Television in Slovakia

Television stations in Slovakia broadcast in both DVB-T format (MUX-2 and MUX-3) and DVB-T2 format (MUX-1 and MUX-4). Broadcasting is mostly in the Slovak, state-owned channels have some dedicated broadcasting for ethnic minorities (always subtitled). Foreign language (with the exception of Czech) movies and shows are dubbed (rarely subtitled). Czech production is often broadcast in original, with the exception of juvenile programs. Sometimes, foreign language movies are broadcast with Czech dubbing. Czech television channels are also popular in Slovakia, received in paid DVB-T2 service (only ČT1, ČT2, Nova International, Prima Plus and Prima Cool), directly in border regions (all channels) or carried by cable companies and satellite operators (almost all channels). Most of premium channels like Filmbox, HBO, Viasat Channels, etc. broadcast only in Czech. Discovery, Sport 1, Sport 2 and few others are exception, they broadcast in both Czech and Slovak.

Primarily terrestrial broadcasting

Public (state owned) channels

Network	Website	Launched	Notes
Jednotka Dvojka Šport – sport channel :24 – news channel	website	1993 1993 2021 2022	owned by Slovak Television and Radio (STVR) all channels available in HD

Main commercial channels

Network	Website	Launched	Notes
Markíza Markíza Doma – dedicated to women Markíza Dajto – dedicated to men Markíza Krimi – crime-themed channel Markíza Klasik – classic films and TV series	website website website website website	1996 2009 2012 2022 2024	owned by Markíza Slovakia (PPF Group) all channels available in HD
TV JOJ JOJ PLUS – dedicated to younger men JOJ WAU – crime-themed channel JOJ Cinema – film channel ŤUKI TV – dedicated to children JOJKO – dedicated to children JOJ Šport – sport channel JOJ 24 – news channel JOJ Svet – documentary channel	website website website website website website website website	2002 2008 2013 2015 2015 2020 2021 2022 2023	owned by JOJ Group (J&T) all channels available in HD

Other Slovak channels

Network	Website	Launched	Notes
TA3	website	2001	news channel
Duck TV	website	2007	dedicated to smallest children
TV LUX	website	2008	Christian channel
TV OSEM	website	2010	dedicated to astrology
Senzi TV	website	2013	dedicated to folk music
TV RiK	website	2015	dedicated to children
Arena Sport 1 Arena Sport 2	website	2015	sport channels
LifeTv	website	2016	Christian channel
Park TV	website	2017	documentary channel
Folklorika	website	2018	dedicated to folk music
TV Romana	website	2019	dedicated to Romani people
Premier Sport 1 Premier Sport 2 Premier Sport 3	website	2019 2021 2024	sport channels
Lala TV		2019	dedicated to smallest children
HaHa TV[1]		2020	comedy-themed channel
Strike TV[2]		2022	comedy-themed channel
Skvelé TV[3]		2022	documentary channel
Turbo TV	website	2022	dedicated to children
TV Doktor	website	2023	dedicated to health and medicine

Czech channels with broadcasting rights in Slovakia

Network	Website	Launched	Notes	Owner
Nova International Nova Sport 1 Nova Sport 2 Nova Sport 3 Nova Sport 4 Nova Sport 5 Nova Sport 6	website	2016 2008 2015 2021 2021 2024 2024	Czech TV Nova’s channels in Slovakia	Nova Group (PPF Group)
Prima SK Prima Cool SK CNN Prima News	website website website	2017 2024 2020	Czech TV Prima’s channels in Slovakia	Prima Group (FTV Prima Group)

Regional terrestrial and cable channels

Network	Region	Website
TV Bratislava	Bratislava	website
Televízia Ružinov	Bratislava	website
Dúbravská televízia	Bratislava	website
Devínskonovoveská televízia	Bratislava	website
Západoslovenská televízia	Bratislava	website
Televízia Pezinok	Pezinok	website
Mestská televízia Trnava	Trnava	website
TV Vita	Trnava	website
Bánovské televízne vysielanie	Bánovce nad Bebravou	website
Humenská televízia	Humenné	website
Televízia mesta Dolný Kubín	Dolný Kubín	website
Televízia Trenčianske Teplice	Trenčianske Teplice	website
Obecné televízne vysielanie Štrba	Štrba	website
Regionálna televízia Prievidza	Prievidza	website
TV Sen	Senica	website
Televízia Turiec	Martin	website
TV Raj	Žilina	website
TV Reduta	Spišská Nová Ves	website
TV Panoráma	Žarnovica	website
Televízia Močenok	Močenok	website
TV Poprad	Poprad	website
Hlohovská televízia	Hlohovec	website
TV Žiar	Žiar nad Hronom	website
Televízia Zemplín	Zemplín	website
Televízia Mistral	Michalovce	website
Bardejovská televízia	Bardejov	website
Televízia CENTRAL	Nitra	website
TV Považie	Považská Bystrica	website
Česko-Slovenská regionálna televízia	Holíč	website
Levická televízia	Levice	website
Ľubovnianska televízia	Stará Ľubovňa	website
TV Pohoda	Nové Mesto nad Váhom	website
Malacká televízia	Malacky	website
i-TV	Považská Bystrica	website
TV Liptov	Liptov	website
VIO TV	Banská Štiavnica	website
RTV KREA	Galanta	website
TV Piešťany	Piešťany	website
Mestská televízia Ružomberok	Ružomberok	website
Kežmarská televízia	Kežmarok	website
Mestská televízia Partizánske	Partizánske	website
Turzovská televízia	Turzovka	website
TV ORAVIA	Námestovo	website
Vaša TV	Čadca	website
TV Nitrička	Nitra	website
TV Levoča	Levoča	website
Televízia Hronka	Banská Bystrica	website
TV Region	Košice	website
TV VEGA	Košice	website
TV7 Prešov	Prešov	website
Televízia Šurany	Šurany
TV Severka	Žilina	website
TV Komárno	Komárno	website
TV9	Nitra	website

Cable & satellite television channels

Film

Network	Website	Notes
HBO HBO 2 HBO 3 Cinemax Cinemax 2	website	owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
AMC Film+	website website	owned by AMC Networks International
FilmBox FilmBox Arthouse FilmBox Extra FilmBox Family FilmBox Premium FilmBox Stars	website	owned by SPI International
Film Europe Film Europe+	website	owned by Film Europe
CS Film / CS Horor	website	owned by Československá filmová společnost
Canal+ Action

Entertainment

Network	Website	Notes
AXN AXN Black AXN White	website	owned by Sony Pictures Television
Epic Drama	website	owned by Viasat World
E!	website	owned by NBCUniversal
FashionBox	website	owned by SPI International
Fashion TV Czech&Slovak	website	owned by TV FASHION
Hobby TV Mňam TV Mňau TV	website website website	owned by S&P Sales House

Kids and teens

Network	Website	Notes
Cartoonito Cartoon Network	website website	owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
Disney Channel Disney Junior Baby TV	website website	owned by The Walt Disney Company
Nickelodeon Nicktoons Nick Jr.	website website website	owned by Paramount International Networks
Jim Jam Minimax TV	website website	owned by AMC Networks International

Documentary

Network	Website	Notes
Animal Planet Discovery Channel HGTV Investigation Discovery Travel Channel Food Network TLC	website	owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
National Geographic National Geographic Wild	website	owned by The Walt Disney Company National Geographic Society
Crime & Investigation History Channel	website	owned by The Walt Disney Company Hearst Communications A&E Networks
Spektrum Spektrum Home TV Paprika	website website website	owned by AMC Networks International
Viasat Explorer Viasat History Viasat Nature Viasat True Crime	website website website	owned by Viasat World
CS History CS Mystery	website website	owned by Československá filmová společnost
BBC Earth	website	owned by BBC Studios
Docubox	website	owned by SPI International
Fishing & Hunting	website
Love Nature	website
Nautical Channel	website
Travel xp	website
Spark TV
Wild TV

International News

Network	Website	Notes
Al Jazeera English	website
Arirang TV	website
BBC News	website
Bloomberg Television	website
CGTN Europe
CNBC	website	owned by NBCUniversal
CNN International	website	owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
DW	website
Euronews	website
France 24	website
NHK World-Japan	website
Sky News	website
TRT World	website

Sport

Network	Website	Notes
Auto, Motor und Sport	website	version for Czech Republic and Slovakia
Canal+ Sport Canal+ Sport 2	website	owned by Vivendi version for Czech Republic and Slovakia
Eurosport Eurosport 2	website	owned by Warner Bros. Discovery version for Czech Republic and Slovakia
Fast&FunBox FightBox	website website	owned by SPI International
Golf Channel	website	owned by NBCUniversal version for Czech Republic and Slovakia
Sport 1 Sport 2 Extreme Sports Channel	website website	owned by AMC Networks International

Music

Network	Website	Notes
MTV Global Club MTV MTV Hits MTV Live MTV 80s MTV 90s MTV 00s	website	owned by Paramount International Networks
Stingray Djazz Stingray Classica Stingray CMusic Stingray iConcerts	website website website website	owned by Stingray Group
Óčko Óčko Black Óčko Express Óčko Star	website	owned by Agrofert
Šlágr Originál Šlágr Muzika Šlágr Premium	website	owned by Šlágr TV
360 TuneBox	website	owned by SPI International
Retro Music Television	website
Rebel	website
Mezzo	website
Deluxe Music	website

Defunct Slovak channels

Network	Period of broadcasting	Notes
S1	1990-1991	generalist channel
TA3	1991-1992	generalist channel
TV Sever	1993-2000	regional channel
Danubius Cable TV	1995	generalist channel
VTV	1995-2000[4]	generalist channel
TV Luna	1999-2001[5]	generalist channel
Music Box	2002-2013[6]	music channel
TVA	2003-2012[7]	advertising channel
Moooby TV	2004-2010[8]	quiz channel
TV Nautik	2005-2008[9]	quiz channel replaced by Televízo
TV Patriot	2006-2012[10]	news from regions
Musiq1	2008-2015[11]	music channel
STV3	2008-2011[12]	sport channel part of RTVS relaunched in 2019 as Trojka
Televízo	2008-2009[13]	quiz channel replaced by TV Živa
TV Živa	2009-2011[14]	quiz channel
Digi Sport Digi Sport 2 Digi Sport 3 Digi Sport 4 Digi Sport 5 Digi Sport 6	2010-2021[15]	sport channels
Slovak Sport.TV1 Slovak Sport.TV2 Slovak Sport.TV3	2012-2015[16]	sport channels replaced by Arena Sport
TV Fooor	2013[17]	comedy-themed channel
IN TV	2015[18]	generalist channel
TV 213	2016-2018[19]	sport channel
Orange Šport Orange Šport 2 Orange Šport 3 Orange Šport 4	2018-2021[20]	sport channels
Comedy House	2019-2022[21]	comedy-themed channel replaced by Strike TV
Trojka	2019-2022[22]	dedicated to archived content part of RTVS
Chuck TV	2021-2022[23]	dedicated to electronic sports
Premier Sport 4	2023-2024[24]	sport channel

Most viewed channels

Position	Channel	Share of total viewing (%)
1	TV Markíza	18.1
2	TV JOJ	12.0
3	Jednotka	5.9
4	JOJ Plus	5.0
5	Markíza Doma	4.5
6	JOJ WAU	2.0
7	TA3	1.6
8	Dvojka	1.4
9	Trojka	1.2
10	Markíza Dajto	1.0

Market share

TV Group	Whole-day share, 12+ (January-June 2023)	Whole-day share, 12-54 (January-June 2023)
Markíza Group	24.27%	28,78%
JOJ Group	20.12%	20.65%
Radio and Television of Slovakia	15.80%	11.98%
TA3	2.08%	1.30%
Czech television channels	11.95%	8.97%
Hungarian television channels	4.35%	3.85%
Source:[25]

See also

• List of radio stations in Slovakia
• List of Czech-language television channels
• Television licence

References

1. "." satelitnatv.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "Odštartoval nový slovenský zábavný televízny kanál s názvom HaHa TV."
2. "." satelitnatv.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "Odštartovala nová Strike TV. Kto ju môže sledovať a čo ponúkne?."
3. "." satelitnatv.sk. Retrieved on December 12, 2023. "Antik pridal Skvelé TV a ponúka vianočnú zľavu."
4. "." vtv.sk. Retrieved on October 23. "vtv.sk."
5. "." sme.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "RVR rozhodla o odňatí licencie TV Luna."
6. "." zive.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "Slovenská hudobná stanica Musiq1 dnes ukončí vysielanie."
7. "." tva.sk. Retrieved on October 23. "tva.sk."
8. "." medialne.trend.sk. Retrieved on October 19, 2022. "Slovenská Moooby TV ukončila vysielanie. Opäť."
9. "." medialne.trend.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "Už nie Nautik ani Televízo, ale Živá televízia. Začal ju šíriť Skylink."
10. "." satelitnatv.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "TV Patriot už svoje vysielanie neobnoví, končí."
11. "." zive.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "Slovenská hudobná stanica Musiq1 dnes ukončí vysielanie."
12. "." satelitnatv.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "STV 3 končí posledný júnový deň."
13. "." medialne.trend.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "Už nie Nautik ani Televízo, ale Živá televízia. Začal ju šíriť Skylink."
14. "." lupa.cz. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "Slovenský program Živa přestal vysílat."
15. "." satelitnatv.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "Zmeny v DIGI TV, Magio TV a Magio Sat: DIGI Sporty končia, pribudnú nové kanály aj s Ligou majstrov."
16. "." zive.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "Slovak Sporty skončili. Nahradili ich programy Arena sport."
17. "." hnonline.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "Potvrdené: TV Fooor končí."
18. "." omediach.com. Konšpiračnej IN TV rada odňala licenciu, mala to však urobiť už pred rokmi."
19. "." sport7.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "TV 213 končí. Dôvodom je podľa redaktorky Adriany Hosťoveckej neprofesionalita jedného človeka."
20. "." zive.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "Orange zruší Orange Sporty. Všetky štyri stanice vypne na konci júna."
21. "." satelitnatv.sk. Retrieved on October 23, 2022. "Odštartovala nová Strike TV. Kto ju môže sledovať a čo ponúkne?."
22. "." zive.sk. Retrieved on November 30, 2022. "Trojka dnes ukončí vysielanie. RTVS ostanú štyri okruhy."
23. "." mediaguru.cz. Retrieved on January 5, 2023. "Slovenská esportová stanice Chuck TV ukončila vysílání."
24. "." zive.sk. Retrieved on September 3, 2024. "Pozrite si, ako sa zmenili športové stanice Premier Sport. Štvrtý program skončil."
25. "Slováci milujú Markízu, stále obsadzuje prvú priečku. Ako sú na tom ďalšie televízie? (čísla sledovanosti)". Živé.sk (in Slovak). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.