The First Transnistrian or First Pridnestrovian ( ro, Primul Transnistrean; russian: Первый Приднестровский, Pervyy Pridnestrovskiy), also known as TV PMR, is a public

television channel A television channel is a terrestrial frequency or virtual number over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the terrestrial or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with ...

from

Transnistria Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...

, an unrecognized

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officially part of

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...

. It began broadcasting on 9 August 1992 and is available in the

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

, Russian and

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

languages. It was established by the Government of Transnistria and the Supreme Council to replace

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that allegedly widespreaded "distorted facts" and "blocked the transmission of reliable information about events in the region".

References

External links

Official website
Television channels and stations established in 1992 Mass media in Transnistria Publicly funded broadcasters Romanian-language television stations Russian-language television stations Ukrainian-language television stations {{Transnistria-stub