All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company
| Russian Television and Radio | |
Native name | Всероссийская государственная телевизионная и радиовещательная компания |
| Formerly | Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR) |
| Company type | Federal State Unitary Enterprise |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 14 July 1990 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Oleg Dobrodeev |
| Services | Television, radio, online |
| Revenue | $518 million (2017) |
| −$363 million (2017) | |
| $45.9 million (2017) | |
| Total assets | $868 million (2017) |
| Total equity | $29 million (2017) |
| Owner | Federal Government of Russia (unitary enterprise) |
| Website | vgtrk www |
The Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR) or Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, also known as Russia Television and Radio, is a national state-owned broadcaster which operates many television and radio channels. The company was founded in 1990 and is based in Moscow.
The broadcasting of nation-wide TV and radio channels is located in Moscow, and also via the regional transmitting centres of the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network forming the terrestrial transmitting network. TV and radio channels from Moscow are delivered to the regions via satellite and terrestrial communication channels. Regional programmes are produced in regional production studios. In December 2019, the VGTRK media holding company reported that it broadcasts its programs in 54 languages spoken in Russia including from local studios, up from 53 languages in 2010. It includes even critically endangered Nganasan language of traditionally a semi-nomadic people numbering less than a thousand.
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the broadcaster has been accused of spreading propaganda and disinformation, while also inciting discord and hate. Unlike RT, it was mostly produced for internal consumption. In 2015, one of its channels, RTR Planeta, was banned in Lithuania.