TV-6 (Russia)

TV-6
ТВ-6
CountryRussia
Broadcast areaRussia
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Programming
Picture formatSECAM (576i 4:3) (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerBoris Berezovsky (85% stake)
Lukoil-Garant (15% stake)
ParentMoscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation (MIBC)
History
LaunchedJanuary 1, 1993 (1993-01-01)
ReplacedTechnical Programme (1971–1993)
ClosedJanuary 22, 2002 (2002-01-22)
Replaced byNTV Plus Sport (some regions), Euronews (other regions of Russia), TVS, Russia-2 (known as RTR-Sport until 2010)
Links
Websitehttp://tv6.ru (defunct)
Availability
Terrestrial
Moscow & Moscow Oblast6
Other Russian regions (with 1997)3 (RTR-2)

TV-6 (Russian: ТВ-6) was one of Russia's first commercial television stations that began broadcasting on 1 January 1993 and was closed on 22 January 2002.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Putin blamed for TV shutdown". BBC News. 12 January 2002. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  2. ^ O'Flynn, Kevin (24 January 2002). "TV6's Reality Show Refuses to Accept Reality". The Moscow Times. No. 2366.
  3. ^ Daniszewski, John (23 January 2002). "Fight Is Vowed by Russian TV Staff; Media: But the mood is funereal as the outspoken station's frequency goes to another channel hours after its closure". Los Angeles Times. p. 3.