Albanian Radio Television
Also known as RTSH
Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (; 'Albanian Radio and Television'; formerly TVSH , now mostly referred to as RTSH ) is the national public broadcasting company of Albania. Founded in 1938, it operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite. The international television service via satellite RTSH Sat (former TVSH Sat) was launched in 1993 and is aimed at Albanian-speaking communities in Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and northern Greece, plus the Albanian diaspora in the rest of Europe. RTSH is funded by a combination of commerc
Key facts
- Broadcasting network.name
- Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH)
- Broadcasting network.logo
- RTSH – Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (2020 Logo).svg
- Broadcasting network.logo_caption
- RTSH’s logo since 2020
- Broadcasting network.logo_size
- 230px
- Broadcasting network.logo_alt
- RTSH logo
- Broadcasting network.type
- Public broadcasting
- Broadcasting network.available
- Worldwide
- Broadcasting network.founded
- 1938, Tirana
- Broadcasting network.founder
- Albanian Kingdom
- Broadcasting network.headquarters
- Rruga Ismail Qemali 11, 1010, Tirana, Albania
- Broadcasting network.key_people
- Eni Vasili (General Director)
- Broadcasting network.owner
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17 sectionsContents
- History
- Early development
- Communist period
- Contemporary
- Broadcasting outlets
- Television channels
- Radio
- RTSH Tani
- Programs
- National
- International
- For Kids
- Broadcasting improvements
- Special productions
- See also
- References
- External links
Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (; 'Albanian Radio and Television'; formerly TVSH , now mostly referred to as RTSH ) is the national public broadcasting company of Albania. Founded in 1938, it operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite. The international television service via satellite RTSH Sat (former TVSH Sat) was launched in 1993 and is aimed at Albanian-speaking communities in Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and northern Greece, plus the Albanian diaspora in the rest of Europe. RTSH is funded by a combination of commercial advertising, an annual licence fee of US$10.00 and grant-in-aid from the Albanian government.
There are 12 TV channels in the first multiplexer and 11 radio channels. RTSH also runs a Satellite Multiplexer with 7 channels. RTSH 1 is the flagship generalist channel. RTSH 2 is dedicated to niche communities, including cultural and ethnic minorities, broadcasting news editions in Greek, Montenegrin and Aromanian. RTSH 3 is dedicated to Albanians living abroad. RTSH also has dedicated channels, for news (RTSH-24), sports, music, children, etc. In addition, four regional radio and TV stations serve local areas in Gjirokastër, Korçë, Shkoder, and Kukës.