▁band — in ▁line ▁with ▁Western ▁Europe . ▁ ▁The ▁lower ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁V H F ▁band ▁behav es ▁a ▁bit ▁like ▁short wave ▁radio ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁longer ▁reach ▁than ▁the ▁upper ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁V H F ▁band . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁ide ally ▁su ited ▁for ▁reaching ▁vast ▁and ▁remote ▁areas ▁that ▁would ▁otherwise ▁lack ▁FM ▁radio ▁reception . ▁In ▁a ▁way , ▁FM ▁su ited ▁this ▁band ▁because ▁the ▁capture ▁effect ▁of ▁FM ▁could ▁mit ig ate ▁inter ference ▁from ▁sk yw aves . ▁ ▁Trans ition ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 7 . 5 ▁to ▁ 1 0 8 ▁M Hz ▁band ▁started ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁in ▁eight ies ▁in ▁some ▁East ▁European ▁countries . ▁Following ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁commun ist ▁govern ments , ▁that ▁transition ▁was ▁remark ably ▁acceler ated ▁as ▁private ▁stations ▁have ▁been ▁established . ▁This ▁was ▁also ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁equipment ▁for ▁the ▁O IR T ▁band ▁and ▁the ▁modern isation ▁of ▁existing ▁transmission ▁networks . ▁ ▁Many ▁countries ▁have ▁completely ▁ceased ▁broadcast ing ▁on ▁the ▁O IR T ▁FM ▁band , ▁although ▁use ▁continues ▁in ▁others , ▁mainly ▁the ▁former ▁republic s ▁of ▁the ▁USS R . ▁The ▁future ▁of ▁broadcast ing ▁on ▁the ▁O IR T ▁FM ▁band ▁is ▁limited , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁new ▁consumer ▁rece ivers ▁for ▁this ▁band ▁outside ▁of ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Count ries ▁which ▁still ▁use ▁the ▁O IR T ▁band ▁are ▁Russia ▁( including ▁Kal ining rad ),