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First Independent

Television channel

First Independent
Programming

Country	Ukraine
Picture format	576i 16:9 (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Taras Kozak
History
Launched	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
Closed	December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28)
Links
Website	pnk.tv

First Independent is a closed pro-Russian^[1] news channel in Ukraine, whose unofficial owner is pro-Russian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk (through his associate Taras Kozak).^[2]

The broadcaster was formally established on November 1, 2019, but for the first two years it did not broadcast as a full-fledged television channel and actually started operating only in February 2021, after it was bought by Medvedchuk's Novyny media holding.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Boris Tkachuk. "Колишні співробітники "каналів Медведчука" стали власниками львівського телеканалу "Перший незалежний"". hromadske.ua (in Ukrainian). Hromadske.ua.
^ "Новий телеканал на базі підсанкційних "каналів Медведчука" зник із ефіру через годину після початку мовлення". radiosvoboda.org (in Ukrainian). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2021-02-26.
^ "Канал "Перший незалежний" очолив представник медіагрупи Тараса Козака". detector.media (in Ukrainian). 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
^ "Запуск нового каналу замість ZIK, 112 та NewsOne. Що відомо" (in Ukrainian). BBC. 2021-02-25.