Programme Two

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
History
Launched14 February 1956; 68 years ago (1956-02-14)
Closed26 December 1991; 32 years ago (1991-12-26)
Replaced byRussia 1 (in Russia)

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.