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Country | Russia |
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Broadcast area | Russia |
Programming | |
Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Government of Moscow |
History | |
Launched | June 9, 1997 |
Replaced | 2x2, MTK |
Links | |
Website | http://www.tvc.ru |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital terrestrial television | Channel 10 |
TV Centre (Russian: ТВ Центр, romanized: TV Tsentr; formerly abbreviated as ТВЦ, TVC or ТВЦ-Москва, TVC-Moskva - "TVC Moscow") is a Russian public television station with the fourth largest coverage area in Russia, after Channel One, Russia-1 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.[1] The channel airs across Russian territory.
The channel began broadcasting on June 9, 1997.[2] Yulia Bystritskaya has been the channel's general director since October 29, 2012.[3]
As of 2020, TV Centre was among the top ten TV channels in Russia. The channel had an average daily audience share of 361 000 viewers.[4]
On June 3, 2022, the international version of TV Centre was disconnected from broadcasting in the European Union due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]