Soviet Central Television
The final logo for Soviet Central Television, used from 1982 to 1991 | |
| Type | Broadcast television (analog) |
|---|---|
| Country | |
First air date | 9 March 1938 |
| Availability | Free-to-air |
| Founded | 1 May 1931 |
| TV stations | Programme One Programme Two Moscow Programme Programme Four Leningrad Television Technical Programme |
| Owner | Government of the Soviet Union |
Launch date | 22 March 1951 |
| Dissolved | 27 December 1991 |
Picture format | SECAM (576i 4:3 SDTV) |
The Central Television of the USSR (Russian: Центральное телевидение СССР, romanized: Tsentral'noye televideniye SSSR; abbreviated CT USSR, SCTV [Russian: ЦТ СССР, romanized: TsT SSSR]) was the state television broadcaster of the Soviet Union.
Like much of the Soviet media, CT USSR regularly promoted the agendas of the Communist Party. Initially, the service was operated, together with the national radio service, by the Ministry of Culture. Later it was operated by the Gosteleradio committee, under the Communications Ministry and the Information and Press Ministry, and later a Council of Ministers-controlled network of television and radio broadcasting.