UK regulator revokes Russia state-owned RT broadcasting license

By Christopher Hutton

Published March 18, 2022 1:48pm ET

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UK regulator revokes Russia state-owned RT broadcasting license — FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2017, file photo, Russian state-owned television station RT logo is seen at the window of the company's office in Moscow, Russia. Russian-backed TV channel RT disappeared from broadcasts around Washington.

A telecommunications regulator in the United Kingdom has revoked the broadcasting license of the Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT.

While RT was pulled by British broadcasters weeks ago due to concerns about misinformation amid the invasion of Ukraine, the station remained available via satellite. The revoking of Russia’s license by Ofcom makes it impossible for the station to begin broadcasting again.

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