Sergey Shinkary, the editor-in-chief of the UBR television channel, announced that the channel will cease broadcasting from January 1, 2017. He wrote about it on his Facebook. «Under the Christmas tree - news, closed UBR, orphan...», - he wrote. In the comments, Sergey Shinkary, in response to the question of whether the channel is closing completely, said: «Yes, the whole channel. From January 1, 2017, there will be just a "mattress" on the air.» Currently, the UBR website does not have any information about the possible closure of the broadcaster.