R1 (Ulakisonia)

R1 is a Ulakisonian free-to-air terrestrial general entertainment television channel owned by the state-owned broadcaster Ruteliulak. Launched on August 27, 1964 as Ulakisonian Television, it is Ulakisonia's oldest television channel still on-air today. R1 is the flagship television channel of Ruteliulak, and is headquartered in the Ruteliulak Building. It mostly focuses on drama and edutainment programming.

R1 commenced operations as Ulakisonian Television on August 27, 1964, as a private television station in Sheze. It expanded its transmissions in other cities during the late 1960s. It became a fully state-owned property in 1969, under the RTVU wing. In 1990, RTVU Program One became a part of the US-backed USUMI. After the United States withdrew from Ulakisonia in December 1990, USUMI Program One was renamed to Ozuk Programa, and was finally renamed to its current name in 1998.

History
Test broadcasts of R1 began in 1960 in Geram. Later, it shifted to Sheze and was officially launched under the name of Ulakisonian Television on August 27, 1964. Prior to that, there were plans to establish an official Ulakisonian television station, but this was delayed many times due to the brutal civil war. During the war, the University of Zampiqar established the first Ulakisonian television station, UZTV, in June 1959, but was closed in 1962, due to its transmitters being destroyed by the war. In 1965, UTV established its stations in Ayqarıtshe and Sigiyan. It heavily competed with the communist Ulakisonian Central Television during the late 1960s.