TVR 1

TVR 1
CountryRomania (1st national network), Moldova (terrestrial - 2nd state network; cable)
Broadcast areaNational. Also distributed in Moldova, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia and via satellite across Europe.
HeadquartersBucharest, Romania
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerTeleviziunea Română
Sister channelsTVR 2
TVR 3
TVR Info
TVR Cultural
TVR Folclor
TVRi
TVR Sport
History
Launched31 December 1956; 69 years ago (1956-12-31) (regular broadcasts)
Former namesTVR (1955–1972, 1985–1989)
Programul 1 (1972–1985)
TVRL (1989–1990)
România 1 (1999–2004)
Links
Websitetvr1.tvr.ro
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 1 (SD)

TVR 1 (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtevere ˈunu]; spelled out as Televiziunea Română 1, "Romanian Television 1") is the main channel of the Romanian public broadcaster TVR.

History

Experimental television broadcasts in Romania started on 23 August 1955. Regular television service began on the evening of 31 December 1956. Until 1968, with the exception of a period between 1985 and 1990, it was the only television channel in Romania.

As part of an energy savings plan initiated in 1985 during the Ceaușescu regime, television broadcasts were limited to two hours a day (20:00 to 22:00), though this was increased to three hours in 1988, pushing the start-up time ahead by one hour. TVR during the fall of the regime was renamed TVRL; following the relaunch of TVR 2, the L was removed and the channel reverted to TVR 1.

Program for minorities

Romanian TV airs the following channels for minority nationally:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A intrat în funcţiune prima staţie de televiziune din ţară" [The first television station in the country went into operation]. Scînteia (in Romanian). Bucharest, Romania. 6 January 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 4 November 2025 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  2. ↑ "Realizări în cinstea zilei de 23 August: Staţia experimentală de televiziune" [Achievements in honor of August 23: Experimental television station]. Scînteia (in Romanian). Bucharest, Romania. 7 August 1956. p. 1. Retrieved 4 November 2025 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
  3. ↑ "TVR 60 - ISTORIA ÎN ȘTIRI Două ore de program TV pe zi. "Serialul Bezna"" [TVR 60 - HISTORY THROUGH NEWSCASTS. Two hours of TV per day. The "Darkness" series] (in Romanian). 2 November 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  4. ↑ News (2009-11-27). The German Broadcasting in Romanian TV celebrates 40th Anniversary Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. The Hermannstaedter Zeitung Website, retrieved 2 March 2010
  5. ↑ About the show Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine. The Romanian Television Website, retrieved 2 March 2010