M1 (TV channel)

M1 (M Egy) is a Hungarian television channel owned and operated by Magyar Televízió. It is also transmitted in high definition.

"M1 (Hungary)" redirects here. For the road, see M1 motorway (Hungary).

M1
Launched15 December 1953 (Experimental transmission)
23 February 1957 (Test transmissions)
1 May 1957 (Official)
15 March 2015 (as a news channel)
Owned byMedia Service Support and Asset Management Fund (Government of Hungary)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
SloganAkkor. Amikor.
Whenever it happens
Wenn und dann
Тогда – Когда
无哪里, 我都在
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian (rest of the programmes)
English, German, Russian, Chinese (news only)
Formerly calledRTV (1957-1971)
MTV1 (1971-2000)
mtv (2002-2005)
m1 (2000-2002, 2005-2012)
Sister channel(s)
Websitewww.mediaklikk.hu/m1
Availability
Terrestrial
MinDigTVLCN 1
Cable
UPC (Hungary)1

It was the most watched national channel in Hungary and its transmission receiving is 97%. On 15 March 2015, M1 was relaunched as a 24-hour news channel, meaning all variety programming is now transferred to Duna.

Primetime schedule (before 15 March 2015)

Weekdays (all times are CET)

  • 05:55 – Ma reggel (Morning-show, This morning in English)
  • 10:25 – Család-barát (magazine, Family-friend in English)
  • 17:30 - Ridikül (talk-show, Purse in English)
  • 18:30 - A Következő! (Hungarian format of Next One!)
  • 19:30 - Híradó (News)
  • 20:05 - Sporthírek (Sport News)
  • 20:10 - Időjárás (Weather Forecast)
  • 20:20 - various: Kékfény (on Mondays: crime news, Bluelight in English); Legenda (on Mondays: music show, Legend in English); Egyszer volt, hol nem volt (on Wednesdays: American series, Once Upon a Time in English); Gyilkosság (on Wednesdays: American–Danish series, The Killing in English); FÁBRY (on every second Thursday - stand-up comedy show with Sándor Fábry); Poén Péntek (on Fridays: Hungarian parody show, Funny Friday in English); Életművész (on Fridays: Life Artist in English)

Weekends (all times are CET)

  • 06:55 – Család-barát Hétvége (magazine, Family-friend weekend in English)
  • 18:55 – A Lényeg (on Sundays: daily news, The Essence in English)
  • 20:20 – various: A Dal (on Saturdays, only in February: The Hungarian National Final for the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest, The Song in English); Magyarország, szeretlek! (on Sundays: The Hungarian version of the Dutch I Love My Country)

Daily schedule (after 15 March 2015)
  • Note: all times are CET
  • 05:55—08:55 – Ma reggel (This morning)
    • 06:00 Híradó (News, simulcast on Duna)
    • 07:00 Híradó (News, simulcast on M3)
    • 08:00 Híradó (News)
  • 08:55—12:55 – Ma délelőtt (This forenoon)
    • 09:00 Híradó (News)
    • 09:30 Hírek (News in 3 minutes)
    • 10:00 Híradó (News)
    • 10:30 Hírek (News in 3 minutes)
    • 11:00 Híradó (News, simulcast on M3)
    • 11:30 Hírek (News in 3 minutes)
    • 12:00 Deli Harangszó (Midday Bell)
  • 12:55—17:55 – Ma délután (This afternoon)
    • 12:01 Híradó (News, 40-minute News, simulcast on Duna)
    • 13:00 Híradó (News, simulcast on Duna World)
    • 13:30 Hírek (News in 3 minutes)
    • 14:00 Híradó (News)
    • 14:30 Hírek (News in 3 minutes)
    • 15:00 Híradó (News)
    • 15:30 Hírek (News in 3 minutes)
    • 16:00 Híradó (News)
    • 16:30 Hírek (News in 3 minutes)
    • 17:00 Híradó (News, simulcast on M3)
    • 17:30 Hírek (News in 3 minutes)
    • 17:33 Szemtől szembe (Face to face, debate show)
  • 17:55—21:55 – Ma este (This evening)
    • 18:00 Híradó (News, 30 minutes News)
    • 19:00 Hírek (News in 3 minutes)
    • 19:03 Magazine
    • 19:30 Híradó (News, 60-minute main News, the first 35 minutes on simulcast on Duna)
    • 21:00 Híradó (News, simulcast on Duna World)
    • 21:35 Világhíradó (World News)
  • 21:55—00:10 – Ma éjjel (Tonight, the repeat of the main topics of Ma este)
    • 22:00 Híradó (News, 30 minutes News)
    • 22:30 Ma történt (Today happened, the best live reports of the day)
    • 23:00 Híradó (News, 15 minutes News, repeated on Duna World at 01:00 05:00)
    • 23:20 Hungary reports (English language News repeated on Duna World at 01:15 05:15 11:00)
    • 23:30 Nachrichten aus Ungarn (German language news repeated on Duna World at 08:25)
    • 23:40 Novosti iz Vengrii (Новости из Венгрии – Russian language News)
    • 23:50 Xiōngyálì xīnwén liánbò (匈牙利新闻联播) – Chinese language News)
    • 00:00 Himnusz (The national anthem of Hungary)
    • 00:02 Záróhíradó (Last news, 10-minute news)
  • 00:10—05:55 – Ma éjszaka (Overnight, the repeats of the day's programmes)
    • 01:00, 02:00, 03:00, 04:00, 05:00 Egy Perc Híradó (One Minute News, 60-second news update repeated on "M4 Sport" And "M5")

Noon program block

During 1994-1997 there was a noon program block from 12:00 to 15:30 CET. It was first program with clock before it. Entertainment programmes were broadcast without advertisements.

School programmes

During 1971-1989 there were school programmes in daytime. This made the startup come at 8am instead of 6pm. During weekends, summer and winter they started at 6pm with m2.

In 1989, school programming was replaced with morning programmes broadcast between 5:40am and 9:00am. They closed at 11:00-15:30. Later there was the information program at 11:00-12:00 and noon program at 12:00-15:30. So the broadcast were from 5:40 to 23:25 or 2:00.

Notable shows
  • Híradó, news programme
  • Reggeli, breakfast programme
  • Ablak
  • Delta, science technology magazine
  • Panorama, foreign affairs

Former shows
  • A Hét, weekly affairs programme
  • Budapest Híradó, regional news programme
  • Délután!, entertainment afternoon program from 12:00 to 15:30 ran until 1997
  • Kinevezés és kinevezése (Appointment and appointment), Hungary's first sitcom (broadcasting between 1984 and 1987), broadcasting on Wednesday night at 23:15 to 23:45
  • Marslakók - an original Hungarian daily soap opera, UFOs From The Mars in English
  • Mindent Vagy Semmit!, the Hungarian version of Jeopardy!
  • Szerencsekerék, the Hungarian version of Wheel of Fortune
  • Szomszédok, soap opera which ran until 30 December 1999

See also
  • Eastern Bloc information dissemination

References
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