Russia-K
RTR Planeta | |
History | |
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Launched | November 1, 1997[1] |
Former names | RTR-2 (November 1 — December 31, 1997) Kultura (January 1, 1998 — December 31, 2009) |
Links | |
Website | smotrim |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Analogue | Channel 6 (Limited coverage for St Petersburg except the rest of Russia) |
Digital | Channel 6 |
Streaming media | |
CytaVision | Channel 18 SD Channel 31 HD |
Russia-K (
VGTRK
group.
History
The creation of Kultura channel was authorised on 25 August 1997 after the presidential Decree No. 919 was signed by
RTR was labeled as RTR-1).[3]
The corresponding logo was briefly used in a number of printed TV programs, while the stylized "K" letter was used as the logo from the beginning of broadcast.
The channel was rebranded as Russia-Culture (Rossiya-K) on 1 January 2010 along with three other main channels of the VGTRK group.[4]
The channel re-transmitted advertisements, but it promotes cultural events.
Programming
The channel specializes in programs about
Among the channel's other programs are culture news, documentaries, lectures by leading domestic and foreign scholars, discussions on various aspects of social life. The channel often features interviews with artists, writers, scientists, politicians, and military figures.Logos and identities
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Russia-K's fifth logo only used in 2010
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Russia-K's seventh logo from 2012–2017
References
- ^ "Прямая речь". kommersant.ru. November 4, 1997.
- ^ "Журнал Теле-Спутник". old.telesputnik.ru.
- ^ "Михаил Швыдкой: на нас смотрели как на придурков". mk.ru. November 2007.
- ^ VGTRK channels changed their names
- ^ "Интеллигент, творец, начальник". ng.ru.
External links
- Media related to Rossiya K at Wikimedia Commons