TVCG 1 is a Montenegrin television channel that is part of

Radio Television of Montenegro Radio and Television of Montenegro ( cnr-Cyrl-Latn, Радио и Телевизија Црне Горе, Radio i Televizija Crne Gore; abbr. /) is the public service broadcaster of Montenegro. A state-owned company with its headquarters in Podgor ...

(RTCG). It was established in 1964 under the auspices of RTT. The channel specializes mainly in news and national productions.

History

Although relays of Italian television have been available in Montenegro under Yugoslav rule since 1956, it wasn't until 4 May 1964 when the local television station started. On this day, the first news report from the

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newsroom was presented. By 1968, the regular weekly chronicle "Kroz Crna Gora" began, which in 1971 grew into the daily service "Novosti dana". A sports team was also set up around this time. The first daily television news service (''Dnevnik'') was broadcast in 1975. In 1979, Titograd TV joined the

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at the opening of the TV Festival of non-aligned countries in Bar. By moving to new facilities in 1984, RTT received improved professional conditions for work. In 1991, the channel adopted its current name, TVCG 1, gaining a more autonomous schedule in 1997. As early as 1998, when RTCG began to distance itself from

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's policies and the official stance coming from Belgrade, its television output began to increase.

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* {{Media of Montenegro Television stations in Montenegro Television channels and stations established in 1964 1964 establishments in Yugoslavia Mass media in Podgorica