Slovenská televízia

Slovenská televízia

Type	Broadcast television
Country	Slovakia
Availability	terrestrial, cable, satellite
Key people	Ľubomír Machaj
Launch date	1991 (by law) 1993 (de facto)
Official website	www.stv.sk

The STV Tower: Slovak TV's headquarters in Bratislava

Slovak Television (STV; Slovenská televízia in Slovak) is a state-owned public television network in Slovakia. It was created in 1991 from the Slovak part of the former Czechoslovak Television (established in 1956). STV is funded from a combination of television licence fees, advertising, and government funding.

Currently there are two channels: Jednotka ("One") and Dvojka ("Two") (called STV1 and STV2 before the name change in 2004). Trojka ("Three"), a sports channel, launched in 2008 ended its broadcasting on 30th June 2011. These channels cover the entire territory of Slovakia.

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.

Availability

Only first and second channels are available on analogue terrestrial television, all programmes are available using cable, and via the Astra 3A satellite at 23.5° east through CS Link and Sky Link. The channels were moved from the Eurobird 1 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. They are also available from Astra 1KR at 19.2° east.

See also

• List of Slovak language television channels
• Mass media in Communist Czechoslovakia

External links

• Official Site
• SES guide to receiving Astra satellites
• SES guide to channels broadcasting on Astra satellites