The presence of the media in our lives is greater than ever before. Television, radio, newspapers, the Internet daily information is available at every step, and events from every corner of the world are at our fingertips. The veracity of information is the most important factor in the whole process, therefore the information program is of extreme importance. The way in which information is collected has developed throughout history, and the radio played an important role in the development of information programs. The radio was the fastest, and this is one of its main advantages even today. This research defines the radio market and its segments according to frequency areas and program structure. It was researched how many radio stations there are in Croa tia, what their programming basis is, and the importance of local stations was determined. The importance of the radio information program, as well as the wishes and needs of the radio listeners, was examined using the survey questionnaire method. The seve n day program of the radio stations Top Radio and Antena Zagreb was analyzed using the content analysis method, and the researched data was quantitatively expressed. After that, in the research using the method of structured in depth interviews with the pr ogram directors of the two radio stations, the differences in their informational programs were determined, as well as the importance of local radio stations for today's listeners.