RTR-Belarus (the official name of the TV channel is “Russia-Belarus”) is a Belarusian TV channel, owned by the STV television company. It began broadcasting on July 1, 2008, replacing the Rossiya TV channel. “RTR-Belarus” was founded on the basis of the TV channel “RTR-Planeta” under the license of VGTRK.
On July 1, 2008, instead of the Rossiya TV channel, the RTR-Belarus TV channel began broadcasting in Belarus, the content of which consists of programs from the Russian international TV channel Rossiya RTR. The channel's program schedule is formed in accordance with legal agreements with the Russian side.
A block of Belarusian news is published four times a day on weekdays: at 13:50, 16:50, 19:50 and 23:00. The texts for the stories are read out by a voice-over. Since 2019, on weekdays from 6:00 to 10:00, the channel has broadcast the “New Morning” program, replacing the “Morning. Good Mood Studio,” which previously aired at the same time on the STV channel. On Saturdays, the weather forecast for the week in Belarus is published in the “Plus-Minus” program. On Sundays at 21:15, the channel airs Vadim Shcheglov’s author’s project “In People,” which tells about the most interesting people in Belarus.