Rustavi 2
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Rustavi 2 (Georgian: რუსთავი 2, romanized: rustavi 2, "Rustavi ori") is a Georgian free-to-air television channel based in Tbilisi, that was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi (hence its name).
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Country | Georgia |
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Headquarters | Tbilisi |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Georgian, English |
Picture format | 16:9 HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Kibar Khalvashi (2019-) |
Key people | CEO: Paata Salia |
History | |
Launched | 1 June, 1994 |
Founder | Erosi Kitsmarishvili
David Dvali Jarji Akimidze |
Links | |
Website | www.Rustavi2.ge |
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It is an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union. Its news service has bureaus and regional reporters in major Georgian cities (Kutaisi, Batumi, Gori, Poti, Zugdidi), as well as the permanent correspondents in Washington D.C., Brussels and Moscow. The independence of the channel was questioned recently, with many suggesting that it was biased in favor of the former ruling party UNM.[1][2][3][4][5][6]