Libya Alhurra TV
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Type | Online Streaming via Livestream LLC |
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First air date | 17 February 2011 |
Availability | Worldwide |
Headquarters | Benghazi, Libya |
Launch date | 17 February 2011 |
Official website | http://www.livestream.com/libya17feb |
Language | Arabic and English |
Libya Alhurra TV (Arabic: قناة ليبيا الحرة) is a TV station founded by (now deceased) Mohammed Nabbous on the date of 17 February 2011. This is the the first private television station established in Benghazi, Libya. The channel's purpose was to provide the world with news, and exclusive on-ground footage from Benghazi during the strong 2011 Libyan uprising.