TV5 Užice

TV5 Užice (Serbian: ΤВ5 Ужице) is a Serbian television network aired locally to the city of Užice in Western Serbia. It is privately owned and the most watched local network in Užice.

History

TV5 first aired in July 1994. At the time, the Yugoslavia civil war was ranging. The then minister of information and media Aleksandar Vučić made it his goal to shut down all free networks opposed to the political regime in the country at the time. TV5 Užice as a network did not fall in line with Vučić and barely survived in the 1990s with all funding cut and heavy transmission interference. With a democratic change in government, the end of war and oppression against Serbia, the network was able to grow again.

Today TV5 has around 320,000 potential viewers. The most watched programmes are news and current affairs.

Programming

TV5 Užice produces two news bulletins daily, at 7.00PM and 10.00PM. Some other news and current affairs programmes include Info press, Sport 2000, The Hague Tribunal.

The network also airs international shows, documentaries, cartoons and movies. 40% of the air time is dedicated to news and current affairs, 40% to educational programmes and 20% to entertainment programmes.

Užice

Užice (Serbian Cyrillic: Ужице, pronounced [ûʒit͡se]) is a city in western Serbia, located at the banks of the River Đetinja . It is the administrative center of the Zlatibor District. The administrative area has a total population of 78,040, while the city itself has a population of 59,747 (2011 census).

Geography

Užice lies at 411 metres (1,348 ft) above sea level, on both sides of the river Đetinja. Užice is completely surrounded by the Dinaric Alps, which are interconnected. South of the city of 25 kilometres (16 miles) is a mountain Zlatibor, the mountain has a 120 years long tradition of quality tourism. West of the city are mountains Tara and Zvijezda, which include The National Park with an area of 220 km² (85 sq mi) of unspoiled nature.

The Belgrade-Bar railway passes through Užice and connects it with both the northern parts of the country and the Montenegrin coast. Užice has a fairly developed transportation infrastructure, with all the surrounding areas, is related to the state roads of the first order.

Čučice

Čučice is a village and municipality (obec) in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 8.19 square kilometres (3.16 sq mi), and has a population of 423 (as at 2 October 2006).

Čučice lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) west of Brno and 171 km (106 mi) south-east of Prague.

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