC Financial Report (Armenian) Link File