Катунь 24 Ⓞ

Катунь 24 Ⓞ is the kind of regional news channel that feels like public service, earnest, low-budget, and intensely local. Coverage leans heavily on government press releases and mayoral ribbon-cuttings, which can get tedious. But when a wildfire breaks out in the Altai Mountains or the Biya River floods, this is the only feed carrying eyewitness footage. The morning block runs a talky show with local officials, think C-SPAN with snow, while evenings offer a digest of regional politics, agriculture reports, and cultural events in Barnaul. Weather gets a full segment, deservedly: the Altai climate is brutal and locals need detailed forecasts. Production values are basic, a single anchor, a blue screen, occasional field reports shot on consumer-grade cameras. That's not a complaint; it's honest. Compared to polished Moscow news, Катунь 24 feels like watching a local TV station from the 1990s, and that authenticity has its appeal. If you want the Kremlin's view, switch to Channel One. This is the view from Siberia. News tv Russia doesn't get more grounded than this.