Afghanistan National Television
Afghanistan National Television (Pashto: ملی تلویزیون Da Afganistan Milli Telvizoon, Persian: تلویزیون ملی Telvizoon-e Milli Afganistan) is the state-owned television channel in Afghanistan, launched in 1977 and part of the Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) public broadcaster.
RTA ملی | |
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Launched | September 1977 |
Owned by | Radio Television Afghanistan |
Picture format | SDTV |
Audience share | 8% as of July 2010 |
Country | Afghanistan |
Broadcast area | Afghanistan Europe North America Asia |
Headquarters | Kabul |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Oqaab | Channel 3 |
Satellite | |
Thaicom 5 | 4033 H 1480 3/4 |
G-Sat 17 | 4150 H 4000 3/4 |
Exclusive 2008 speech

RTA became famous worldwide when Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a live speech to the world minutes after dozens of insurgents attempted to assassinate him at an Afghan military parade. The assassination attempt was thwarted by the Afghan National Army.[1] The scene of the attempt was also broadcast live to RTA viewers in Afghanistan and picked up by the international media.[2]
International launch
Afghanistan National Television became available in Europe, Middle East, North Africa Africa Asia Pacific and North America on 5 January 2008. The channel's broadcasting hours were 06:00 to 00:00 (local Afghan time), corresponding to 01:30 to 19:30 UTC. Later in 2008, RTA became a 24-hour channel, and this allowed viewers internationally to watch it at more convenient hours. As of 2018, it is no longer broadcast by satellite in Europe.[3]
References
- "The Times & The Sunday Times".
- Faiez, M. Karim; Chu, Henry (28 April 2008). "Attempt on Karzai rattles Afghans" – via LA Times.
- https://en.kingofsat.net/channelhistory.php?ch=5864