All-Russia State Television and Radio Company
Encyclopedia
The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company is a Russia
n state-owned unitary enterprise
which operates several television
and radio
channels. It was founded in 1990.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n state-owned unitary enterprise
Unitary enterprise
A unitary enterprise is a government-owned corporation in Russia and some other post-Soviet states. Unitary enterprises are business entities that have no ownership rights to the assets they use in their operations....
which operates several television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
channels. It was founded in 1990.
Operations
VGTRK currently owns and operates five national television stations, two international networks, five radio stations, and over 80 regional TV and radio networks. It also runs the Russian Information agency RIA Novosti.Television
- Russia 1 (Россия 1) — entertainment, news (formerly Russia, RTR 1 & RTR)
- Russia 2 (Россия 2) — sport, entertainment (formerly Sport)
- Russia 24 (Россия 24) — news channel (formerly Vesti)
- Russia K (Россия К) — culture channel (formerly Culture, RTR 2)
- KaruselKaruselKarusel is a Russian television channel dedicated to children and youth. It is owned by Russian state broadcaster VGTRK and Channel One Russia Worldwide. It is currently available in Russia and in the United States via DirecTV....
(Карусель) — children's channel (formerly Bibigon) - RTR PlanetRTR PlanetaRTR-Planeta is the international service of VGTRK, a state-owned broadcaster in Russia. It is available throughout the world via cable and satellite. In fact, RTR Planeta is the only provider of Russian-language programming to the Asia-Pacific region covered by the AsiaSat2 Satellite...
(РТР планета) — international channel - My PlanetMy Planet (TV channel)My Planet is a state-owned Russian television channel. It belongs to the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company , Russia’s main state television group....
(Моя планета) - documentary channel - Sport 1Sport 1 (Russian TV channel)«Sport 1» - Russian pay sport TV channel. Included in the VGTRK. The channel is broadcasting in SD & HDTV 16:9 format.- Broadcast :* Basketball: VTB United League.* Rugby union: Tri-Nations....
- first pay-TV sports channel - Sport 2 - second pay-TV sports channel
- Russian-language edition of EuronewsEuroNewsEuronews is an international multilingual news television channel.It covers world news from what it claims to be a 'European' perspective.Criticisms are that the perspective is in fact that of the European Commission - a major and growing funder of Euronews....
- At least 90 regional TV channels in Russia
Radio
- Radio Kultura - cultural radio
- Radio MayakRadio MayakRadio Mayak is a radio broadcasting company in Russia, owned by VGTRK. Mayak is the Russian word for "lighthouse" or "beacon". As well as Radio Mayak proper , the company is also responsible for the youth music channel Radio Yunost.Radio Mayak was established in August 1964 as a major All-Union...
- general entertainment, current affairs, and adult contemporary musicAdult contemporary musicAdult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music.... - Radio RossiiRadio Rossii- History :Radio Rossii began broadcasting in December 10, 1990. The radio station is part of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise VGTRK, which also includes television channels "Russia", "Sport", "Culture", "Vesti", and "Bibigon", as well as radio stations "Radio Yunost", "Mayak", "Culture" and...
- talk radio and regional programming - Radio YunostRadio YunostRadio Yunost , also known as "You-FM" is the primary youth radio station in Russia .- History :Radio Yunost began broadcasting in 1962. It was the main station, where russian people could listen fresh foreign music...
- mostly European and American pop musicPop musicPop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop... - Vesti FM - news radio
Chairpersons
- Oleg Poptsov (1990—96)
- Eduard Sagalayev (1996—97)
- Nikolay Svanidze (1997—98)
- Mikhail Shvydkoy (1998—2000)
- Oleg Dobrodeev (since 2000)