Soviet Union Broadcasting Network (TheodoresTomfooleries)

All-Union Broadcasting Network

Logo used since 1982
Type	Mass & state media
Country	Soviet Union
Availability	Free-to-air
Founded	9 March 1938 (9 March 1938)
TV stations	Channel "NOFO" Channel "DOKU" Channel "PLAKA" Channel "SPORT" Channel "RAZA"
Headquarters	Moscow
Broadcast area	Soviet Union
Owner	Gostelradio
Launch date	9 March 1938 (9 March 1938)
Former names	Soviet Central Television (CT USSR)
Picture format	DVB (1080i 16:9 HDTV
Official website	en.vsv.su
Language	Russian

The All Union Broadcasting Network (Russian: Всесоюзная сеть вещания; tr. Vsyesoyuznaya Syet' Vyeschaniya), often abbreviated as "VSV" or "SBN", is the state-ran Broadcast network of the Soviet Union. Currently, there are 5 TV stations available:

• "NOFO" - short for Novosti i Informatsiya, the domestic and international news station
• "DOKU" - short for Dokumyental'nyiye Fil'myi i Obrazovaniye, the documentary and educational station
• "PLAKA" - short for Ploschadka, the children's programming station
• "SPORT" - short for Sportivnyiy, the sports station
• "RAZA" - short for Razvlyechyeniya, the entertainment station