ČT art is a Czech national television channel, operated by Česká televize specialising in cultural content. The channel began broadcasting on 31 August 2013, with Tomáš Motl as its first executive director.[1]
ČT art broadcasts from 8 pm to 6 am, and shares its frequency with children's channel ČT :D which uses the remaining hours.[1][2]
Programming
Each day begins with news programme News in culture (Sunday Week in culture), supplemented by inputs from live events and current affairs talkshow cultural themes. Following are the program blocks each day with different themes:
Each day begins with news programme Události v kultuře (News in culture), and on Sundays Týden v kultuře (Week in culture), these are supplemented by inputs from live events and current affairs talk shows with cultural themes. Across the week, each day is given a theme for programming:
Monday - Z první řady (The first row), student work, work from Slovenská televízia.
Wednesday - Cultural magazines: Canale Grande, Terra Musica, 333, and Artmix.
Thursday - Czech documentaries and literature.
Friday - Culture guide: Kulturní bedekr, and film magazine: Film 2013.
Saturday - Je nám ctí - celebrities, topics or events, musical show Tečka za sobotní nocí.
Sunday - World art films, classical music.
Future
Česká televize stated that if ČT :D and ČT art proved successful, the two channels would broadcast from separate frequencies and allowing them to broadcast 24 hours a day.[1]
