Pershyi

Pershyi
Перший
CountryUkraine
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine
Programming
Language(s)Ukrainian
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerSuspilne Ukraine
Sister channelsSuspilne Regional
Suspilne Sport
Suspilne Kultura
History
Launched6 November 1951 (1951-11-06) (first broadcast)
1956 (1956) (regular broadcasts)
Former namesUkrainske Telebachennia
(6 November 1991 – 5 March 1992)
UT-1
(6 March 1992 – 6 February 1998)
Pershyi Natsionalnyi
(7 February 1998 – 7 April 2015)
UA꞉ Pershyi
(8 April 2015 – 23 May 2022)
Links
Websitesuspilne.media/news/schedule/tv/
Availability
Terrestrial
Zeonbud (Ukraine)MUX-1 (1)
KRRT (Ukraine)MUX-7 (47)
Streaming media
Webhttps://suspilne.media/news/schedule/tv/ (Ukraine only)

Pershyi (Ukrainian: Перший, IPA: [ˈpɛrʃɪj] ; meaning First) is the Ukrainian public television channel, operated by the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine.

It is the only Ukrainian TV channel covering over 97% of Ukraine's territory. Its programs are oriented toward all levels of Ukrainian society and national minorities. Among priority directions of the network are information, popular science, culture, entertainment and sports.