ERTU

ERTU Building in Cairo

The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), Arabic: اتحاد الاذاعة و التليفزيون المصري‎ Ittihād al-Idhā‘ah wal-Tilīfizyūn al-Miṣrī), is the public broadcaster of Egypt, operated by the Egyptian government. It is a member of the European Broadcasting Union.

History

Egyptian television began broadcasting six hours daily on July 21, 1960.

On August 13, 1970 a new decree established the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) and created four distinct sectors: Radio, Television, Engineering and Finance, each of which had a chairman who reported directly to the Minister of Information.

Egyptian Broadcasting was one of the founding members of the European Broadcasting Union in 1950. After the admittance of the Israel Broadcasting Service, the Egyptian and Syrian Broadcasting Services cancelled their active memberships in 1958. ERTU was readmitted as an active member 1 january 1985.

Today, ERTU's total daily broadcast time on its various channels amounts to 490 hours.

Egyptian television Network

• Channel 1
• Channel 2
• Channel egypt

Mahrosa television Network

There are 8 state-owned broadcast or satellite channels in Egypt:

• Two central channels: Channels 1 and 2.
• Six regional channels, each providing specialized services for a number of governorates:
  • Cairo channel: broadcasting from Cairo and covering Greater Cairo governorates, i.e. Al Qahirah, Al Jizah and Al Qalyubiyah.
  • Canal Channel: broadcasting from Ismailia and covering Suez Canal governorates, i.e. Al Isma'iliyah, As Suways and Bur Sa'id.
  • Alexandria Channel: broadcasting from Alexandria and covering Al Iskandariyah, Al Buhayrah, and parts of Matruh.
  • Delta Channel: broadcasting from Tanta and covering Central Delta governorates, i.e. Al Gharbiyah, Al Minufiyah, Ad Daqahliyah, Kafr ash Shaykh and Dimyat.
  • Upper Channel:broadcasting from Al Minya city and covering Northern Upper Egypt governorates, i.e. Al Minya, Al Fayyum, Bani Suwayf and Assuit.
  • Thebes Channel: broadcasting from Aswan and covering Southern Upper Egypt governorates, i.e. Suhag, Qina, Al Uqsur and Aswan.

Nile Television Network

Nilesat allowed for the launch of several specialized TV channels in addition to Egyptian Satellite Channel (ESC) and Nile TV. All are owned by the Egyptian state.

Specialchannelized channels include:

• Al Nile.
• Nile Drama channel specialized in Drama, mainly movies and TV series.
• Nile Variety channel specialized in various forms of entertainment mainly concerts, music videos, contests and some talk shows.
• Nile Culture channel.
• Nile Sports channel.
• Tanweer channel
• Nile Family channel.
• Nile Comedy channel.
• Nile Educational channels, several channels for primary, preparatory, secondary, medical and language education.

External links

• Official website(Arabic)