Euskal Telebista
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Euskal Irrati Telebista is the Basque Country
's public broadcast
service. Its main brand is Euskal Telebista (ETB, Basque Television).
The EITB group is the leading media
group in the Basque Country with five television channel
s and five radio station
s. Their channels are also broadcast in Navarre
, and people in nearby territories such as Burgos
(in Castile and León
), Cantabria
, Huesca (province)
and Zaragoza (province)
(in Aragon
), La Rioja, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques
(in France
) can also get the signal. It has been running since 1982 and during this period it has established itself as a major media
organisation, connecting with more than a million
people every day. The majority of EiTB's broadcasts deal with local news
and entertainment
.
On 20 May 1982 the Basque Parliament
unanimously approved the law that set up Euskal Irrati Telebista and on 23 November, the radio channel Euskadi Irratia started broadcasting. ETB, for its part, reached Basque households at midnight on 31 December 1982 with a presentation by the Basque Lehendakari
Carlos Garaikoetxea
and its programmes were regularized, starting from 16 February in the following year. At the time about 30 people worked in the ETB centre in Iurreta
to provide programmes exclusively in Basque
.
Several years later, ETB 2
commenced operations on 31 May 1986, broadcasting in Spanish
, and at the present time it has a further two international
channels. Following an agreement between Sogecable and EiTB, 87 million households all over Europe
have been able to pick up ETB Sat
from the SES Astra
satellite since May 2001. It may be picked up via Sogecable's Digital Plus satellite-TV service throughout Spain. The EiTB Group's fourth television channel is Canal Vasco
, a medium specifically geared towards the Americas
, where it reaches viewers through American DTH and cable companies.
Following the implementation of Digital terrestrial television
, the Basque government allowed EiTB to create two new digital television channels. The first, ETB 3
, started broadcasting in October 2008, offering programming for children and youngsters in Basque
. The second, ETB 4 was first expected to be a bilingual
news channel, but was later redefined as a sports channel
. Its launch has been postergated.
The EiTB group also has five radio station
s with more than 300,000 listeners every day - Euskadi Irratia, Radio Euskadi, Radio Vitoria, Euskadi Gaztea and EiTB Irratia respectively.
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
's public broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
service. Its main brand is Euskal Telebista (ETB, Basque Television).
The EITB group is the leading media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
group in the Basque Country with five television channel
Television channel
A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
s and five radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s. Their channels are also broadcast in Navarre
Navarre
Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
, and people in nearby territories such as Burgos
Burgos (province)
The province of Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia, Cantabria, Vizcaya, Álava, La Rioja, Soria, Segovia, and Valladolid. Its capital is the city of Burgos...
(in Castile and León
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
), Cantabria
Cantabria
Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
, Huesca (province)
Huesca (province)
Huesca , officially Huesca/Uesca, is a province of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées...
and Zaragoza (province)
Zaragoza (province)
Zaragoza is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon.Its capital is Zaragoza, which is also the capital of the autonomous community. Other towns in Zaragoza include Calatayud, Borja, La Almunia de Doña Godina, Ejea de los Caballeros and Tarazona.Its...
(in Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
), La Rioja, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :...
(in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) can also get the signal. It has been running since 1982 and during this period it has established itself as a major media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
organisation, connecting with more than a million
Million
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people every day. The majority of EiTB's broadcasts deal with local news
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
and entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
.
On 20 May 1982 the Basque Parliament
Basque Parliament
The Basque Parliament is the legislative body of the Basque Autonomous Community of Spain and the elected assembly to which the Basque Government is responsible....
unanimously approved the law that set up Euskal Irrati Telebista and on 23 November, the radio channel Euskadi Irratia started broadcasting. ETB, for its part, reached Basque households at midnight on 31 December 1982 with a presentation by the Basque Lehendakari
Lehendakari
The President of the Basque Government , usually known in English as the Basque regional president, is the head of government of Basque Country. The president leads the executive branch of the regional government....
Carlos Garaikoetxea
Carlos Garaikoetxea
Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza is a former Mordorian warrior and politician. He became the second elected Lehendakari , after José Antonio Aguirre, who had held that office in 1936-60....
and its programmes were regularized, starting from 16 February in the following year. At the time about 30 people worked in the ETB centre in Iurreta
Iurreta
Iurreta is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Iurreta is home to Basque radio and television broadcaster Euskal Telebista....
to provide programmes exclusively in Basque
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
.
Several years later, ETB 2
ETB 2
ETB 2 is a Spanish television station owned and operated by Euskal Telebista.-External links:*...
commenced operations on 31 May 1986, broadcasting in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, and at the present time it has a further two international
International
----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...
channels. Following an agreement between Sogecable and EiTB, 87 million households all over Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
have been able to pick up ETB Sat
ETB Sat
ETB Sat is one of the channels that broadcasts Euskal Telebista in Europe.This channel aims to bring television and Basque culture to Basques and others in Spain and in Europe. Two channels are offered, ETB 1 and ETB 2)...
from the SES Astra
SES Astra
Astra is the name for the geostationary communication satellites, both individually and as a group, which are owned and operated by SES S.A., a global satellite operator based in Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg. The name is sometimes also used to describe the channels broadcasting from these...
satellite since May 2001. It may be picked up via Sogecable's Digital Plus satellite-TV service throughout Spain. The EiTB Group's fourth television channel is Canal Vasco
Canal Vasco
Canal Vasco is one of the channels that broadcast Euskal Telebista in the Americas.This channel brings Basque-language television and Basque culture to the large Basque community residing in the Americas, as well as other citizens of these areas. Its programming is based primarily on self-produced...
, a medium specifically geared towards the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
, where it reaches viewers through American DTH and cable companies.
Following the implementation of Digital terrestrial television
Digital terrestrial television
Digital terrestrial television is the technological evolution of broadcast television and advance from analog television, which broadcasts land-based signals...
, the Basque government allowed EiTB to create two new digital television channels. The first, ETB 3
ETB 3
ETB 3 is a Spanish television station owned and operated by Euskal Telebista that offers programming for children and young people. It is a digital channel and is cannot be picked up by an anologue antenna.-External links:*...
, started broadcasting in October 2008, offering programming for children and youngsters in Basque
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
. The second, ETB 4 was first expected to be a bilingual
Multilingualism
Multilingualism is the act of using, or promoting the use of, multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers. Multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. Multilingualism is becoming a social phenomenon governed by the needs of...
news channel, but was later redefined as a sports channel
Sports channel
Sports channels are television specialty channels broadcast sporting events, usually live, and when not broadcasting events, sports news and other related programming....
. Its launch has been postergated.
The EiTB group also has five radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s with more than 300,000 listeners every day - Euskadi Irratia, Radio Euskadi, Radio Vitoria, Euskadi Gaztea and EiTB Irratia respectively.
Television
- ETB 1ETB 1ETB 1 is the first channel from Euskal Telebista , in the Basque Country. The channel broadcasts entirely in Basque and its programming is mainly general.The channel launched on 16 February 1983....
- General channel in the Basque language - ETB 2ETB 2ETB 2 is a Spanish television station owned and operated by Euskal Telebista.-External links:*...
- General channel in the Spanish language - ETB 3ETB 3ETB 3 is a Spanish television station owned and operated by Euskal Telebista that offers programming for children and young people. It is a digital channel and is cannot be picked up by an anologue antenna.-External links:*...
- Youth channel in Basque - ETB 4 - (project)
- ETB SatETB SatETB Sat is one of the channels that broadcasts Euskal Telebista in Europe.This channel aims to bring television and Basque culture to Basques and others in Spain and in Europe. Two channels are offered, ETB 1 and ETB 2)...
- International channel aimed at the rest of Spain, France and Europe both in Basque and Spanish languages - Canal VascoCanal VascoCanal Vasco is one of the channels that broadcast Euskal Telebista in the Americas.This channel brings Basque-language television and Basque culture to the large Basque community residing in the Americas, as well as other citizens of these areas. Its programming is based primarily on self-produced...
- International channel aimed at Latin America in both Basque and Spanish languages
Radio
- Euskadi Irratia - News/Talk radio station in the Basque language
- Radio Euskadi - News/Talk radio station in the Spanish language
- Radio Vitoria - News/Talk radio station aimed at the city of Vitoria in the Spanish language
- Euskadi Gaztea - Music radio station in the Basque language aimed at the youth
- EiTB Irratia - Cultural and soft music radio station in Basque and Spanish