The leading independent broadcaster was blocked by Russia's telecommunications regulator this week following pressure over its coverage of the Ukraine war.
Staff at the TV station delivered their final show on YouTube on Thursday, before walking out of their studio live on-air.Ukraine War: Fire at Nuclear Plant Marks End of Eighth Day of Fighting
The channel then broadcast Tchaikovsky's"Swan Lake," which was aired on Soviet state TV during the collapse of the Soviet Union. "We need strength to exhale and understand how to work further. We really hope that we will return to the air and continue our work," Sindeyeva said in the statement published on the channel's website.
"The Ekho Moskvy board of directors has decided by a majority of votes to liquidate the radio channel and the website of Ekho Moskvy," Editor-in-Chief Alexei Venediktov said in a statement on Telegram.
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