Television in Moldova

Television in Moldova started in 1958. It has been an important way for people to get news and enjoy entertainment.

In 2022, new rules were made. It became against the law to show certain types of television and radio programs. These were programs that gave information, analysis, or talked about military or political issues. The programs had to come from countries that did not agree to a special European rule about television across borders.

Today, Moldova has many television channels that people can watch. These channels bring news, shows, and other programs to homes across the country.

National

Moldova has two main television channels that the government owns. The first is called Moldova 1, and the second is called Moldova 2.

In a region called Transnistria, there is a special channel named Transnistria 1. This channel shows shows in three languages: Russian, Ukrainian, and Moldovan, using the Cyrillic alphabet.

Regional

Here are some television channels you can watch in Moldova:

• ProTV Chișinău is a national channel that shows programmes from Pro TV in Romania.
• Super TV is a semi-national channel that shows programmes from SET in Russia.
• TVR Moldova is a national channel that shows programmes from Romanian Television channels.
• TV8 (Moldova) can be seen in Chișinău and Bălți.
• Realitatea TV is a semi-national channel.

Only in Transnistria, you can watch:

• TV PMR, formerly known as Primul Transnistrean.
• TSV (TV channel) in Transnistria.

Local

Some local television channels in Moldova rebroadcast programs from larger stations. For example, Albasat TV in Nisporeni rebroadcasts shows from Jurnal TV, and Euronova TV in Ungheni also rebroadcasts programs from Jurnal TV.

Cable and digital terrestrial channels

Moldova has several popular television channels. Some of these channels include Alt TV, Jurnal TV, and Noroc TV. These channels bring news and entertainment to viewers across the country.

Defunct

Some television channels in Moldova are no longer broadcasting. These include Muz-TV Moldova, which showed programmes from Muz-TV in Russia, and TV Moldova Internațional, which was owned by the state. Other channels like Prime, which showed programmes from Channel One (ORT) in Russia, and Canal 3, were managed by companies controlled by Vladimir Plahotniuc. Additional channels such as Publika TV, ITV Moldova, Orhei TV, Orizont TV, First in Moldova, RTR Moldova, NTV Moldova, RU TV Moldova, and TV6 are also no longer on air.