Launched 1989 Founded 1989 | Country Hungary | |
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Owned by Broadcast Projekt Kft. (Hungary), Woodham Enterprise Ltd. (Panama) Broadcast area National; also distributed in Romania and Slovakia Headquarters Kőrösi Csoma Sándor út 19. 1102, Budapest | ||
ATV (formerly known as Magyar ATV) is the first Hungarian private TV channel, broadcasting continuously since 1989. The focus of programming is news, public life, current events. Licensed as a partially public service commercial television station, it is obliged to broadcasting public interest programs (news, current affairs, sports, religion) 50% of the time. Because of this special status, the channel is eligible to apply for grants from the government and the radio and television authority. As of 2003 the owner of the channel is the Hungarian Faith Church.
Criticism
The channel is criticized about its non-government-friendly programs and left-wing or liberal presenters.
References
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