VGTRK
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| Type |
Broadcast radio and television, online and printing |
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| Country | Russia |
| Availability | National; International |
| Owner | wholly owned by Federal Government (as unitary enterprise) |
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Key people
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Oleg Dobrodeev |
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Launch date
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1990 |
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Former names
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Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR) |
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Official website
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http://www.vgtrk.com |
The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (Russian: Всероссийская государственная телевизионная и радиовещательная компания, Vserossiyskaya Gosudarstvennaya Televizionnaya i Radioveshchatelnaya Kompaniya), in short VGTRK (Russian: ВГТРК) is a Russian state-owned unitary enterprise which operates a large number of television and radio channels founded in 1990. As of 2010 VGTRK broadcasts its own programs in 53 of the languages of Russia.
The broadcasting of the All-Russia TV and radio channels is organised by the Federal Center for TV/Radio Programme Distribution, located in Moscow, and also via the regional transmitting centres of the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network forming the terrestrial transmitting network. TV and radio channels from Moscow are delivered to the regions via satellite and terrestrial communication channels.
On June 21, 1990 the 1st Congress of People's Deputies adopts a resolution on RSFSR media ascribing the RSFSR Council of Ministers take measures to establish the Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the RSFSR. On July 14, 1990 the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR's decree establishes the Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.
The first chairman of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Company was appointed the former deputy editor of the newspaper Moscow News, Oleg Poptsov Maksimovic.
On December 10, 1990 Radio Rossii began broadcasting. It first began broadcasting on a radio channel with the first program of All-Union Radio, as well as with "Mayak" radio channel and the third with the Third All-Union Radio program. Since the beginning of 1991 "Radio Russia" was broadcast only on the third radio channel with the radio channel "Youth". In August 1991, Radio Rossii started broadcasting on the main radio channel "Radio 1" while "Youth" moves to a radio frequency.
On May 13, 1991 the VGTRK began broadcasting television to Russia (originally scheduled to begin broadcasting in March 1991 but constantly postponed) and broadcasts with the Second Central Television program. On September 16, 1991 the Second Program of USSR Central Television closed and airtime on the second VHF channel had started.
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