Current Time TV

Current Time TV (Russian: Настоящее Время, romanized: Nastoyashcheye Vremya) is a Russian-language television channel with editorial office in Prague, created by the US organisations Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America. The channel – via RFE/RL – is funded through grants from the US Congress through the US Agency for Global Media.[1] The media sees its task in "promoting democratic values and institutions". RFE/RL launched Current Time, in October 2014.[2] The official round-the-clock broadcasting began on February 7, 2017.[3][4][5]

Current Time TV
Настоящее Время
CountryCzech Republic
Broadcast areaRussia, Ukraine, countries of Central Asia and Eastern Europe
HeadquartersPrague
Programming
Language(s)Russian
Ownership
OwnerRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
History
Launched7 February 2017 (2017-02-07)
Links
Webcasten.currenttime.tv/live-online
WebsiteRussian: currenttime.tv
English en.currenttime.tv
Entertainment votvot.tv
Availability
Terrestrial
Levira (Estonia)Multiplex 6
Tet (Latvia)Multiplex 2 (Pay TV)
Telecentras (Lithuania)Multiplex LRTC1
Channelbox UKCOM4/SDN (Channel 271, HbbTV)

Current Time was instituted as an alternative to Kremlin-controlled media and Russian propaganda.[6][7] Despite the fact that Current Time was intended to counterbalance Russian official news coverage, Kenan Aliyev,[8] executive editor of Current Time, told Reuters that C.T. was not counterpropaganda at all.[9]

In December 2017 Russia's Ministry of Justice added the outlet to the so-called list of "foreign agent". It, alongside 8 other American public broadcasters, was the first mass media outlet to be included to the so-called list of "foreign agents".[10]

Current Time is available on cable, satellite and digital platforms in Russia, the Baltics, Belarus, Ukraine, the Caucasus and central Asia.[9] It had over 1,500,000 followers on Facebook and 1,300,000 subscribers on YouTube in August 2020.[5]

On 27 February 2022, Roskomnadzor blocked the website of the channel for its coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[11]

References
  1. "Current Time: About Us Current Time TV English". Current Time English. October 15, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. "Current Time Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty". RFE/RL. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. "Current Time TV Channel Новости, видео и репортажи из России, Украины, стран Азии – Настоящее Время". Настоящее Время (in Kyrgyz). Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  4. "Current Time TV | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020.
  5. "Current Time celebrates two years of impact and growth". USAGM. February 12, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  6. "America's answer to Russian propaganda TV". The Economist. June 15, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  7. "U.S. launches TV network as alternative to Russian propaganda". CBS News. Associated Press. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  8. "Kenan Aliyev". DOKweb. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  9. Lopatka, Jan (February 8, 2017). "Radio Free Europe, Voice of America launch new Russian-language TV channel". Reuters. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  10. "Russia Slaps Restrictions On 'Voice Of America' And 'Radio Free Europe' : The Two-Way". NPR. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  11. "Роскомнадзор уведомил "Настоящее время" о блокировке его сайта". Interfax. February 27, 2022.
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