GTRK Sakha

GTRK Sakha (ГТРК «Саха») is the regional branch of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) serving the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in the Russian Far East. It is a state-owned media holding that produces local television and radio content broadcast under the federal VGTRK brands — primarily the channels Rossiya-1 and Rossiya-24 and the radio station Radio Rossii. Its editorial output is bilingual, delivered in both Russian and Yakut, reflecting the republic's linguistic makeup. The branch traces its origins to the restructuring of the former Sakha-Yakutia television and radio company, which was split into a federal component (GTRK Sakha) and a regional one (NVK Sakha). Regional broadcasting under the "Rossiya — Sakha" logo began on 14 March 2005, when the Yakut branch of VGTRK was carved out of Yakut television and radio and the daily news programme "Vesti-Sakha" was launched, alongside broadcasts on Radio Rossii. Since then GTRK Sakha has grown into one of the republic's leading sources of information, and its news blocks and radio and TV broadcasts air on Rossiya-1, Rossiya-24 and Radio Rossii (104.9 FM). Its flagship product is the news programme "Vesti Sakha," a joint production of GTRK Sakha and VGTRK, broadcast in Russian and Yakut with up to nine editions a day. Other well-known programmes include "Mestnoye Vremya. Subbota," "Vesti Sakha. Itogi nedeli," the special project "Vmeste s Aysenom Nikolayevym," and the Yakut-language projects "Yllyyr Sarsyarda" and "Ahagas Kepsetyi." The company has been among the ten most cited media outlets in the republic for four consecutive years. Its broadcast territory is described as the largest in Russia, covering more than 3 million square kilometres across three time zones with digital terrestrial signal. GTRK Sakha is not a standalone commercial company but a branch (filial) of the federal state unitary enterprise VGTRK, which was established by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation on 14 July 1990. As such it is state-owned and operates within Russia's public broadcasting framework, with its director and editorial leadership appointed locally. Its output combines federal network content with regional news, current affairs and cultural programming aimed at Yakutia's roughly one million residents.

GTRK Sakha's history is bound up with the post-Soviet reorganisation of broadcasting in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The federal parent, the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK), was created by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation on 14 July 1990. Within months Radio Rossii went on air, and on 13 May 1991 the RTR television channel began broadcasting; in 2001 RTR was renamed the Rossiya channel. The Yakutia branch emerged from the division of the former Sakha-Yakutia television and radio company into a federal component (GTRK Sakha) and a regional one (NVK Sakha). Regional broadcasting under the "Rossiya — Sakha" logo began on 14 March 2005, when the Yakut branch of VGTRK was separated from Yakut television and radio. On that date viewers in the republic first saw the information programme "Vesti Sakha" on the Rossiya-1 channel, and the branch also began broadcasting on Radio Rossii. This date is treated by the company as the starting point of the history of the VGTRK branch — the State Television and Radio Company Sakha. From March 2008 the channel carried regional editions of the programme "Utro — Vesti Sakha" within the "Dobroye utro, Rossiya!" morning block, and from 2009 the team established supporting correspondent bureaus in the districts of the republic. On 20 June 2008 GTRK Sakha began participating in the creation of a new regional information programme, "Vesti — Dalniy Vostok," broadcast to all subjects of the Far Eastern Federal District with the support of VGTRK and the presidential plenipotentiary's office on the Rossiya-1 channel. Over the following years the branch expanded its output and reputation. In 2008 the staff of GTRK Sakha won the All-Russian competition "Rossiya mnogonatsionalnaya" in the "Author Collective" nomination. In 2010 it won the All-Russian television forum "TEFI-Region" in the category for a daily information programme for the capitals of the subjects of the Russian Federation. By the mid-2010s the company marked its 20th anniversary on air, and it has been counted among the ten most cited media outlets of the republic for four consecutive years. Today GTRK Sakha describes itself as a large media holding and one of the main sources of information for the population. Its news blocks and radio and TV broadcasts are transmitted on the Rossiya-1 and Rossiya-24 television channels and on Radio Rossii (104.9 FM), in Russian and Yakut. Its flagship "Vesti Sakha" airs daily in the morning at 6:35, 7:35 and 8:35, with main news editions at 9:30 and 11:30 and a final edition of the day at 21:10. Its broadcast territory is described as the largest in Russia, covering more than 3 million square kilometres across three time zones with a digital terrestrial signal. The company operates as a branch of the federal state unitary enterprise VGTRK, with a director and deputy directors heading its television and radio services.

• 2015

  The company marks its 20th anniversary on air (as reflected in its corporate booklet).

• 2010

  GTRK Sakha wins the All-Russian television forum "TEFI-Region" in the category for a daily information programme for the capitals of the subjects of the Russian Federation.

• 2009

  The team establishes supporting correspondent bureaus in the districts of the republic.

• 2008

  From March, regional editions of "Utro — Vesti Sakha" air within the "Dobroye utro, Rossiya!" morning block; on 20 June the branch joins the new "Vesti — Dalniy Vostok" regional programme; the staff wins the All-Russian competition "Rossiya mnogonatsionalnaya" in the "Author Collective" nomination.

• 2005

  On 14 March, regional broadcasting under the "Rossiya — Sakha" logo begins; the daily "Vesti Sakha" programme airs for the first time and the Yakut branch of VGTRK is separated from Yakut television and radio.

• 2001

  RTR is renamed the Rossiya television channel.

• 1991

  The RTR television channel (later Rossiya) begins broadcasting on 13 May.

• 1990

  VGTRK, the federal parent company, is established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation on 14 July.

State-owned regional broadcaster and one of the most cited media outlets in the Republic of Sakha, delivering bilingual federal-plus-local news and cultural programming across Russia's largest broadcast territory.

• Vesti Sakha

  Flagship daily news programme, a joint production of GTRK Sakha and VGTRK, broadcast in Russian and Yakut with up to nine editions a day.

• Vesti Sakha. Itogi nedeli

  Weekly summary news programme.

• Mestnoye Vremya. Subbota

  Saturday regional current affairs programme.

• Vmeste s Aysenom Nikolayevym

  Special project of GTRK Sakha.

• Yllyyr Sarsyarda

  Popular Yakut-language television project.

• Ahagas Kepsetyi

  Popular Yakut-language television project.

• Vesti — Dalniy Vostok

  Regional information programme for the Far Eastern Federal District, produced with VGTRK support from 20 June 2008.

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