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List of must-carry channels (Romania)

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This "must carry" principle

The “must carry” principle is present in the Audiovisual Law, Art. 82, and stipulates that cable distributors must include in their offer public television programs and private stations under Romanian jurisdiction, free to broadcast and without technical or financial conditions. Currently, the principle does not apply to DTH operators.

What Article 82 says:

"Any distributor that retransmits programs through electronic communications networks, except those that use exclusively the radio spectrum, has the obligation to include in its offer programs as well as services of the Romanian Television Company intended for public in Romania, and other services, free services to the retransmission and technical or financial conditions, of the private broadcasters, under the jurisdiction of Romania, within the limit of 25% of the total number of program services distributed through the respective network, as well as television services without obligation to retransmit the stability through agreements. to which Romania is a party. The breakdown criterion for private broadcasters is the descending order of the annual audience index.

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Must-carry list of 2025

No Logo Channel name DVB-C DTH IPTV Online
1 România TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
România TV HD
2 DIGI 24 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
DIGI 24 HD
3 Realitatea Plus yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Realitatea Plus HD
4 Național TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
5 B1 TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
B1 TV HD
6 Kanal D 2 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Kanal D 2 HD
7 Favorit yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
8 Etno yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Etno HD
9 Trinitas TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Trinitas TV HD
10 Tradițional TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Tradițional TV HD
11 Bollywood Clasic yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Bollywood Clasic HD
12 Național 24 Plus yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
13 Kiss TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Kiss TV HD
14 Taraf TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Taraf TV HD
15 Music Channel yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Music Channel HD
16 Party Mix yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Party Mix HD
17 TV AS yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
18 Orizont TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
19 UTV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
UTV HD
20 Euronews Romania yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Euronews Romania HD
21 Emi TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Emi TV HD
22 Prima News yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Prima News HD
23 Metropola TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Metropola TV HD
24 A7 TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
A7 TV HD
25 Speranta TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Speranta TV HD
26 Moldova TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Moldova TV HD
27 Magic TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Magic TV HD
28 Travel Mix HD yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
29 H!T Music Channel yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
H!T Music Channel HD
30 Alfa Omega TV HD yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
31 Inedit TV yes yes yes yes yes yes
Inedit TV HD
32 Atomic TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Atomic TV HD
33 Aleph News yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Aleph News HD
34 NCN yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
35 Nașul TV yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
36 Credo TV HD yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
37 Bollywood Stars yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
38 Canal 33 yes no yes yes yes yes
Canal 33 HD
39 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kapital TV yes no yes yes yes yes yes
Kapital TV HD
40 Rapsodia TV yes yes yes yes yes yes
41 Disco Mix HD yes yes yes yes yes
42 Cinethronix yes no yes yes yes yes yes
43 Exploris yes yes yes yes yes
Exploris HD
44 TeleMoldova+ yes no yes yes yes
TeleMoldova+ HD
45 Telestar 1 yes no yes yes yes yes yes
46 Medika TV yes yes yes yes yes
47 Rock TV yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes
Rock TV HD
48 Aleph Business yes yes yes yes yes yes
Aleph Business HD
49 Apollonia TV yes yes yes yes
Apollonia TV HD
50 Sens TV yes yes yes yes yes yes
Sens TV HD
51 Atomic Academy yes yes yes yes
Atomic Academy HD
52 Mooz Dance yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes
Mooz Dance HD
53 Profi 24 TV no yes
54 24 Mix Teleshop yes yes yes
24 Mix Teleshop HD
55 Shop On TV HD yes yes yes yes
56 Simfonica HD yes
57 Zoom TV HD yes yes yes
58 Info TV România HD

Must-carry (SRTV)

Logo Channel name DVB-C DTH IPTV
TVR 1 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
TVR 1 HD
TVR 2 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
TVR 2 HD
TVR 3 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
TVR Info yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
TVR Info HD
TVR Cultural yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
TVR Cultural HD
TVR Folclor yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
TVR Folclor HD
TVR Sport yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
TVR Sport HD
TVR Cluj yes no no yes yes
TVR Craiova yes no no yes yes
TVR Iași yes no no yes yes
TVR Timișoara yes no no yes yes
TVR Târgu-Mureș yes no no yes yes

MUST CARRY 2025 - CHANNELS OFFERED BY INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

Logo Channel name DVB-C DTH IPTV
TV5MONDE Europe yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
TV5MONDE Europe HD

Program services for national minorities with a share of more than 20%, belonging

Logo Channel name DVB-C DTH IPTV
Erdely TV yes no yes yes yes
Erdely TV HD

Defunct channels

Logo Channel name Removal Restore Reasons Audio language(s) DVB subtitle(s) Owner Broadcast hours
LinkPress TV January 30, 2025 Licence revoked. Romanian No Linkpress TV S.R.L. 24 hours
LinkPress TV HD
Global News January 30, 2025 Licence revoked. Romanian No Artfest Consulting S.R.L. 24 hours
Global News HD
Melos TV January 28, 2025 On request. Licence revoked. Romanian No Tezaur TV S.R.L. 24 hours
Melos TV HD
Medika TV February 15, 2024 January 28, 2025 On request. Romanian No Medika Broadcast Channel SRL 24 hours
IDA TV December 11, 2023 Rebranding Channel rebranded into Sens TV. Romanian No Profesional Marketing Group SRL 24 hours
IDA TV HD
Bucuresti TV March 27, 2023 Rebranding Channel rebranded into Kanal D 2. Romanian No Doğan International Media SA 24 hours
Bucuresti TV HD
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kapital TV February 1, 2023 February 15, 2024 The channel did not submit the file. Romanian No Industrial Proinvest SRL 24 hours
Cinetube January 5, 2023 Rebranding Channel rebranded into Global News. Romanian No Artfest Consulting SRL 24 hours
Cinetube HD
News Romania August 2, 2022 Ceased Ceased broadcasting. Romanian No Estrada TV SRL 24 hours
eSTRADA TV February 22, 2022 Rebranding Channel rebranded into News Romania. Romanian No Estrada TV SRL 24 hours
Travel Mix October 1, 2021 Ceased Ceased broadcasting in SD version. Romanian No Mixmontan SRL 24 hours
LinkPress TV January 19, 2021 2022 The channel did not submit the file. Romanian No LinkpressTV SRL 24 hours
LinkPress TV HD
Prima TV January 1, 2021 On request. Romanian No Clever Media Network 24 hours
Prima TV HD
Neptun TV January 28, 2020 Ceased Ceased broadcasting on February 17, 2020. Romanian No Soti Cable Neptun SRL 24 hours
Realitatea TV October 31, 2019 Ceased Ceased broadcasting. Romanian No Realitatea Media SA 24 hours
TVH May 22, 2019 Ceased Ceased broadcasting. Romanian No Mass Media România de Mâine SRL 24 hours
eStrada TV 2019 2022 On request. Ceased broadcasting on 7 October 2019 and relaunched on January 8, 2021. Romanian No Estrada TV SRL 24 hours
Kanal D 2019 On request. Romanian No Doğan International Media SA 24 hours
Kanal D HD
Antena 1 July 1, 2018 On request. Romanian No Intact Media Group 24 hours
Antena 1 HD
Antena Stars July 1, 2018 On request. Romanian No Intact Media Group 24 hours
Antena Stars HD
Antena 3 July 1, 2018 On request. Romanian No Intact Media Group 24 hours
Antena 3 HD
Happy Channel July 1, 2018 On request. Romanian No Intact Media Group 24 hours
Happy Channel HD
ZU TV July 1, 2018 On request. Romanian No Intact Media Group 24 hours
ZU TV HD
TVR News August 1, 2015 February 1, 2023 Ceased broadcasting. It was revived as TVR Info on June 22, 2022. Romanian No Societatea Română de Televiziune 24 hours
Mynele TV 2015 Ceased Ceased broadcasting. Romanian No Costi Ioniță 24 hours
Look TV July 1, 2014 On request. Changed name to LookSport on August 30, 2018 and to Prima Sport 2 on April 19, 2022. Romanian No Transilvania Look SA 24 hours
Look Plus July 1, 2014 On request. Changed name to LookSport+ on October 9, 2020 and to Prima Sport 1 on April 19, 2022. Romanian No NCN Studio TV 24 hours
Mynele TV 2013 2014 On request. Romanian No Costi Ioniță 24 hours
PRO TV July 23, 2013 On request. Romanian No Pro TV SRL 24 hours
The Money Channel 2013 Ceased The channel did not submit the file. Ceased broadcasting on 25 April 2015. Romanian No Realitatea Media SA 24 hours
Alfa Omega TV 2013 2014 The channel did not submit the file. Romanian No Alfa-Omega TV Production SRL 24 hours
Trinitas TV 2013 2014 The channel did not submit the file. Romanian No Patriarhia Romana 24 hours
DD TV 2013 Ceased The channel did not submit the file. Ceased broadcasting on February 24, 2014. Romanian No Dan Diaconescu 24 hours
OTV 2013 Ceased Ceased broadcasting on 22 January 2013. Romanian No Dan Diaconescu 24 hours
TVR Cultural September 15, 2012 February 1, 2023 Ceased broadcasting. It was revived on December 1, 2022. Romanian No Societatea Română de Televiziune 24 hours
Party TV 2012 Ceased Ceased broadcasting. Romanian No Costi Ioniță 24 hours
Alpha TV București 2011 Ceased Financial difficulties. Ceased broadcasting on 2012. Romanian No X 24 hours
Canal Teleshop 2011 Ceased On request. Changed name to Zeus TV on May 18, 2011 and ceased broadcasting on July 2, 2013. Romanian No Realitatea Media SA 24 hours