Television in Northern Cyprus

Television in the self-declared state of Northern Cyprus consists of nineteen TV channels. These are:[1]

There are 14 television channels broadcasting nationally and regionally in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). The first television channel established in the TRNC was Bayrak Radio Television, which was also a state-owned channel. With the establishment of Tempo TV, the first private television channel, in 1996, television broadcasting in the TRNC ceased to be a state monopoly.[2]

Almost all national channels broadcast via Türksat, while regional channels can be watched via terrestrial antennas.

List of TV channels in Northern Cyprus

BRT is the state television of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.[3] BRT is also the oldest Turkish Cypriot TV channel, established as a radio station in 1963, and launched its first television broadcast in 1976.[4] Most of the TV channels in Northern Cyprus also broadcast via satellite,[5] and there is a "Cyprus Packet" in the satellite of Türksat.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Yayın Kuruluşları" (in Turkish). TRNC High Committee of Publication. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Arikli, Güven; Arikli, Melahat (17 October 2019). "KKTC'de İlk Özel Televizyon: Özel Televizyonun Yazılı Basına İlişkin İnceleme". Journal of Turkish Studies (in Turkish). 13 (10): 765–771. doi:10.7827/TurkishStudies.13416. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Kahvecioğlu, Hasan (2008). "Cyprus (Part 2)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  4. ↑ BRT FROM 1963 TO TODAY (BRT) Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  5. ↑ BRT Frequencies (BRT) Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  6. ↑ Türksat Uyduları Kanal Listesi (Türksat) Retrieved 2011-04-22.


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