Slovak Television
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Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. It was created in 1991 from the Slovak part of the former Czechoslovak Television
Czechoslovak Television
Czechoslovak Television was founded on 1 May 1953 in the former Czechoslovakia. Around its dissolution into Czechia and Slovakia in the end of 1992, ČST was abolished, and the new companies, public service broadcasters, emerged:...
(established in 1956). STV is funded from a combination of television licence
Television licence
A television licence is an official licence required in many countries for the reception of television broadcasts...
fees, advertising, and government funding.
Currently there are two channels: Jednotka
Jednotka
Jednotka is a Slovak television channel owned and operated by Slovenská televízia....
("One") and Dvojka
Dvojka
Dvojka is a Slovak television channel owned and operated by Slovenská televízia....
("Two") (called STV1 and STV2 before the name change in 2004). Trojka
Trojka (TV channel)
Trojka was a Slovak television channel owned and operated by Slovenská televízia. This channel broadcasted sport, like the Czech channel ČT4. Due to financial problems of RTVS, Trojka ended its broadcasting on June 30st, 2011.- Availability :...
("Three"), a sports channel, launched in 2008 ended its broadcasting on 30th June 2011. These channels cover the entire territory of Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
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Broadcasting is on a 24-hour basis. Between 1987 and 1994, it was currently from 06:00 to 01:30.
From January 2011, STV is part of Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (RTVS) together with Slovenský rozhlas
Slovenský rozhlas
Slovenský rozhlas is Slovakia's national public-service radio broadcaster. The publicly funded company has its headquarters in Bratislava, capital of the Slovak Republic, housed in a building shaped like an inverted pyramid...
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Availability
Only first and second channels are available on analogueAnalog television
Analog television is the analog transmission that involves the broadcasting of encoded analog audio and analog video signal: one in which the message conveyed by the broadcast signal is a function of deliberate variations in the amplitude and/or frequency of the signal...
terrestrial television
Terrestrial television
Terrestrial television is a mode of television broadcasting which does not involve satellite transmission or cables — typically using radio waves through transmitting and receiving antennas or television antenna aerials...
, all programmes are available using cable
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
, and via the Astra 3A
Astra 3A
Astra 3A is a communications satellite owned and operated by SES Astra, launched in 2002 to the Astra 23.5°E orbital slot providing digital television and radio for DTH and cable, multimedia and interactive services, corporate networks, and occasional and other business services to central...
satellite at 23.5° east
Astra 23.5°E
Astra 23.5°E is the name for the group of communications satellites co-located at the 23.5° east position in the Clarke Belt owned and operated by SES Astra, a subsidiary of SES based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg...
through CS Link and Sky Link. The channels were moved from the Eurobird 1
Eurobird 1
Eurobird 1 is a Eutelsat operated Eurobird satellite, used primarily for digital television. It is located at 28.5° east in the Clarke Belt, just within the range of most satellite dishes pointed at SES Astra's Astra 2A, 2B and 2D at 28.2° east...
satellite (28.5°E) in late 2005, which caused complaints from people in parts of the country who could not receive the signal from the new position, even with a one-metre diameter satellite dish
Satellite dish
A satellite dish is a dish-shaped type of parabolic antenna designed to receive microwaves from communications satellites, which transmit data transmissions or broadcasts, such as satellite television.-Principle of operation:...
. They are also available from Astra 1KR
Astra 1KR
Astra 1KR is a geostationary satellite owned by SES Astra. It was launched in April 2006 as a replacement for Astra 1K, which failed to reach orbit on launch in 2002...
at 19.2° east
Astra 19.2°E
Astra 19.2°E is the name for the group of communications satellites co-located at the 19.2°East orbital position in the Clarke Belt that are owned and operated by SES Astra, a subsidiary of SES based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg....
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See also
- List of Slovak language television channels
- Mass media in Communist CzechoslovakiaMass media in Communist CzechoslovakiaThe mass media in Communist Czechoslovakia was controlled by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia . Private ownership of any publication or agency of the mass media was generally forbidden, although churches and other organizations published small periodicals and newspapers...