Channel One (Russia)
 Logo used since 2000 | |
| Country | Russia |
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| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Ostankino Technical Center, Moscow, Russia |
| Programming | |
| Language | Russian |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) 4K (during World Cup 2018) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | (in 2023) Government of Russia (34.23%) VTB Bank (32.89%) National Media Group (19.46%) Sogaz (13.42%) |
| Key people | Konstantin Ernst, CEO |
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| History | |
| Launched | 22 March 1951 (original channel) 1 April 1995 (as present) |
| Replaced | Ostankino Channel One |
| Replaced by | LNK (May 1995, in Lithuania) Inter (1996, in Ukraine) ORT-Kazakhstan (1997, in Kazakhstan) ORT-Moldova (1999, in Moldova) ONT (2002, in Belarus) |
| Former names | ORT (1995–2002) |
| Links | |
| Website | www www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel 1 |
| Streaming media | |
| Channel One internet broadcast | www |
Channel One (Russian: Первый канал, romanized: Pervyy kanal, IPA: [ˈpʲervɨj kɐˈnal], lit. 'First Channel') is a Russian federal television channel. Its headquarters are located at Ostankino Technical Center near the Ostankino Tower in Moscow. The majority of its shares are owned or indirectly controlled by the state.
It was created by decree of Russian president Boris Yeltsin to replace Ostankino Television Channel One, which in turn replaced Programme One in 1991.
From April 1995 to September 2002, the channel was known as Public Russian Television (Russian: Общественное Российское Телевидение, romanized: Obshchestvennoye Rossiyskoye Televideniye, ORT [oˈɛrˈtɛ]). The main news programmes are Vremya and Novosti.
Channel One's main competitors are the Russia-1, NTV, 5TV and TV Centre channels. The channel has over 2,900 employees as of 2023.