List of channels on must-carry (Romania)

This "must carry" principle

The “must carry” principle is present in the Audiovisual Law, Art. 82, and stipulates that cable distributors must include in their offer public television programs and private stations under Romanian jurisdiction, free to broadcast and without technical or financial conditions. Currently, the principle does not apply to DTH operators.

What Article 82 says:

"Any distributor that retransmits programs through electronic communications networks, except those that use exclusively the radio spectrum, has the obligation to include in its offer programs as well as services of the Romanian Television Company intended for public in Romania, and other services, free services to the retransmission and technical or financial conditions, of the private broadcasters, under the jurisdiction of Romania, within the limit of 25% of the total number of program services distributed through the respective network, as well as television services without obligation to retransmit the stability through agreements. to which Romania is a party. The breakdown criterion for private broadcasters is the descending order of the annual audience index.

Must-carry list of 2023

General Interest

No	Logo	Channel name	DVB-C				IPTV
			Voda­fone	Digi	Next​Gen	Orange	iNES
4		Național TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
6		Etno	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Etno HD
9		Favorit	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
10		Național 24 Plus	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
21		Nașul TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
22		A7 TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		A7 TV HD
26		Inedit TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Inedit TV HD
27		Metropola TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Metropola TV HD
28		Telestar 1	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
30		Moldova TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Moldova TV HD
33		Kanal D 2	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Kanal D 2 HD
40		Global News	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Global News HD
46		Apollonia TV	∼	∼		✓
48		LinkPress TV	✓	∼	✓	✓	✓
		LinkPress TV HD
49		TeleMoldova+	∼	∼	∼	✓
		TeleMoldova+ HD

News

No	Logo	Channel name	DVB-C				IPTV
			Voda­fone	Digi	Next​Gen	Orange	iNES
1		România TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
2		DIGI 24	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		DIGI 24 HD
3		Realitatea Plus	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Realitatea Plus HD
5		B1 TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		B1 TV HD
17		Aleph News	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Aleph News HD
18		Euronews Romania	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Euronews Romania HD
31		NCN	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
43		Canal 33	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Canal 33 HD

Music

No	Logo	Channel name	DVB-C				IPTV
			Voda­fone	Digi	Next​Gen	Orange	iNES
8		Tradițional TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Tradițional TV HD
11		Taraf TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Taraf TV HD
12		Kiss TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Kiss TV HD
13		Emi TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Emi TV HD
14		Orizont TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
16		UTV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		UTV HD
19		Party Mix	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Party Mix HD
20		Magic TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Magic TV HD
23		Music Channel	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Music Channel HD
25		TV AS	∼	✓
29		H!T Music Channel	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		H!T Music Channel HD
35		Atomic TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Atomic TV HD
37		Mooz Dance	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Mooz Dance HD
39		Rapsodia TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
41		Rock TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Rock TV HD
44		Disco Mix HD				✓	✓
51		Atomic Academy			✓	✓
		Atomic Academy HD
52		Melos TV				✓

Religious

No	Logo	Channel name	DVB-C				IPTV
			Voda­fone	Digi	Next​Gen	Orange	iNES
7		Trinitas TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Trinitas TV HD
15		Speranta TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
24		Alfa Omega TV HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
32		Credo TV HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Lifestyle

No	Logo	Channel name	DVB-C				IPTV
			Voda­fone	Digi	Next​Gen	Orange	iNES
34		Medika TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
36		Travel Mix HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
42		Exploris	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Exploris HD
45		IDA TV	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		IDA TV HD
47		24 Mix Teleshop	✓	∼	✓	✓	✓
		24 Mix Teleshop HD
50		Shop On TV HD		∼	✓	✓	✓

Documentaries

No	Logo	Channel name	DVB-C				IPTV
			Voda­fone	Digi	Next​Gen	Orange	iNES
38		Cinethronix	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Must-carry (SRTV)

Logo	Channel name	DVB-C				IPTV
		Voda­fone	Digi	Next​Gen	Orange	iNES
	TVR 1	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	TVR 1 HD
	TVR 2	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	TVR 2 HD
	TVR 3	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	TVR Info HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	TVR Cultural HD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	TVR Cluj	∼	∼	∼	∼
	TVR Craiova	∼	∼	∼	∼
	TVR Iași	∼	∼	∼	∼
	TVR Timișoara	∼	∼	∼	∼
	TVR Târgu-Mureș	∼	∼	∼	∼

MUST CARRY 2023 - CHANNELS OFFERED BY INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

Logo	Channel name	DVB-C				IPTV
		Voda­fone	Digi	Next​Gen	Orange	iNES
	TV5MONDE Europe	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	TV5MONDE Europe HD

Program services for national minorities with a share of more than 20%, belonging

Logo	Channel name	DVB-C				IPTV
		Voda­fone	Digi	Next​Gen	Orange	iNES
	Erdely TV	✓	∼	✓	✓	✓
	Erdely TV HD

Defunct channels

Logo	Channel name	Removal	Restore	Reasons	Audio language(s)	DVB subtitle(s)	Owner	Broadcast hours
	Bucuresti TV	March 27, 2023	Rebranding	Channel rebranded into Kanal D 2.	Romanian	No	Doğan International Media SA	24 hours
	Bucuresti TV HD
	Kapital TV	February 1, 2023		Unknown reasons.	Romanian	No	Industrial Proinvest SRL	24 hours
	Cinetube	January 5, 2023	Rebranding	Channel rebranded into Global News.	Romanian	No	Artfest Consulting SRL	24 hours
	Cinetube HD
	News Romania	August 2, 2022	Ceased	Ceased broadcasting.	Romanian	No	Estrada TV SRL	24 hours
	eSTRADA TV	February 22, 2022	Rebranding	Channel rebranded into News Romania.	Romanian	No	Estrada TV SRL	24 hours
	Travel Mix	October 1, 2021	Ceased	Ceased broadcasting in SD version.	Romanian	No	Mixmontan SRL	24 hours
	LinkPress TV	January 19, 2021	2022	He did not submit the file.	Romanian	No	LinkpressTV SRL	24 hours
	LinkPress TV HD
	Prima TV	January 1, 2021		On request.	Romanian	No	Clever Media Network	24 hours
	Prima TV HD
	Neptun TV	January 28, 2020	Ceased	Ceased broadcasting on February 17, 2020.	Romanian	No	Soti Cable Neptun SRL	24 hours
	Realitatea TV	October 31, 2019	Ceased	Ceased broadcasting.	Romanian	No	Realitatea Media SA	24 hours
	TVH	May 22, 2019	Ceased	Ceased broadcasting.	Romanian	No	Mass Media România de Mâine SRL	24 hours
	eStrada TV	2019	2022	On request. Ceased broadcasting on 7 October 2019 and relaunched on January 8, 2021.	Romanian	No	Estrada TV SRL	24 hours
	Kanal D	2019		On request.	Romanian	No	Doğan International Media SA	24 hours
	Kanal D HD
	Antena 1	July 1, 2018		On request.	Romanian	No	Intact Media Group	24 hours
	Antena 1 HD
	Antena Stars	July 1, 2018		On request.	Romanian	No	Intact Media Group	24 hours
	Antena Stars HD
	Antena 3	July 1, 2018		On request.	Romanian	No	Intact Media Group	24 hours
	Antena 3 HD
	Happy Channel	July 1, 2018		On request.	Romanian	No	Intact Media Group	24 hours
	Happy Channel HD
	ZU TV	July 1, 2018		On request.	Romanian	No	Intact Media Group	24 hours
	ZU TV HD
	TVR News	August 1, 2015	February 1, 2023	Ceased broadcasting. It was revived as TVR Info on June 22, 2022.	Romanian	No	Societatea Română de Televiziune	24 hours
	Mynele TV	2015	Ceased	Ceased broadcasting.	Romanian	No	Costi Ioniță	24 hours
	Look TV	July 1, 2014		On request. Changed name to LookSport on August 30, 2018 and to Prima Sport 2 on April 19, 2022.	Romanian	No	Transilvania Look SA	24 hours
	Look Plus	July 1, 2014		On request. Changed name to LookSport+ on October 9, 2020 and to Prima Sport 1 on April 19, 2022.	Romanian	No	NCN Studio TV	24 hours
	Mynele TV	2013	2014	On request.	Romanian	No	Costi Ioniță	24 hours
	PRO TV	July 23, 2013		On request.	Romanian	No	Pro TV SRL	24 hours
	The Money Channel	2013	Ceased	He did not submit the file. Ceased broadcasting on 25 April 2015.	Romanian	No	Realitatea Media SA	24 hours
	Alfa Omega TV	2013	2014	He did not submit the file.	Romanian	No	Alfa-Omega TV Production SRL	24 hours
	Trinitas TV	2013	2014	He did not submit the file.	Romanian	No	Patriarhia Romana	24 hours
	DD TV	2013	Ceased	He did not submit the file. Ceased broadcasting on February 24, 2014.	Romanian	No	Dan Diaconescu	24 hours
	OTV	2013	Ceased	Ceased broadcasting on 22 January 2013.	Romanian	No	Dan Diaconescu	24 hours
	TVR Cultural	September 15, 2012	February 1, 2023	Ceased broadcasting. It was revived on December 1, 2022.	Romanian	No	Societatea Română de Televiziune	24 hours
	Party TV	2012	Ceased	Ceased broadcasting.	Romanian	No	Costi Ioniță	24 hours
	Alpha TV București	2011	Ceased	Financial difficulties. Ceased broadcasting on 2012.	Romanian	No	X	24 hours
	Canal Teleshop	2011	Ceased	On request. Changed name to Zeus TV on May 18, 2011 and ceased broadcasting on July 2, 2013.	Romanian	No	Realitatea Media SA	24 hours