Description of Incident: Radio 101.2 was closed by Lukashenka's officials after one year of broadcasting in Minsk. The station acquired 48% of Minsk's radio listeners. During the November 1996 election campaigns, Lukashenka arranged so that radio coverage "contained nothing that could be considered supportive of the opposition." In August 1996, 101.2 FM was the only private broadcast media station in Belarus. In September 1996 the Ministry of Communication informed the station that it must abandon its frequency for the state-controlled "Radio Style."

Results of Incident: Lukashenka gave "Radio Style" state financial support and 101.2 FM's frequency. Some of 101.2 FM's reporters began broadcasting from Poland, into Belarus.