A1 was a television channel in the Republic of Macedonia. The second privately owned commercial television station in the country, it broadcast from 22 January 1993 to 31 July 2011.
This is a timeline of country and capital changes around the world. It includes dates of declarations of independence, changes in country name, changes of capital city or name, and significant changes in territory such as the annexation, cession, or secession of land.
KF Shkëndija is a football club based in Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia. Their home stadium is Ecolog Arena and they currently play in the Macedonian First League. In the 2010–11 season of the First Macedonian Football League the club won its first major championship.
The use of the name "Macedonia" was disputed between the Southeast European countries of Greece and North Macedonia. Pertinent to its background is an early 20th-century multifaceted dispute and armed conflict that formed part of the background to the Balkan Wars. The specific naming dispute, although an existing issue in Yugoslav–Greek relations since World War II, was reignited after the breakup of Yugoslavia and the newly gained independence of the former Socialist Republic of Macedonia in 1991. Since then, it was an ongoing issue in bilateral and international relations until it was settled with the Prespa agreement in June 2018, the subsequent ratification by the Macedonian and Greek parliaments in late 2018 and early 2019, and the official renaming of Macedonia to North Macedonia in February 2019.
The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, in short VGTRK which operates a large number of television and radio channels in 53 of Russia's languages. The company was founded in 1990 and is based in Moscow.
Liberation Army of Chameria is a reported paramilitary formation in the northwestern Greek region of Epirus. The organisation is reportedly linked to the Kosovo Liberation Army and the National Liberation Army, both ethnic Albanian paramilitary organisations in Serbia and Macedonia respectively.
Television in Macedonia was first introduced in 1964; it remains the most popular news medium. The public broadcaster is the Macedonian Radio-Television, founded in 1993. TEKO TV (1989) from Štip is the first private television channel in the country. Other popular private channels are: Sitel, Kanal 5, Telma, Alfa TV, and Alsat-M.Most private media are tied to political or business interests and state media tend to support the government. Public broadcast networks face stiff competition from commercial stations, which dominate the ratings. A European Union sponsored report says that with scores of TV and radio networks, the market is overcrowded and many local broadcasters are struggling to survive financially.
Gjorge Ivanov is a Macedonian politician, currently serving as President of the Republic of North Macedonia, in office since 2009.
Aleksandra Radović is a Serbian singer and songwriter. Debuted in 2003, she has released for studio albums, had several regional tours, including annual concerts in Belgrade's Sava Centar, and won many prestigious music awards, making her one of the most successful Serbian pop singers. Radović is also known as one of the best Serbian vocalits and has her own music school.
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a country in the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in September 1991 under the name Republic of Macedonia.
MRT 1 is a Macedonian television channel owned and operated by Macedonian Radio-Television.
Vasilije Trbić was a Serbian Chetnik commander in Macedonia who became a politician in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, first representing the People's Radical Party (NRS) in the country's National Assembly and later the Yugoslav National Party (JNP). Born in the village of Bijelo Brdo, near Dalj in Austria-Hungary, Trbić was a monk in his youth. He fled Mount Athos after being accused of murdering several fellow monks and joined the nationalist band of Jovan Drimkolski in 1904–05, quickly becoming the unit's commander. Trbić fought alongside Serbian forces during the Balkan Wars and during World War I, earning the Order of the Star of Karađorđe for his efforts. Acting alongside other former Chetnik commanders, he participated in establishing organizations whose purpose was to raise monuments to Serbian military successes from 1912–18 and to promote cultural development in Macedonia in the interwar period. He died in 1962.
Damjan Stojanovski is a Macedonian professional basketball player who currently plays for MZT Skopje Aerodrom. He also represents the Macedonian national basketball team. He is 1.97 m in height and plays at the Shooting guard position.
RK Tekstilec is a team handball club from Štip, Republic of Macedonia. They won the Macedonian First Handball League in the 2011-12 season and got promoted to the VIP Super League.
The Smilkovci Lake killings took place on 12 April 2012. Five ethnic-Macedonian civilians were shot and killed by ethnic Albanians at a man-made lake near the village of Smilkovci, outside the Macedonian capital Skopje.
Cvetan Grozdanov was an art historian from Macedonia. He was born in Ohrid, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Grozdanov was a president of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts in period 2004—2008. He is a member of the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts since 2003.
General elections were held in the Republic of Macedonia in April 2014 to elect the President and members of parliament. The first round of the presidential elections were held on 13 April, with incumbent president Gjorge Ivanov getting the lead with 52% of the vote. However, as he did not receive the support of 50% of all registered voters, a second round was held on 27 April, alongside parliamentary elections, with Ivanov and the ruling coalition led by VMRO-DPMNE claiming victory.
Macedonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Macedonian broadcaster Macedonian Radio Television (MRT). Macedonia was represented by the song "To the Sky" performed by Tijana, which failed to qualify from the second semi-final, placing 13th with a score of 33 points. The song was written by Elena Risteska, Darko Dimitrov and Lazar Cvetkoski.
TV Plus is a local television station in Kumanovo, Macedonia.
