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Native name | Հայաստանի հանրային հեռուստաընկերություն |
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| Formerly | Armenian Television (1957–2000) |
| Company type | Public service broadcasting |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1956; 70 years ago (1956) |
| Founder | Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union |
| Headquarters | 26, G. Hovsepyan Street,Yerevan, Armenia |
Area served | National, International |
Key people | Hovhannes Movsisyan (Executive Director) |
| Products | |
| Services | |
| Owner | Government of Armenia |
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| Website | 1tv.am |
| Country | Armenia |
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| Broadcast area | Armenia |
| Programming | |
| Language | Armenian |
| Picture format | 16:9HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Public Television of Armenia |
| History | |
| Launched | November 29, 1956; 69 years ago (1956-11-29) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel 1 |
Public Television of Armenia (Armenian:Հայաստանի Հանրային Հեռուստաընկերություն,romanized: Hayastani Hanrayin Herrustaynkerut'yun;1TV), also known asAMPTV orARMTV, is anArmenianpublic television station that began transmissions in 1956.
Armenia Public Television dates back to September 5, 1955, when theUSSR Council of Ministers made the decision to construct 27 programme centres and five transmission stations in theUnion Republics. On November 29, 1956, the date ofSovietization of Armenia, the first programme of Armenian television was transmitted. Until December 31, the station mostly aired films; on that day, a New Year's special was broadcast, and on January 2, 1957, the first programme for children. In this phase, Armenian television was still a pilot service.[1]
The official opening of the Armenian television took place on February 9, 1957, as regular programmes began to air. Initially, the staff believed that television would deliver cultural values to viewers. The station broadcast four days a week, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Later that year on August 6, 1957, the first news programme was transmitted, titled theNews of the Week. At first the news programme was notperiodical, but by February, 1958, the news programme became periodical, which resulted in the creation of the news editorial office.[1]
On October 13, 1957, the State Committee on Radio and Television Programmes of theCouncil of Ministers of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic was formed. According to the decree of theUSSR Supreme Soviet issued in December 1970, the State Committee onRadio transmission and Television was renamed the All-Union Republican State Committee on Television and Radio Transmission.[1]
In 1968, the 2750th anniversary ofYerevan was celebrated across the USSR, with special programmes held in other Soviet republics from May to October.Soviet Central Television allocated 1.5 hours of airtime to Armenian-made specials for the occasion. In the early 1970s, work for a second television channel began, thanks to the opening of a microwave link between Yerevan and Kapan in November 1970, enabling the carriage of programmes fromMoscow in real time. By January 1, 1973, virtually all of the Armenian SSR received the second channel. The 40th issue ofYerevan Presents, a magazine dedicated to Armenian television, had the tagline "Turn on to Channel 11" in its cover. On Sundays,Hamaynapatker became the new Sunday evening news programme. The existingTV News was renamedLraber on October 27, 1975.[1]
In March 1973, the television station began preparations for the changeover to transmissions in colour.Engineers for a colour mobile station,TV production laboratory,video recording units were obtained to begin this process. On May 1, 1973, the station made its first colour transmission fromLenin Square for theMay DayParade. Initially, the colour programmes were transmitted only from the mobile station, from the large celebrations, concerts, sport events of the country. Starting from 1978 about 50 percent of the programmes of the first and the second Armenian channels were in colour. Starting in August 1973 Armenian Television began broadcasting videotape produced programming, which made up 70 percent of the programmes aired in 1978.Lraber made the conversion on April 1, 1978.[1]
In November 1977 a new 311.7 metres (1,023 feet) hightelevision tower was erected, and with the launch of "Orbita-2" - a space communication station, Armenia began to broadcast thesecond programme of Central Television fromMoscow via satellite. In 1978, it also became possible to receive thefourth channel of Central Television in Armenia.[1]
1982 was marked by the 25th anniversary of regular broadcasts, the first film shot for Armenian television and theYerevan Presents publication, as well as the tenth anniversary of the Yerevan studio. In 1988, with a tense political scenario, the network began to "open up" to the public, coupled by the improvement of its journalism.[1]
As political powers began changing in 1990, the then prime minister,Vazgen Manukyan, appointed Henrik Hovhannisyan, a non-communist, to be the head of the State Department of Television and Radio programmes. He started the reformation of the Armenian television, both in terms of content and structure. Those changes were called to comply with the situation of the Kharabagh Freedom movement, and the breakdown of USSR. The early 90s were marked by constant changes, making it free of Soviet-era censorship and more democratic in nature.[1]
Armenia declared its independence on September 21, 1991. Days after that,Haylur became the new news service, as a democratic alternative toLraber. Early editions ended with a song, often from Ruben Hakhverdyan. A month later, the president of the country signed the RA Law "On Mass Media". For the first time in Armenia the information system had an opportunity to develop in a free and favourable environment.The freedom of speech and purely nationalpropaganda were predominant for the Armenian television.[1]
Theeconomic crisis of the country seriously influenced the functioning of the National television. Capacity was significantly cut and the quantity of viewers decreased. Villages only received 2-3 hours of electricity a day and its equipment was beginning to fall. This prompted Armenian Television to cut its airtime by two thirds. According to the data of November–December 1993, the statistical TV audience was 27.4%. Cable TV companies and independent stations emerged at the end of 1991, bringing competition for the first time. The first Armenian-dubbed series,My Second Mother, aired in 1993, following two investments from the US-Armenian Hayastan fund, which totalled US$440,000. That year, a satellite link was established, usingIntelsat's services.[1]
In November 1996, the 40th anniversary of the Armenian television was celebrated with festivities. The national television continued to preserve with great difficulty what has been created during the former years. The bulk of the programs were entertainment and comedy programs. A third edition ofLraber was added at 6pm.Orakarg with Tigran Naghdalyan premiered in 1997. The station began delivering its satellite signal on February 24, 1999, thanks to an agreement between the Government of Armenia and Telespazio.[1]
In 1996, the second channel of Armenian television separated and became a channel in its own right. Robert Mavisakalyan was appointed director ofNork television. Within a short period of time "Nork" was able to attract the attention of the bulk of the audience.[1]
In 2000, television was restructured and renamed the Public Television Company. The country's legislation at the time required Armenia 1 (Hayastan 1) to broadcast all foreign films and series dubbed into Armenian. It was not until 2005 that the language requirement was raised. On January 14, 2000, the channel adopted a logo readingՀ1 (H1).[1]
New roads and prospects opened for the Armenian Public Television in 2005. The Armenian Public Television and Radio were recognised full and equal members of theEuropean Broadcasting Union at the 56th General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union held inDubrovnik on July 7 and July 8. Becoming an Active Member of the European Broadcasting Union, Armenia gained the right to take part in theEurovision Song Contest, which during the 50 years had already become a favourite event for the Europeans.[1]
In 2015, the channel acquired a mobile HD station with ten HD cameras and a satellite transmitter, the station came into place thanks to funds from China. On 13 September 2016, the channel switched to HD broadcasts.
The channel is broadcast internationally via 2 satellites:Hotbird 13G, unencrypted, since 1999,[2] and onEutelsat 70B, encrypted withBISS, since 2013.[3]
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