Television in Estonia was
introduced in 1955, following the Soviet government's decision to establish a television station in 1953.
[1] The National
TV Channel ETV has maintained an archive since 1955 in which broadcasts of unique aspects of Estonian culture are held.
State-owned
ETV – news, current affairs, culture, sports and general entertainment.
ETV 2 – general entertainment, sports, news and children's programming.
Commercial
Kanal 2 – news, current affairs and general entertainment.
Kanal 11 – general entertainment. Mostly for women.
Kanal 12 – general entertainment. Mostly for men.
Seitse – culture and music channel.
TV 3 – news, current affairs and general entertainment channel.
TV3+ – news, current affairs and general entertainment channel (in Russian).
TV6 – general entertainment channel.
Fox Life – general entertainment channel.
FOX – general entertainment channel.
Regional
Alo TV – music and news channel, Tartu-based.
Tallinna TV – owned by Tallinn city government. Launched on January 1, 2011.
Former channels
TV 1 – Commercial channel. News, current affairs, sports and general entertainment.
Kalev Sport – sports channel, a predecessor of TV4.
TV4 – sports channel, a predecessor of TV14.
MTV Eesti – music and entertainment channel.