TVR Moldova

TVR Moldova

Country	Moldova
Broadcast area	International
Programming
Picture format	576i SDTV (HD only on TVR+)
Ownership
Owner	Televiziunea Română
Sister channels	TVR 1 TVR 2 TVR 3 TVR Cultural TVR Folclor TVR Info TVRi TVR Sport
History
Launched	12 September 2013;11 years ago (2013-09-12)
Links
Website	tvrmoldova.md

TVR Moldova is TVR's service for the Republic of Moldova, created in 2013 after an agreement between the two countries. ^[1]

History

TVR had been present in Moldova since 1991, following the country's independence. TVR 1 was widely distributed in Moldova for sixteen years. In September 2007, the Romanian network lost its rights to broadcast over-the-air, but demanded a new protocol to continue operating. Its terrestrial frequencies were given over to 2 Plus, a new local channel. ^[2] The ECHR demanded a hearing on the retransmission case in 2008. ^[3]

The conflict ended with a truce between the two parties, signed on 12 September 2013, ^[4] by which the Moldovan authorities commit that the new TV channel will be taken over by all cable companies in the country, and TVR commits to produce shows about the true reality of the Republic of Moldova.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2025, the channel started broadcasting in Transnistria, enabling locals to have access to a source of information in Romanian. The breakaway state is dominated by Russian television channels, including channels that are banned in the rest of Moldova. ^[5]

References

1. "TVR Moldova | Media Ownership Monitor Moldova". moldova.mom-gmr.org. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
2. "BBCRomanian.com". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
3. "Strasbourg court asks Moldovan government for explanations on TVR 1 case". Press Agency.
4. "TVR şi-a deschis o filială în Republica Moldova". Mediafax.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-02-17.
5. "TVR Moldova trece Nistrul // Primele reacții: „Mi s-a bucurat inima!"". TVR Moldova (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-02-17.