Rustavi 2

Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company
Launched	1994
Picture format	4:3 SDTV
Country	Georgia
Language	Georgian, English
Headquarters	Tbilisi
Website	www.Rustavi2.com
Availability
Satellite
Türksat 3A	11472-H-23450 5/6
Hellas Sat 2	11670-H-3720 3/4
Cable
Available on most cable systems	Check local listings for channels
Satellite radio
Mozaic+	234
Streaming media
Rustavi 2 LIVE	Free

Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company (Georgian: სამაუწყებლო კომპანია რუსთავი 2), better known as Rustavi 2, is the most successful private television broadcasting company in Georgia. The Rustavi, based in Tbilisi, was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi. It is a privately owned free to air terrestrial broadcaster that currently reaches around 85% of the country's population. The area Rustavi 2 covers outside Georgia via satellite 24-hour broadcasting includes Europe, European part of Russia and the Middle East. Rustavi 2 was first to use digital hardware in Georgia, the first to go on satellite, the first to conduct live foreign transmissions and first to become an Associate member of the European Broadcasting Union. The news service of Rustavi 2 has bureaus and regional reporters in major Georgian cities (Kutaisi, Batumi, Gori, Poti, Zugdidi), as well as the permanent correspondents in Washington D.C., Brussels, and Moscow. The independence of the channel has been questioned in recent years, with many suggesting that it's biased in favor of the former ruling party UNM.

News program "Courier" has aired since the first days of Rustavi 2 (Government Channel) Broadcasting Company’s foundation and has become the most operative and successful news program in Georgia.

The daytime news is anchored by Ana Kinkladze, Keti Kvachantiradze and Natia Goksadze. Diana Jojua and Zaal Udumashvili anchor evening news releases at 18:00 and 21:00, including sports news with Dimitri Oboladze. David Kikalishvili presents "P.S." every Sunday at 21:00.

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