TV Center

TV Tsentr ТВ Центр
Launched	February 14, 1956
Owned by	Government of Moscow
Picture format	16:9 (576i, SDTV)
Audience share	3% (July 2009, TNS Russia)
Country	Russia
Broadcast area	Russia Armenia Georgia Ukraine Estonia Latvia Lithuania Belarus Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan Tajikistan North America South America Europe Africa Asia and Oceania
Formerly called	1956-1967: Moscow Program 2 1967-1976: Moscow Program 1976-1984: Moscow Channel 3 1984-1988: Moscow Television 3 1988-1991: Moscow Network Channel 3 1991-1997: MTK-Moscow Television
Website	http://www.tvc.ru

TV Tsentr (Russian: ТВ Центр; formerly abbreviated as ТВЦ, TVC or ТВЦ-Москва, TVC-Moskva - "TVC Moscow") is a state-run Russia TV station with the fourth largest coverage area in Russia, after Channel One, Russia-1 and NTV. It is owned by the administration of the city of Moscow and is dedicated to programming that highlights various aspects of Moscow life. The channel airs across Russian territory, its first broadcast on 14 February 1956 - the 4th television station to be opened in the Soviet Union.

The channel was launched in June 1997 and until 2005 was run by Oleg Poptsov (the founding father of VGTRK and its chairman in 1990-96). Faithfully reflecting the official line of the former Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov, a onetime rival of Vladimir Putin who later became a supporter, the TV station airs extensive interviews with the mayor and his associates.

2006-2012

2012-2013

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