List of Estonian television channels
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Television
in Estonia
was introduced in 1955
, following the Soviet government's decision to establish a television station in 1953. The Nation
al TV Channel ETV has maintained an archive since 1955 in which broadcasts of unique aspects of Estonian culture are held.
Digital television was officially launched on December 15, 2006 when the operator Eesti Digitaaltelevisiooni AS launched its pay service ZUUMtv, operated by Starman, on two multiplexes. In 2006, only ETV was available for free, but as of March 2009, there are already 7 free channels in digital broadcast. Digital television signal (DVB-T
and DVB-H
) is broadcast by Levira. DVB-C
is provided by cable operators Starman, STV, Telset, telecommunications company Elion (also offering IPTV
). Analog transmitters were turned off in July 2010.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
in Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
was introduced in 1955
Timeline of the introduction of television in countries
This is a list of when the first publicly announced television broadcasts occurred in the mentioned countries. Non-public field tests and closed circuit demonstrations are not included....
, following the Soviet government's decision to establish a television station in 1953. The Nation
Nation
A nation may refer to a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, and/or history. In this definition, a nation has no physical borders. However, it can also refer to people who share a common territory and government irrespective of their ethnic make-up...
al TV Channel ETV has maintained an archive since 1955 in which broadcasts of unique aspects of Estonian culture are held.
Digital television was officially launched on December 15, 2006 when the operator Eesti Digitaaltelevisiooni AS launched its pay service ZUUMtv, operated by Starman, on two multiplexes. In 2006, only ETV was available for free, but as of March 2009, there are already 7 free channels in digital broadcast. Digital television signal (DVB-T
DVB-T
DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting — Terrestrial; it is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television that was first published in 1997 and first broadcast in the UK in 1998...
and DVB-H
DVB-H
DVB-H is one of three prevalent mobile TV formats. It is a technical specification for bringing broadcast services to mobile handsets. DVB-H was formally adopted as ETSI standard EN 302 304 in November 2004. The DVB-H specification can be downloaded from the official DVB-H website...
) is broadcast by Levira. DVB-C
DVB-C
DVB-C stands for Digital Video Broadcasting - Cable and it is the DVB European consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital television over cable...
is provided by cable operators Starman, STV, Telset, telecommunications company Elion (also offering IPTV
IPTV
Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
). Analog transmitters were turned off in July 2010.
State-owned
- ETVEesti TelevisioonEesti Televisioon is the national public television station of Estonia. It made its first broadcast on 19 July 1955.The bulk of ETV's funding comes from government grant-in-aid, around 15% of which is in turn funded by the fees paid by Estonian commercial broadcasters in return for their...
– news, current affairs, culture, sports and general entertainment. - ETV 2ETV2ETV2 is an Estonian television channel, transmitted in digital format.ETV2 began broadcasting on 8 August 2008, coinciding with the Olympic Games. On 25 August 2008, ETV2 continued broadcasting children's programs...
– general entertainment, sports and news
Commercial
- Kanal 2Kanal 2Kanal 2 is a privately owned Estonian television channel. Its literal name in English is "Channel 2".First broadcasts were aired on October 1, 1993.- Television series :Daytime* Victoria * Julia – Wege zum Glück ...
– news, current affairs and general entertainment. - Kanal 11Kanal 11Kanal 11 is an Estonian TV channel. It is owned by the Kanal 2 company. The name of the channel is derived from a play on words; in the Estonian language, "Üksteist", the word for eleven, also means "each other"...
– general entertainment. Mostly for women. - Kanal 12 – general entertainment. Mostly for men.
- SeitseSeitseSeitse is a private Estonian television channel. It includes culture and music for Estonians and Russians of ages 20–40. Music channel Seitse shows at least 400 music videos per day.-Music Shows:*2000+*Cooler Party*Hommik Helge!*Head isu!*MusicMix...
– culture and music channel. - TVN (Estonia) – (in Russian)
- TV 3TV3 (Estonia)TV3 is a commercial television channel targeted at an Estonian language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded in 1996 after two recent television stations, EVTV and RTV joined....
– news, current affairs and general entertainment channel. - TV3+TV3+ (Estonia)3+ Estonia is a private television channel, owned by the Modern Times Group broadcasting to the Russian language minority in Estonia from the United Kingdom. It was launched in 2003.-External links:*...
– news, current affairs and general entertainment channel (in Russian). - TV6TV6 (Estonia)TV6 Estonia is an entertainment television channel broadcasting to Estonia featuring series, music, fashion and sports. It was launched on 24 March 2008, as all of the current channels are obliged to have digital sister channels at the end of March 2008. On 9 January 2010 TV6 Estonia left...
– general entertainment channel. - TV14 – general entertainment channel. Codeshare with Tallinna TV.
- Fox Life – general entertainment channel.
- Fox Crime – general entertainment channel.
- Sony Entertainment Television – general entertainment channel.
Regional
- Alo TVAlo TVAlo TV is a local interactive television channel in Tartu, Estonia. It includes 24/7 music videos and news. On weekdays it also shows local information...
– music and news channel, TartuTartuTartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...
-based. - Tallinna TVTallinna TVTallinna TV is a television station in Estonia. Formerly called Tallinn Eesti Televisioon. It has transmitters in Tallinn, Pärnu, Valgjärve, Kohtla-Nõmme, and Orissaare....
– owned by Tallinn city government. Launched on January 1st, 2011.
Former channels
- TV 1TV1 (Estonia)TV1 was a private Estonian television channel. It included news, current affairs, sports and general entertainment.The channel went bankrupt in 2001....
– Commercial channel. News, current affairs, sports and general entertainment. - EVTV – a predecessor of TV3
- RTV – a predecessor of TV3
- Tipp TV – a predecessor of TV1
- Neljas – music, news and general entertainment channel.
- Kalev SportKalev SportTV4 is an Estonian sports channel, formerly owned Kalev Media and named Kalev Sport. Kalev Sport was launched in late 2007, offering viewers various sporting events, both domestic and international. It was renamed into TV4 and changed its owner after Kalev Media's bankruptcy. The new owner of the...
– sports channel, a predecessor of TV4. - TV4 – sports channel, a predecessor of TV14.
- MTV Eesti – music and entertainment channel.