Moscow Programme
Encyclopedia
The Moscow Programme was a television channel in the Soviet Union
. It had a political focus and discussed events in Moscow
. Now it is a television station broadcast by the Moscow City Government named TV Center
.
.
As part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution
in 1967, the new television headquarters was established at Ostankino in Moscow
. At this point, all central television programmes in the USSR emanated from there.
The Moscow Programme transmitted its channel over the SECAM
D/K band. In the 1980s it also expanded via the Gorizont
satellite across much of Europe and Asia.
In connection with the dissolution of the USSR, the Moscow Programme ceased its transmission by Soviet Central Television
in October 1991. In Moscow the Moscow Programme continued to broadcast on the same frequency under the management of the Moscow Television Company. It aired programmes from 2x2
in the evening. This channel became TV Center
in 1997.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. It had a political focus and discussed events in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. Now it is a television station broadcast by the Moscow City Government named TV Center
TV Center
TV Center is a state-run Russia TV station with the fourth largest coverage area in Russia, after Channel One, Rossiya and NTV. It is owned by the administration of the city of Moscow and is dedicated to programming that highlights various aspects of Moscow life.The channel is broadcast in the...
.
History
The Moscow Programme was established in 1955. It broadcast from the Shabolovka television building in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
As part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
in 1967, the new television headquarters was established at Ostankino in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. At this point, all central television programmes in the USSR emanated from there.
The Moscow Programme transmitted its channel over the SECAM
SECAM
SECAM, also written SÉCAM , is an analog color television system first used in France....
D/K band. In the 1980s it also expanded via the Gorizont
Gorizont
Gorizont, , GRAU index 11F662, is a series of 35 Russian, previously Soviet, geosynchronous communication satellites launched between 1978 and 2000. The programme was started in order to develop a satellite system to relay coverage of the 1980 Olympic Games from Moscow. The first four satellites...
satellite across much of Europe and Asia.
In connection with the dissolution of the USSR, the Moscow Programme ceased its transmission by Soviet Central Television
Soviet Central Television
The Central Television of the USSR , was the state television broadcaster in the Soviet Union....
in October 1991. In Moscow the Moscow Programme continued to broadcast on the same frequency under the management of the Moscow Television Company. It aired programmes from 2x2
2x2 (TV channel)
2×2 is Russia's oldest private entertainment TV channel. Since 2007 it specializes in animated series.-History:Founded in 1989 and first aired on September 27, 1990, 2×2 became the first commercial television in the Soviet Union....
in the evening. This channel became TV Center
TV Center
TV Center is a state-run Russia TV station with the fourth largest coverage area in Russia, after Channel One, Rossiya and NTV. It is owned by the administration of the city of Moscow and is dedicated to programming that highlights various aspects of Moscow life.The channel is broadcast in the...
in 1997.
See also
- Soviet Central TelevisionSoviet Central TelevisionThe Central Television of the USSR , was the state television broadcaster in the Soviet Union....
- Eastern Bloc information disseminationEastern Bloc information disseminationEastern Bloc information dissemination was controlled directly by each country's Communist party, which controlled the state media, censorship and propaganda organs...