All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company

All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company
Russian Television and Radio
Native name
Всероссийская государственная телевизионная и радиовещательная компания
FormerlyRussian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR)
Company typeUnitary enterprise
IndustryMass media
Founded14 July 1990 (1990-07-14)
Headquarters,
Russia
Key people
Oleg Dobrodeev
ServicesTelevision, radio, internet
Revenue$518 million (2017)
$363 million (2017)
$45.9 million (2017)
Total assets$868 million (2017)
Total equity$29 million (2017)
OwnerFederal Government of Russia
Websitevgtrk.ru
www.vgtrk.com

The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR), also known as Russia Television and Radio, is a national state-owned broadcaster which operates a number of television and radio channels. The company, founded in 1990, is based in Moscow.

Nationwide TV and radio channels are broadcast from Moscow via regional transmitters of the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network, the terrestrial transmitting network. TV and radio channels are also delivered to the regions via satellite. Regional programs are produced in regional production studios. RTR's holding company reported in December 2019 that it broadcast in 54 languages (including from local studios), up from 53 languages in 2010; this includes the moribund Nganasan language, spoken by less than 1,000 traditionally semi-nomadic people.

RTR has been accused of spreading propaganda and disinformation, inciting discord and hate during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Unlike RT, it is primarily produced for internal consumption. RTR Planeta its international TV channel, was banned in Lithuania in 2015.