Programme Two (Russian: Вторая программа ЦТ) was one of the channels of Soviet Central Television between 1956 and 1991. Its programmes was mostly entertainment, cultural, news and sport programming. It was also known as the All-Union Program due to its national reach across the Soviet Union and the fact that even programs of all forms from the various Union republics were also broadcast here. It is now known as Russia-1.

Programme Two
CountrySoviet Union
Broadcast areaNational
NetworkSoviet Central Television
HeadquartersMoscow
Programming
Picture formatSECAM (576i 4:3 SDTV)
Ownership
Owner State Committee of Television and Radio Broadcasting
Sister channelsProgramme One
Moscow Programme
Programme Four
History
Launched14 February 1956; 68 years ago (1956-02-14)
Closed26 December 1991; 32 years ago (1991-12-26)
Replaced byRussia 1 (in Russia)
Former names1956—1981: Second (Moscow) Programme

Background

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Programme Two began services in 1956 for Moscow 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 and the various Soviet republics via the republican television stations.

History

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The channel launched its broadcasts on 14 February 1956[1] as «Вторая (московская) программа ЦСТ» (Second (Moscow) Programme of the Central Television Studio). From 17 May 1957, the name became simply «Вторая программа ЦТ» (CT Second Programme/Programme Two).

RTV started broadcasting in blocks on 13 May 1991 at 5pm, timesharing with Programme Two.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ История советского телевидения: от первых опытов до «Останкино» Archived 2022-01-21 at the Wayback Machine // Ferra.ru, 29 September 2014
  2. ^ "Как это было. Подпольные новости превратились в федеральный канал". Nezavisimaya Gazeta. 2011-04-29. Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2020-05-02.