Russia-1

Russia-1 (Russian: Россия-1) is a state-owned Russian television channel founded in 1991. It belongs to the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company (VGTRK). Russia Channel was previously known as RTR (Russian: РТР). Russia-1 has the second largest audience in Russian television. In a typical week, it is viewed by 75% of urban Russians, compared to 83% for the leading channel, Channel One. The two channels are similar in their politics, and they compete directly in entertainment. Russia-1 has many regional variations and broadcasts in many languages.

History

Soviet period

Russia-1 had started in 1965 as Program 3 in the Soviet Union and moved to Channel 2 in 1967 when a new channel, Program 4 (now known as NTV), was officially launched and the Moscow Program, which started in 1956, was transferred to Channel 3. From the very start, it only hosted programs produced by the Ministry of Education of the Soviet Union, as well as children's programming, in monochrome. The move to a new channel frequency resulted in it being renamed Program 2 and becoming the second home of the national newscast Vremya since 1968.

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Press Telegram 02 Apr 2023
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The Paducah Sun 01 Apr 2023
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Metro UK 01 Apr 2023
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Tyler Morning Telegraph 01 Apr 2023
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Biden to Russia on detained Wall Street journalist: ‘Let him go’

NewstalkZB 01 Apr 2023
US President Joe Biden has urged Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on espionage charges — allegations the newspaper denies. “Let him go,” Biden told reporters at the White House when asked about his message to Russia on the arrest of Gershkovich....
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Wall Street Journal pulls Russia bureau chief after reporter arrested as spy

New York Post 01 Apr 2023
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Manila Standard 01 Apr 2023
President Joe Biden called for Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is being held on espionage charges, while rebuffing a call from the paper’s editorial board to expel Russian journalists from the United States. Asked by White House reporters what ......
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Joe Biden tells Russia to release US reporter held on espionage chargesGershkovich is believed to ...

Deccan Herald 01 Apr 2023
President Joe Biden on Friday called for Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is being held on espionage charges, while rebuffing a call from the paper's editorial board to expel Russian journalists from the United States....
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Wall Street Journal reporter arrested on spying charges KNEW he would 'be followed' by Russian ...

The Daily Mail 01 Apr 2023
He moved to Moscow, Russia, where he worked as a reporter for The Moscow Times until October 2020. Gershkovich then took up a position as a reporter at the world-renown AFP wire, where he 'covering Russia, Ukraine and the former Soviet Union.'. In January 2022, he joined the Wall Street Journal as their reporter in Moscow, Russia....
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Reuters 01 Apr 2023
* Reuters could not verify battlefield reports.U.S. REPORTER'S ARREST. * Russia said on Friday that if the United States threatened Moscow over its arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, it would "reap the whirlwind", the state-owned news agency RIA reported....
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Russia's war on Ukraine latest: IMF approves $15.6 billion Ukraine loan

Reuters 01 Apr 2023
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