RT America

RT America
Country	United States
Network	RT
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080i HDTV; (downgraded to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	(ANO) TV-Novosti (on behalf of T&R Productions)
Sister channels	RT International; RT France; RT UK (formerly); RT Arabic; RT Documentary; RT en Español; RT Deutsch (formerly)
History
Launched	February 2010[citation needed]
Closed	March 3, 2022

RT America was a U.S.-based news channel headquartered in Washington, D.C. Owned by TV Novosti and operated by production company T&R Productions,^[1] it was a part of the RT network, a global multilingual television news network based in Moscow and funded by the Russian government.^[2]^[3]^[4] The channel said it reached an audience of 85 million people in the United States, but this figure is disputed.^[5] It was distributed through select cable providers, over-the-top services, a live stream through its website, and three low-power digital subchannels.^[6] Since the channel's closure, viewers who tune into the cable channel or their live stream are being shown a live feed of an RT International broadcast instead.^[7]

Among the channel's shows at its closure were Dennis Miller + One with Dennis Miller, CrossTalk with Peter Lavelle and The Keiser Report with Max Keiser. Other shows included News with Ed Schultz (2016–2018) and Larry King Now (2012–2020). Additional personalities included Rick Sanchez, Stacy Herbert, Chris Hedges, Jesse Ventura, Sean Stone, Lee Camp, Mike Papantonio and Ben Swann.

Incidents centered upon RT America include Breaking the Set host Abby Martin's 2014 statement of her opposition to Russia's intervention in Ukraine,^[8] which was followed the next day by anchor Liz Wahl's on-the-air resignation, which she issued on account of her belief that RT was a propaganda machine for President Vladimir Putin.^[9] In 2017, David Z. Morris wrote in Fortune that, "according to a[n unnamed] social network analyst interviewed by The [New York] Times, RT is not simply a platform for a right-wing agenda. Rather, it fuels fringe viewpoints across the political spectrum, providing grist for libertarian, far-left, and anti-globalization factions as well."^[10] James Kirchick wrote in The Washington Post that the channel was "not a 'news service' in any meaningful sense of the term".^[11]

After losing the majority of its cable and satellite coverage following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the channel ceased operations of all live programming on March 3, 2022, with T&R Productions indicating the layoffs of all off- and on-air staff would be permanent.^[12]

^ Kang, Cecelia (March 12, 2022). "What It Was Like to Work for Russian State Television". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "Question That: RT's Military Mission: Assessing Russia Today's role as an "information weapon"". Atlantic Council, Digital Forensic Research Lab. January 7, 2018 – via Medium.
^ Julia Ioffe (September–October 2010). "What Is Russia Today? The Kremlin's propaganda outlet has an identity crisis". Columbia Journalism Review.
^ Fisher, Max (June 13, 2013). "In case you weren't clear on Russia Today's relationship to Moscow, Putin clears it up". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ Erickson, Amanda (January 12, 2017). "If Russia Today is Moscow's propaganda arm, it's not very good at its job". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 12, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ List of RT affiliates from rabbitears.info, retrieved January 23, 2022
^ Barr, Jeremy (March 3, 2022). "RT America goes off the air amid backlash to Kremlin-funded media". Washington Post. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference CNNMartin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Wahl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Morris was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference WaPo2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Darcy, Oliver (March 3, 2022). "RT America ceases productions and lays off most of its staff". CNN. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

[nyt-kang-2022-1] Kang, Cecelia (March 12, 2022). "What It Was Like to Work for Russian State Television". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[DFRL-2] "Question That: RT's Military Mission: Assessing Russia Today's role as an "information weapon"". Atlantic Council, Digital Forensic Research Lab. January 7, 2018 – via Medium.

[Ioffe-3] Julia Ioffe (September–October 2010). "What Is Russia Today? The Kremlin's propaganda outlet has an identity crisis". Columbia Journalism Review.

[MaxFisher-4] Fisher, Max (June 13, 2013). "In case you weren't clear on Russia Today's relationship to Moscow, Putin clears it up". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[5] Erickson, Amanda (January 12, 2017). "If Russia Today is Moscow's propaganda arm, it's not very good at its job". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 12, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[6] List of RT affiliates from rabbitears.info, retrieved January 23, 2022

[:0-7] Barr, Jeremy (March 3, 2022). "RT America goes off the air amid backlash to Kremlin-funded media". Washington Post. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

[CNNMartin-8] Cite error: The named reference CNNMartin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Wahl-9] Cite error: The named reference Wahl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Morris-10] Cite error: The named reference Morris was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[WaPo2017-11] Cite error: The named reference WaPo2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[12] Darcy, Oliver (March 3, 2022). "RT America ceases productions and lays off most of its staff". CNN. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

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