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Russia completed the Digital Switchover in late 2019, finishing the process in four stages through that year. The final stage covered 21 regions on the 14th of October 2019. Russia was the first BRICS country to complete the analogue switch-off.
74 percent of the Russian population routinely watches national television channels, and 59 percent routinely watches regional channels. Television is the most popular medium in Russia.
The Soviet national satellite television system was called Orbita and was deployed by November 1967. It used three highly elliptical Molniya satellites launched beginning in 1965, with ground uplink facilities in Moscow and about 20 downlink stations in remote parts of Siberia and the Far East.
Channel One Russia is owned by the Russian government at 34.23 percent, VTB Bank at 32.89 percent, National Media Group at 19.46 percent, and Sogaz at 13.42 percent. Russia 1 is owned by VGTRK, which is a state broadcaster established in 1991.
The Law on Mass Media, passed on the 27th of December 1991 and effective from the 13th of February 1992, is the fundamental piece of media legislation in Russia. It prohibits censorship, allows private broadcasting, and limits the rights of foreign individuals to found mass media in Russia.
70,000 volunteers, 30,000 social workers, and 50,000 Russian Post employees participated in helping citizens set up digital TV equipment. A dedicated hotline and 78 consultation centers in regional administrative centers also supported the transition.