Prime (Moldovan TV channel)

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{{Infobox television channel

| name = Prime

| logo = Prime.png

| logo_size = 150px

| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1999|9|df=y}}

| closed_date = {{End date and age|2023|10|30|df=y}} (broadcast suspended){{cite web|url=https://tv8.md/ru/2023/30/10/v-moldove-priostanovili-veshchanie-telekanalov-prime-canal-2-canal-3-publika-tv-orizont-tv-i-itv/242986|title=В Молдове приостановили вещание телеканалов Prime, Canal 2, Canal 3, Publika TV, Orizont TV и ITV|website=tv8.md|access-date=2023-12-07}}

| picture_format = 576i (16:9 SDTV)

| owner = I.C.S. "General Media Group" S.R.L.

| country = Moldova

| language = Romanian

| area = Moldova

| affiliates =

| headquarters = Chișinău, Moldova

| sister_channels = Canal 2, Canal 3, Publika TV

| former_names = ORT Moldova
Pervîi Kanal Moldova

| website = [http://www.prime.md www.prime.md]

| terr_serv_1 = Radiocom (DVB-T2)

| terr_chan_1 = -

}}

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.

The owner of the channel is Moldovan oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc.[http://independent.md/moldtelecom-rearanjat-canalele-grila-tv-pe-primele-4-pozitii-sunt-cele-ale-lui-plahotniuc/#.VZQ7IPCrFgA Moldtelecom a rearanjat canalele în grila TV: Pe primele 4 poziții sunt cele ale lui Plahotniuc][http://adevarul.ro/moldova/actualitate/cum-moldtelecom-rearanjat-lista-canalelor-tv-posturile-holdingul-plahotniuc-primele-patru-pozitii-1_53fc2f770d133766a8970943/index.html Cum Moldtelecom a rearanjat lista canalelor TV: Posturile din holdingul lui Plahotniuc au primele patru poziții][http://www.jurnaltv.md/ro/news/2014/8/26/canalele-lui-plahotniuc-favorizate-10053984/ Canalele lui Plahotniuc, favorizate][http://adevarul.ro/moldova/actualitate/patru-posturi-tv-amendate-cca-nerespectarea-codului-audiovizualului-campania-electorala-1_55719054cfbe376e35f50a9c/index.html CCA amendează televiziunile lui Plahotniuc cu 1800 de lei][http://aoapollo.md/?page_id=233 V.Plahotniuc este contrar prevederilor legale, beneficiarul final al cinci operatori de radiodifuziune] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912012303/http://aoapollo.md/?page_id=233 |date=12 September 2017 }} – Asociatia pentru Dezvoltarea Culturii si Protectiei Drepturilor de Autor si Conexe «AO APOLLO» 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.{{cite web|url=http://cca.md/news/cca-sanc-ionat-prime-tv-7-rtr-moldova-ren-moldova-i-suspendat-temporar-emisia-postului-rossia |title=CCA A SANCȚIONAT "PRIME","TV 7","RTR MOLDOVA","REN MOLDOVA" ȘI A SUSPENDAT TEMPORAR EMISIA POSTULUI "ROSSIA 24" PE TERITORIUL RM | CCA |publisher=Cca.md |date=2014-04-24 |accessdate=2014-07-29}}