▁U H F ▁band . ▁It ▁was ▁distributed ▁only ▁by ▁the ▁air ▁on ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁Moscow ▁and ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Region ▁on ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁channel , ▁blocking ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁broadcast s ▁of ▁the ▁Petersburg - F if th ▁Channel ▁television ▁company , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁- ▁the ▁Kult ura ▁TV ▁channel . ▁ ▁History ▁Initial ly , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁material ▁broadcast ▁were ▁TV ▁sh ops , ▁musical ▁or ▁entertain ment ▁programs , ▁soap ▁oper as , ▁vide oc li ps ▁and ▁concert s . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁broadcast ▁in ▁Moscow ▁on ▁Channel ▁ 5 ▁and ▁blocked ▁the ▁reception ▁of ▁Petersburg ▁Channel ▁ 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Moscow ▁area . ▁The ▁time ▁of ▁broadcast ing ▁was ▁initially ▁from ▁ 0 0 : 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 2 : 3 0 ▁daily . ▁ ▁From ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁programs ▁appeared ▁with ▁a ▁parallel ▁B IZ - TV ▁logo , ▁previously ▁broadcast ing ▁at ▁ 2 x 2 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁air ▁consisted ▁almost ▁entirely ▁of ▁those ▁programs ▁that ▁then ▁became ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁MTV ▁Russia ▁TV ▁channel ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁three ▁- ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁broadcast ing . ▁ ▁Since ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁broadcast ing ▁of ▁Tele ex po ' s ▁own