Afghanistan National Television
RTA ملی | |
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Launched | September 1977 |
Owned by | Radio Television Afghanistan |
Picture format | SDTV |
Audience share | 8% as of July 2010 |
Country | Afghanistan |
Broadcast area |
Afghanistan Europe North America |
Headquarters | Kabul |
Website |
www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Oqaab | Channel 3 |
Afghanistan National Television (Pashto: ملی تلویزیون Da Afganistan Milli Telvizoon, Persian: تلویزیون ملی Telvizoon-e Milli Afganistan) is the state-owned television channel in Afghanistan, launched in 1977 and part of the Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) public broadcaster.
Exclusive 2008 speech
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RTA became famous worldwide when Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a live speech to the world minutes after dozens of insurgents attempted to assassinate him at an Afghan military parade. The assassination attempt was thwarted by the Afghan National Army.[1] The scene of the attempt was also broadcast live to RTA viewers in Afghanistan and picked up by the international media.[2]
International launch
RTA became available in Europe, Middle East, North Africa Africa Asia Pacific and North America on 5 January 2008. The channel's broadcasting hours were 06:00 to 00:00 (local Afghan time), corresponding to 01:30 to 19:30 UTC. Later in 2008, RTA became a 24-hour channel, and this allowed viewers Internationally to watch it at more convenient hours.
See also
References
- ↑ "The Times & The Sunday Times".
- ↑ Faiez, M. Karim; Chu, Henry (28 April 2008). "Attempt on Karzai rattles Afghans" – via LA Times.