Moldova live TV

About TV in Moldova

Moldova’s television scene is shaped by its small size and deep linguistic divide. With only 22 channels, the market is intimate but politically charged. The state broadcaster Teleradio-Moldova (TRM) runs the flagship Moldova 1, delivering news in Romanian with a formal, steady tone that feels closer to public-service tradition than the flashy commercial channels. Alongside it, commercial stations like Prime TV and Publika TV cater to the Russian-speaking audience, broadcasting news and talk shows in Russian, often with a more opinionated, confrontational style. This bilingual reality is unique in Europe: many households flip between Romanian and Russian feeds depending on the time of day. Primetime starts around 19:00, when general entertainment channels run locally produced variety shows, music programs, and imported Romanian or Russian series, usually dubbed rather than subtitled. News is king, especially on the legislative front: Parliament TV broadcasts sessions live, a transparency nod that draws viewers during political crises. Music channels remain surprisingly popular, leaning heavily on Moldovan folk-pop and Russian mainstream hits. Compared to neighboring Romania, Moldova’s TV is more fragmented by language and more reliant on Russian content; unlike Ukraine, it lacks a strong oligarch-owned channel system. The documentary category, though small, features historical deep dives into Soviet-era Moldova, a recurring national obsession.