Russia-1
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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]
Country | Russia |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Network | VGTRK |
Headquarters | 5th Yamskogo Polya Street, 19-21, Moscow, Russia[1] |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Russian |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Timeshift service | Russia-1 +2, Russia-1 +4, Russia-1 +6, Russia-1 +8 |
Ownership | |
Owner | Russian Government[1] |
Sister channels | Russia-K, Russia-24, RTR-Planeta |
History | |
Launched | 13 May 1991; 32 years ago (1991-05-13) at 5pm[2] |
Replaced | Programme Two (1956–1991) |
Former names | 1991: Russian Television 1991–2002: RTR 1997–1998: RTR1 2002–2010: Russia |
Links | |
Website | russia |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital terrestrial television | Channel 2 |
Streaming media | |
vgtrk | |
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.