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Qatar Television

Qatar Television, (Arabic: تلفزيون قَطَر, romanized: Tilifizyūn Qaṭar); abbreviated as Qatar TV or QTV), is a Qatar Government owned public service national television channel in Qatar which is owned and run by Qatar Media Corporation.[1] The channel broadcasts various programmes including news, economical bulletins, documentaries, religious programmes and entertainment.

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Qatar TV
Logo used since 2012
CountryQatar
Broadcast areaMiddle East and North Africa
HeadquartersDoha, Qatar
Programming
Language(s)Arabic
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerQatar Media Corporation
History
Launched23 August 1970; 54 years ago (1970-08-23)
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Websiteqtv.qa
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Launched in August 1970, QTV was the first television network to produce and transmit its own programmes in the country. Programmes were aired every day for three to four hours with a 50 kW transmitter[2] broadcast on channel 11.[3] Spillover enabled its signal to be received in parts of other Gulf countries and southern Iran.[4] In 1974, it began transmitting color broadcasts. It had a monopoly on television audience until 1993, when Qatar Cablevision began broadcasting satellite channels. Despite the broadening of television offerings, Qatar TV remains popular amongst locals.[5]

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