SVT24
Also known as svt 24
SVT24, stylized as svt24, formerly known as SVT 24 (then stylized svt 24) or 24 is a Swedish language TV channel broadcast by Sveriges Television (SVT). It started broadcasting in 1999 as a dedicated news channel. In 2003 it extended its scope to include other current events-related programmes and sports at the weekend. Nowadays the channel mainly consists of news, sports, and entertainment programmes with a focus on reruns from SVT1 and SVT2.
Key facts
- Television channel.name
- SVT24
- Television channel.logo
- frameless|class=skin-invert
- Television channel.owner
- Sveriges Television
- Television channel.former_names
- svt 24 (2001–2003) 24 (2003–2007)
- Television channel.picture_format
- 16:9 (576i, SDTV)
- Television channel.sister_channels
- SVT1, SVT2, SVT Barn, Kunskapskanalen
- Television channel.country
- Sweden
- Television channel.terr_serv_1
- DTT (Sweden)
- Television channel.terr_chan_1
- Channel 98
- Television channel.online_serv_1
- SVT Play
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SVT24, stylized as svt24, formerly known as SVT 24 (then stylized svt 24) or 24 is a Swedish language TV channel broadcast by Sveriges Television (SVT). It started broadcasting in 1999 as a dedicated news channel. In 2003 it extended its scope to include other current events-related programmes and sports at the weekend. Nowadays the channel mainly consists of news, sports, and entertainment programmes with a focus on reruns from SVT1 and SVT2.
==History== SVT24 launched on 15 March 1999 at 13:15. It started with a news summary followed by an official opening by the CEO of SVT. In the beginning, SVT24 simulcasted with other channels a lot of the time, first on SVT2 and in the summer on SVT1. SVT24 has to take care of extended broadcasts in case of special events.