Russian TV station wins court battle

MOSCOW -- Russia's TV6 television station, widely considered the last bastion of independence on Russian airwaves, won a major court battle Saturday to stay on the air.

A Moscow arbitration court canceled earlier rulings to liquidate the company and ordered further hearings.

TV6 had faced liquidation after a minority shareholder brought a bankruptcy case against the station claiming it failed to earn a profit.

The station denied it was losing money, and supporters accused the Kremlin of trying to force TV6 off the airwaves because of its criticism of President Vladimir Putin and his government.