Prime (Moldovan TV channel)

Prime is a Moldovan generalist television channel. The channel is distributed via DVB-T2, by the cable and IPTV operators in Moldova and broadcasts through analogue terrestrial television at a national level. Until 2019, it also retransmitted programs from Channel One Russia.

Prime

Country	Moldova
Broadcast area	Moldova
Headquarters	Chișinău, Moldova
Programming
Language(s)	Romanian
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	I.C.S. "General Media Group" S.R.L.
Sister channels	Canal 2, Canal 3, Publika TV
History
Launched	September 1999; 25 years ago (1999-09)
Closed	30 October 2023; 21 months ago (2023-10-30) (broadcast suspended)[1]
Former names	ORT Moldova Pervîi Kanal Moldova
Links
Website	www.prime.md
Availability
Terrestrial
Radiocom (DVB-T2)	-

The owner of the channel is Moldovan oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} Since its inception, it was one of Moldova's most popular channels.

The channel was criticized and on 4 July 2014, the Coordinating Council of the Audiovisual of Moldova sanctioned Prime and other channels for broadcasting Russian "informative-analytical" programs, which contained aggressive propaganda and promotes and increases fake news and information regarding the Ukrainian government.^[7]

Original shows/programs

Year(s)	Title
2011-2012	Vrei să fii milionar?
2010–2018	DA sau NU
2013, 2017-2023	100 de moldoveni au zis
13 November 2017-2023	Vorbește Moldova
2010–present	De Facto
2011–2019	Replica (with Mihaela Gherasim (2010-2012), Valeriu Frumusachi (2013-2017), with Alexei Lungu (2017-2019))
2016–2020	Cronica lui Bogatu
2019–2023	Roata Norocului
2015–2023	Prima ora
2008–2023	Primele Stiri