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On January 1, 2002, TV6 ceased broadcasting, and its frequency was taken over by a new channel, TVS. The closure of TV6 marked the end of an era in Russian television, and it had a significant impact on the country's media landscape.

The paper details the aftermath of the shutdown. It discusses the bizarre tender process where a new company, TVS (Television Six), was created to replace TV-6. It captures the temporary hope of the journalists before that station was also eventually pushed off the air (replaced by Russia Today, now RT). It serves as a case study in how authoritarian regimes manage transitions, ensuring that the signal is never dead, only the dissenting voices are. tv6 russian channel