Eesti Televisioon

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Eesti Televisioon
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TV station ( public service )
Program type Full program
reception DVB-T terrestrial , cable , satellite and IPTV
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Start of transmission July 16, 1955
List of TV channels

Eesti Televisioon (ETV) was the public television broadcaster in Estonia . The first broadcasts were broadcast on July 19, 1955. On June 1, 2007 ETV was merged into Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR).

history

The legal basis for the operation of Eesti Televisioon and the public radio station Eesti Raadio are anchored in the Broadcasting Act of May 19, 1994. Among other things, the broadcasters are tasked with promoting Estonian culture, satisfying the information needs of all sections of the population with news, archiving events of public and cultural life and strengthening the unity of the state. The fulfillment of these tasks is supervised by a nine-member broadcasting council, whose members are appointed by parliament.

The lion's share of the funding came from the state. Around 15% of these funds are raised indirectly through fees from commercial broadcasters, which ETV uses to compensate for the renouncement of television advertising . ETV showed no television commercials from 1998–1999 and since 2002; its low per-minute prices had previously endangered the existence of its commercial competitors. The introduction of license fees was considered several times, but this plan was not successful.

From January 1, 1993 until its dissolution, Eesti Televisioon was an active full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). On January 9, 2006, ETV launched the news service ETV24 , which broadcasts news via the Internet, teletext and at night via the main channel.

Technical

ETV broadcast its program terrestrially via DVB-T in MPEG-4 , in the cable networks and in the pay TV package of the Scandinavian provider "Viasat" on the satellite position 4.8 ° East ( Astra 4A ), which can also be received in Central Europe .

The broadcaster had three studios at its headquarters in Tallinn and a mobile outdoor unit.

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