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===Music and dance===
===Media===
[[File:The Reflector Kyshtovka Headquarters.png|thumb|231x231px|Kyakhta headquarters for ''Otrazhatel'' located in [[Kyshtovka Oblast]].]]
Best-selling daily national newspapers in Volkia are ''Vasha Volkgoroda'' (with 520,000 copies sold daily), ''Tvoye Utro'' and ''Polden,'' with around 350,000 copies sold daily, and also ''Otryad,'' which is dedicated to sports news and scores. Previously, free dailies had been making a breakthrough with ''30 Minut'' and ''Stolichnyy'' distributed at 400,000 copies. However the widest circulations is reached by regional daily ''Otrazhatel'' with nearly 900,000 copies sold, and the 30 other regional papers also have high sales. Major cities will often support local newspapers and business journals to compliment or compete with the national dailies.
The most influential news magazines are the left-wing ''Dlya Lyudey'', centrist ''Nashe Vremya'', and right-wing ''Respublika'' (more than 500,000 copies), but the highest circulation for weeklies is reached by TV magazines and women's magazines. Like many other industrialized nations, the Volkian print media have been affected by the decline of newspapers.
In 2012, the number of commercial radio stations had grown to 2,751 AM stations and 3,207 FM stations. In addition, there are 874 public radio stations. Many of these stations are run by universities and public authorities for educational purposes and are financed by public or private funds, subscriptions, or corporate underwriting. Volkia Public Radio supplies much of the country's public radio broadcasting. There are nearly 5,000 licensed full-powered radio stations in Volkia as of February 2015, according to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Volkians listen to radio programming on average for just over three hours a day.
In 2020, around 92% of Volkian households have cable or satellite TV with a variety of public broadcasting and commercial channels. Volkia's public television broadcasting is generally supplied by Volkia Public Television, which is a public broadcaster and program distributer.
===Sports===
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Motorsports are also growing in popularity in the country, notably the sport of {{Wp|rallying}}. The Volkian Grand Prix is an annual rally competition that takes place in various locations in Volkia offering a wide variety of course types that has allowed it to become the fastest rally competition in Volkia, averaging 75.17 mph in 2019. {{Wp|Stock car racing}} is also rather popular thanks to the Volkian Stock Car Racing Association (VSCRA), which is the best known stock car racing association in Volkia. While not as popular as stock car racing, {{Wp|Touring car racing|touring car racing}} has also been growing in popularity in Volkia. The Volkian Touring Car Championship garners the highest attendance in Volkian touring car racing.
=== Society ===
===National holidays===
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