Programme Two () was one of the channels of
Soviet Central Television
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between 1956 and 1991. It is now known as
Russia-1
Russia-1 (russian: Россия-1) is a state-owned Russian television channel, 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 ch ...
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Background
Programme Two began services in 1956 for
Moscow
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and surrounding regions. It became a nationwide network in 1982, while Moscow-centric programmes were moved to
Programme Three. It broadcast centralized entertainment produced in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
and the various Soviet republics via the republican television stations.
See also
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Soviet Central Television
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Eastern Bloc information dissemination
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Eastern Bloc mass media
Mass media in Moscow
Soviet culture
Television in the Soviet Union
Defunct television channels in Russia
Television channels and stations established in 1956
Television channels and stations disestablished in 1991
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