Television in Estonia



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.

Sony Entertainment Television – 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.