[1] The channel was launched on 1 January 1956, as the Belarusian branch of the Soviet Central Television, after months of preparation.

Since the mid-60s, its own production of feature and documentary television films began (based on the main editorial office of "Telefilm").

[3] In 1978, the hardware and studio complex of the Belarusian Radio Television Center was put into operation, which made it possible to increase the volume and quality of color images.

The broadcasting structure of the national TV channel consisted of 3 blocks: informational and journalistic, scientific and educational, and artistic.

In February 2003, a survey was conducted by order of the Belteleradiocompany, based on the results of which it was decided to leave only cultural programs in Belarusian.

[7] International experts and the Belarusian democracy movement have traditionally called state television one of the most important propaganda tools of Lukashenko's regime.

[17] For example, there was a list of people whose names could not be mentioned in the news, which included opposition politicians, there was a blacklist of economists and political scientists, who could not be asked for comments, the use of the words "Stalinism," "cult of personality," and "Gulag" was prohibited.

[17] TV news unit journalist Alyaksandr Luchonak, who also resigned in protest of propaganda, also confirmed the existence of censorship.