TV in Afghanistan
Television was first introduced in 1964 when a new organization called Radio Television Afghanistan (owned by the government) started a television station. After completing the feasibility study with subsidy from Japan, the construction work on the studio and transmitter buildings was completed in August 1978.
Television in Afghanistan is a popular entertainment medium with around 20 broadcasting stations and 2 international channels. Satellite television with foreign channels is available to anyone with access to a satellite dish . The following is a list of the Afghan television channels broadcast in alphabetical order:
channels
In addition to the two international channels Ariana TV International and Tolo TV International, there are (2008):
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