First Baltic channel
Russian-language television channel in the Baltic states / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
First Baltic channel (Latvian: Pirmais Baltijas kanāls; abbreviated PBK; Russian: Первый Балтийский канал, romanized: Pervyy Baltiyskiy kanal) was a Baltic pay television channel based on the largest Russian Channel One to broadcast its programs in the Baltic states. It was launched on 4 September 2002.[2][3] The channel had also broadcast the local news programme Latvian time (Russian: Латвийское время) since June 2003.[4] The channel was closed in Latvia on 26 October 2021 due to misinformation about COVID-19 and two other violations.[5] Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, its license was revoked and the channel was effectively banned in all three Baltic States.[6][7][8]
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Country | Latvia |
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Broadcast area | Estonia Latvia Lithuania |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Latvian[1] Russian |
Picture format | 16:9 576i |
Ownership | |
Owner | Baltic Media Alliance |
Sister channels | NTV Mir Baltic REN TV Baltic |
History | |
Launched | 4 September 2002 (2002-09-04) |
Replaced | ORT TEM |
Closed | 26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) (in Latvia) 25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) (in Lithuania) 2 March 2022 (2022-03-02) (as PBK Estonia in Latvia) |
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