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Public Establishment of Television

36°44′53″N 3°03′04″E / 36.74806°N 3.05111°E / 36.74806; 3.05111

Public Establishment of Television (Arabic: المؤسّسة العمومية للتلفزيون, French: Établissement public de télévision French pronunciation), abbreviated as EPTV, is a state-owned company that manages the activity of television in Algeria, going from production to broadcasting.

It is the oldest broadcasting service in the country. It currently operates an eponymous television network TV1, eight television channels – TV2, TV3, TV4 Tamazight, Coran TV5, TV6, TV7, TV8, TV9.

EPTV is an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU). It is also a shareholder in Euronews SA.

TV1 is the first Algerian general public network of Public Establishment of Television group (EPTV in French), has started to broadcast its programs on 24 December 1956 during the French colonial period in Algeria. It is one of the most important television channels in Algeria. It produces entertainment and variety programs, in addition to several Algerian series and films.

EPTV was the only television channel until 1994, when French-speaking Canal Algérie (now TV2) was created.

TV2 is available in Europe on Eutelsat satellite service (Hotbird and Astra).

It is also available on French Numericable, Monaco MC Cable cable television services, Orange TV and Freebox.

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