Television in the Maldives

Television was introduced in the Maldives on March 29, 1978, being picked up by an audience of 90 television sets in Male, the national capital.[1] Until 2008, the Maldives only had Television Maldives as its national broadcaster.

Future TV, the first private television channel, launched on June 6, 2008, followed by DhiTV on July 1 and VTV on September 5. The introduction of private television came after restrictions on independent media in the country were lifted.[2]

Channels

NameOwnerLaunchedInformationReference(s)
TVMPSM29 March 1978Oldest TV channel in the Maldives.[1]
Maldives TVPSM2006International channel with strong emphasis on tourism.
YESPSM8 March 2016Youth channel.
Munnaaru TVPSM29 December 2016Islamic channel.[3]
PSM NewsPSM3 May 2017News channel.[4]
TVM Qur'anPSM29 March 2023Quranic channel.[5]
VTVVMEDIA5 September 2008[2]
Raajje TV15 December 2010
Sun Siyam TVSun Siyam Media15 February 2023[6]

Defunct channels

NameOwnerLaunchedClosedInformationReference(s)
TVM PlusPSM29 March 1978unknownSubscription service.[7]
Future TVunknown5 June 2008unknownFirst private television station.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Maldives' big day". The Straits Times. 31 March 1978. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "EU Election Expert Mission to the Maldives" (pdf). European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Maldives launches Islamic TV channel 'Munnaaru'". Avas. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "PSM News: Seven years of reliable reporting". PSM News. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "PSM launches TVM Quran Channel". PSM news. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Mohamed, Naizak (15 February 2023). "New local TV channel, SSTV, launched". Sun. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Television Maldives". Department of Information. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
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