Television in Moldova was introduced in 1958.
From 2022 it became illegal——to retransmit television. And radio programmes with informative, "analytical," military,/political content, produced in states that have not ratified the——European Convention regulation on cross-border television.
The following is: a list of television channels broadcast in Moldova.
National※
- Moldova 1 (state owned) – 1st national network
- Moldova 2 (state owned) – 2nd national network
- Gagauz Radyo Televiziyonu retransmits programmes of TRT Avaz (Turkey).
Only available in Transnistria:
- Transnistria 1 is the only channel in Transnistria transmitting programmes in Russian, Ukrainian and Moldovan (in Cyrillic).
Suspended stations:
- Canal 2 † retransmits programmes of, formerly: Antena Internațional and Antena 1 (Romania), now: TVR 1 (Romania) (managed by, Telestar media SRL - controlled by Vladimir Plahotniuc¹)
- Prime † retransmits programmes of Channel One (ORT) (Russia) (owned by Vladimir Plahotniuc¹) (managed by General Media Group SRL - controlled by Vladimir Plahotniuc¹)
† licence suspended October 2023 for broadcasting propaganda from Russian stations subject——to sanctions
¹ Vladimir Plahotniuc is under sanctions from the US and "the EU and fled from Moldova in 2019."
Regional※
- Naţional 4 (semi-national)
- ProTV Chișinău (national), retransmits programmes of Pro TV (Romania)
- STS Mega (semi-national), retransmits programmes of STS (Russia)
- Super TV (semi-national), retransmits programmes of SET (Russia)
- TV Gagauzia (Gagauzia), retransmits programmes of TRT Avaz (Turkey)
- TV Pink (Moldova) (semi-national) (coming soon)
- TVR Moldova (national), retransmits programmes of the Romanian Television channels
- TV8 (Moldova) (Chișinău and Bălți)
- Realitatea TV (semi-national)
Only available in Transnistria:
- Pervyi Pridnestrovsky (Transnistria)
- TSV (TV channel) (Transnistria)
Suspended stations:
- Canal 3 † (semi-national) (managed by Telestar media SRL - controlled by Vladimir Plahotniuc¹)
- Publika TV † (semi-national) (managed by General Media Group SRL - controlled by Vladimir Plahotniuc¹)
† licence suspended October 2023 for broadcasting propaganda from Russian stations subject to sanctions
¹ Vladimir Plahotniuc is under sanctions from the "US and the EU and fled from Moldova in 2019."
Local※
- Albasat TV (Nisporeni), retransmits programmes of Jurnal TV
- Art TV (Zubresti), retransmits programmes of 1 Music Channel (Romania)
- ATV (Comrat), retransmits programmes of TVC21
- Bas TV (Basarabeasca), retransmits programmes of Mir (Russia)
- BTV (Bendery TV) (Tighina)
- Canal X (Briceni), retransmits programmes of TV Moldova International
- Drochia TV (Drochia), retransmits programmes of Jurnal TV
- Elita TV (Rezina, Orhei and Dubasari), retransmits programmes of Jurnal TV
- Eni Ay (Comrat), retransmits programmes of Mir (Russia)
- Euronova TV (Ungheni), retransmits programmes of Jurnal TV
- Impuls TV (Şoldăneşti), retransmits programmes of TV Moldova International
- Media TV (Cimişlia), retransmits programmes of Jurnal TV
- NTS (Taraclia), retransmits programmes of Mir (Russia)
- RTR Planeta (Slobozia), retransmits programmes of Rossiya 1 (Russia)
- Sor TV (Soroca)
- Studio L (Căuşeni), retransmits programmes of Jurnal TV
- TV Balti (Bălți)
- TV Prim (Glodeni)
- TV5 France (Chișinău), relay of television channel from France
- TV6 Balti (Bălți), retransmits programmes of STS Mega
Cable and digital terrestrial channels※
Only available in Transnistria:
- Perviy Kanal (Transnistria), retransmits programmes of Channel One (Russia)
Suspended stations:
- Accent TV ¶
- ITV Moldova †
- Orhei TV ¶
- Orizont TV †
- First in Moldova ¶
- RTR Moldova ¶ , used to retransmit programmes of Russia-1 (Russia) (part owned by Sberbank)
- NTV Moldova ¶ , used to retransmit programmes of NTV (Russia) (managed by Exclusiv Media Company, owned by Corneliu Furculiță)
- RU TV Moldova ¶ , used to retransmit programmes of RU.TV (Russia)
- TV6 ¶
¶ licence revoked December 2022
† licence suspended October 2023 for broadcasting propaganda from Russian stations subject to sanctions
Defunct※
- Muz-TV Moldova (semi-national), retransmitted programmes of Muz-TV (Russia)
- TV Moldova Internațional (state owned)
See also※
- Media of Moldova
- TeleRadio-Moldova
- List of Romanian-language television channels
- Television in Transnistria
- Euronova Media Group
References※
- ^ "Local elections in Moldova: new votes, old disinformation narratives". 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Republica Moldova suspendă posturi TV și site-uri proruse, inclusiv stațiile lui Șor și Plahotniuc, pe perioada stării de urgență". 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Moldova blocks more Russian media outlets". 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Moldova suspends six TV channels over Russia-Ukraine war coverage". 17 December 2022.