TV Centre (Russia)
| Country | Russia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Russia |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Government of Moscow |
| History | |
| Launched | November 1, 1989 |
| Replaced | 2x2, MTK |
| Former names | 2x2 (original) (1989-1997) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.tvc.ru |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel 10 |
Center TV (Russian: ТВ Центр, romanized: TV Tsentr; formerly abbreviated as ТВЦTVC or ТВЦ-Москва, TVC-Moskva - "TVC Moscow") is a Russian public television station with the Fifth largest coverage area in Russia, after 5TV, 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. The channel airs across Russian territory.
The channel began broadcasting on June 9, 1997. Yulia Bystritskaya has been the channel's general director since October 29, 2012.
As of 2020, Center TV was among the top ten TV channels in Russia. The channel had an average daily audience share of 361 000 viewers.
On June 3, 2022, the international version of Center TV was disconnected from broadcasting in the European Union due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.