Russia-1

Russia-1
Россия-1
Official logo
CountryRussia
Broadcast areaNationwide
NetworkVGTRK
Headquarters5th Yamskogo Polya Street, 19-21, Moscow, Russia[1]
Programming
Language(s)Russian
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Timeshift serviceRussia-1 +2, Russia-1 +4, Russia-1 +6, Russia-1 +8
Ownership
OwnerRussian Government[1]
Sister channelsRussia-K, Russia-24, RTR-Planeta
History
Launched13 May 1991 (1991-05-13) at 5pm[2]
ReplacedProgramme Two (1956–1991)
Former names1991: Russian Television
1991–2002: RTR
1997–1998: RTR1
2002–2010: Russia
Links
Websiterussia.tv
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 2
Streaming media
vgtrk.ru/russiatv

Russia-1 (Russian: Россия-1) is a state-owned Russian television channel,[1] first aired on 14 February 1956 as Programme Two in the Soviet Union. It was relaunched as RTR on 13 May 1991, and is known today as Russia-1. It is the flagship channel of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company (VGTRK).[3]

In 2008 Russia-1 had the second largest audience in Russian television. In a typical week, it was viewed by 75% of urban Russians, compared to 83% for the leading channel, Channel One. The two channels are similar in their politics, and they compete directly in entertainment.[3] Russia-1 has many regional variations and broadcasts in many languages.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Shiraev 2013 p. 195 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Как это было. Подпольные новости превратились в федеральный канал". Nezavisimaya Gazeta. 2011-04-29. Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  3. ^ a b Alexei Bessudnov, "Media Map" (183–189), Index on Censorship, Volume 37, Number 1, 2008, p. 184.

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