AR Radio Intercontinental LLC

Ar Radio Intercontinental LLC broadcasts the Yerevan FM radio program in Armenia. Founded in 1995 as an international radio broadcasting operator, the company is principally associated with Armen Amiryan, who previously served as Minister of Culture and Director of Public Radio, and remains deeply involved in the sector.

As of February 2025, Armen Amiryan holds 35.53% of the company’s shares and chairs the Shareholders’ Council. The remaining shares are held by Andranik Hakobyan (34.48%) and Kanarik Jambazyan (29.99%).

It is notable that Ar Radio Intercontinental LLC, along with other businesses linked to Armen Amiryan, rents premises in the Public Radio building at Alek Manukyan 5—a practice initiated during Amiryan’s tenure as Director of Public Radio.

The company’s governance is overseen by the Shareholders’ Council, chaired by Armen Amiryan. Current executive management is led by Mher Margaryan, who serves as Executive Director.

Key Facts

Business Form	Commercial / For-profit
Legal Form	Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Ownership

Individual Owner	Armen Amiryan 36
Group / Individual Owner	Kanarik Jambazyan Kanarik Jambazian has held ownership in Ar Radio Intercontinental LLC since 2016. The company operates the Yerevan FM radio program. She is a German citizen residing in Wetzlar, Germany. Some sources refer to her as Knar. Her ownership stake was previously held by her husband, Hakob Jambazian (listed as Yakub in the State Register of Legal Entities of Armenia), a musician and theologian who died in July 2015. The registry continued to list him as an owner until January 2016. Publicly available information about Kanarik Jambazian is limited. She is a musician and has worked at the Wetzlar Music School. Hakob Jambazian headed the Armenian editorial staff of Trans World Radio for many years. He co-founded the ArmenAkob radio and television company with Armen Amiryan, which later became the foundation for A-TV television company. 29.99 Andranik Hakobyan Andranik Hakobyan has held approximately 34% ownership in Ar Radio Intercontinental LLC since November 2021. The company operates the Yerevan FM radio program. Hakobyan's background in media is not publicly available. According to the State Register of Legal Entities of Armenia, he serves as founder, sole owner, and director of Nare Group LLC, a dairy production company. 34.48

Individual Owner

Armen Amiryan
36

Group / Individual Owner

Kanarik Jambazyan

Kanarik Jambazian has held ownership in Ar Radio Intercontinental LLC since 2016. The company operates the Yerevan FM radio program. She is a German citizen residing in Wetzlar, Germany. Some sources refer to her as Knar. Her ownership stake was previously held by her husband, Hakob Jambazian (listed as Yakub in the State Register of Legal Entities of Armenia), a musician and theologian who died in July 2015. The registry continued to list him as an owner until January 2016. Publicly available information about Kanarik Jambazian is limited. She is a musician and has worked at the Wetzlar Music School. Hakob Jambazian headed the Armenian editorial staff of Trans World Radio for many years. He co-founded the ArmenAkob radio and television company with Armen Amiryan, which later became the foundation for A-TV television company.
29.99
Andranik Hakobyan

Andranik Hakobyan has held approximately 34% ownership in Ar Radio Intercontinental LLC since November 2021. The company operates the Yerevan FM radio program. Hakobyan's background in media is not publicly available. According to the State Register of Legal Entities of Armenia, he serves as founder, sole owner, and director of Nare Group LLC, a dairy production company.
34.48

Media Outlets

Yerevan FM
RADIO

Facts

Founding Year	1995
Founder	Armen Amiryan Armen Amiryan is the founder of AR Radio Intercontinental LLC, the company that broadcasts Yerevan FM. He is a former Minister of Culture and Director of Public Radio. Amiryan remains actively involved in the company’s management, serving as both a major shareholder and chairman of the board of shareholders.
Contact	Alek Manukyan 5 0025 Yerevan Armenia aa@arradio.am +374 10 55-11-43
Tax / ID Number	LLC 01511677 State Register of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia

Revenue	Missing Data
Operating Profit	Missing Data
Advertising (in % of total funding)	Missing Data

Headlines	Companies connected to Armen Amiryan and Sharm Holding are the tenants of Public Radio (2019) [Armenian], hetq.am. Accessed on 29.09.2025
Data Publicly Available	ownership data is easily available from other sources, e. g. public registries etc.
Meta Data	The financial report of Ar Radio Intercontinental LLC for 2024 has not been made publicly available online. The company’s website, arradio.am, includes an “About Us” section, but this provides only limited information regarding management and company activities. It does not identify the editor-in-chief of the radio program or disclose the total number of employees. An official inquiry was submitted to Ar Radio Intercontinental LLC to request further details. In its response, the company declined to answer specific questions and indicated that any relevant information could be found in open sources.
Sources	Ar Radio Intercontinental LLC website, arradio.am. Accessed on 30.09.2025 "HAKOB JAMBAZIAN HAS DIED" (2015), azg.am. Accessed on 30.09.2025 National Commission on Television and Radio Decisions, arlis.am. Accessed on 30.09.2025 State Register of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia. Accessed on 12.08.2025 Taxpayer Search System, src.am. Accessed on 12.08.2025
Documents (PDF)	AR Radio Intercontinental LLC profile (Armenian) Link File AR Radio Intercontinental LLC Beneficial ownership declaration (Armenian) Link File AR Radio Intercontinental LLC CEO (Armenian) Link File AR Radio Intercontinental LLC owners (Armenian) Link File AR Radio Intercontinental LLC charter (Armenian) Link File MOM request to AR Radio Intercontinental (Armenian) File AR Radio Intercontinental response to MOM request (Armenian) File