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Television was introduced in the Maldives on March 29, 1978 being picked up by an audience of 90 television sets in Male, the national capital.[1] Until 2008, the Maldives only had Television Maldives as its national broadcaster.
Future TV, the first private television channel, launched on June 6, 2008, followed by DhiTV on July 1 and VTV on September 5. The introduction of private television came after restrictions on independent media in the country were lifted.[2]
Channels
[edit]| Name | Owner | Launched | Information | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVM | PSM | 29 March 1978 | Oldest TV channel in the Maldives. | [1] |
| Maldives TV | PSM | 2006 | International channel with strong emphasis on tourism. | |
| YES | PSM | 8 March 2016 | Youth channel. | |
| Munnaaru TV | PSM | 29 December 2016 | Islamic channel. | [3] |
| PSM News | PSM | 3 May 2017 | News channel. | [4] |
| TVM Qur'an | PSM | 29 March 2023 | Quranic channel. | [5] |
| VTV | VMEDIA | 5 September 2008 | [2] | |
| Raajje TV | 15 December 2010 | |||
| Sun Siyam TV | Sun Siyam Media | 15 February 2023 | [6] |
Defunct channels
[edit]| Name | Owner | Launched | Closed | Information | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVM Plus | PSM | 29 March 1978 | unknown | Subcription service. | [7] |
| Future TV | unknown | 5 June 2008 | unknown | First private television station. | [2] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Maldives' big day". The Straits Times. 31 March 1978. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "EU Election Expert Mission to the Maldives" (pdf). European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Maldives launches Islamic TV channel 'Munnaaru'". Avas. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "PSM News: Seven years of reliable reporting". PSM News. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "PSM launches TVM Quran Channel". PSM news. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Mohamed, Naizak (15 February 2023). "New local TV channel, SSTV, launched". Sun. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Television Maldives". Department of Information. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
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