مؤسسة الإذاعة والتلفزيون الأردني
Jordan Radio and Television Corporation

Type	Broadcastradio,television andonline
Country	Jordan
Availability	Worldwide
Founded	27 April 1968; 57 years ago (1968-04-27)
Owner	Government of Jordan
Official website	jrtv.jo(in Arabic)

Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) is the state broadcaster ofJordan. It was formed in 1985 after the merger betweenJordan Radio andJordan Television.

Jordan's first radio broadcasts were received from other countries in theMiddle East. Initially known as Transjordan, it did not adopt a radio service of its own until 1948. Radio Jordan first broadcast in 1956. Today it broadcasts a 24-hourArabic service, as well as an English language service for 21 hours per day and a French language service for 13 hours per day.

The main channel for JRTV is itssatellite channel, calledAl-Urdunniyya (Arabic:الأردنية), meaning 'the Jordanian' [channel].

Televisiontransmission inJordan started inblack and white in April 1968 from one studio, with three hours of programming. It started asJTV (Jordan Television Corporation).

JTV was admitted as a full active member of theEuropean Broadcasting Union in 1970. The following years witnessed several milestones for JTV. In 1972, it became the first station in theregion to operate a second channel, Channel 2, which specialised in foreign programmes, including a news bulletin in English. In 1974, JTV started transmission in full colours using thePAL-B system, and in 1975, transmission was expanded to cover the entire Kingdom. The first face of JTV was Ghada Haddadin, who later acted as the anchor for English news.

Notorious was JTV's censorship of the1978 Eurovision Song Contest, which sawIzhar Cohen's songA-Ba-Ni-Bi being replaced by static photos of daffodils, due to supposed "technical problems". The channel also ended its broadcast when it became apparent that Israel was going to win the contest, by cutting earlier and saying that Belgium won the contest instead.^[1]From 1987, Hala Kharouba served as the host of the English channel. Along with the English programmes onChannel 2, JTV started transmission of French news bulletins and programmes in 1978.

In 1985, Jordan Radio and Jordan Television merged to form Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV).

Amra Satellite Earth Station was established in 1988 and was linked to the satellites:Eutelsat,Intelsat andArabsat.

In 1993, the Jordan Satellite Channel was launched and in 1998, a third channel was launched,Channel 3, which was devoted to transmitting the Parliamentary sessions and local and international sports.

In January 2001, the corporation underwent major restructuring. Programmes of Channel 1 and 2 were combined in one main channel. Channel 2 specialised in sports, while Channel 3 was operated in cooperation with the private sector, on the basis of two transmission periods: the morning and afternoon "Cartoon Channel" and the evening "Jordan Movie Channel".

Al-Urdunniyya can be viewed through live streaming online at jrtv.jo.

JRTV operates three television channels and four radio stations throughout the country:^[2]

• Jordanian Radio (Radio al-Urdunniyah) – generalist national radio station
• Radio Amman FM – a station with a specific focus onAmman, the capital of Jordan;Irbid has a local version of this station
• Radio Jordan – foreign music and programming in English or French, depending on the time of day; broadcasting in English since 1973 (initially onmedium wave, thenFM since 1994) and in French since 1992
• HolyQuran Radio

• Jordan TV
• Sport TV
• Al Ordoniyah

• Envoyé spécial(In French)
• Regarde le Monde(In French)

• Bêtes pas bêtes(In French)

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• The Twilight Zone

• Embarquement immédiat(In French)
• Taratata(In French)

• The Bold and the Beautiful
• Dallas
• Falcon Crest
• Neighbours
• The Young and the Restless(In Arabic)

• Champs-Élysées(In French)
• Un DB de plus(In French)

• The Spectacular World of Guinness Records

• The Crystal Maze
• The Desert Forges
• Des chiffres et des lettres(In French)
• Fort Boyard(In French)
• L'École des fans(In French)
• Small Talk
• Take Your Pick!
• Treasure Hunt
• You Bet Your Life

• Allo La Terre(In French)
• Ancient Voices
• Big Cat Diary
• Enigma
• E=M6(In French)
• In Search of...
• Life After People
• Life Choices
• Mothers of the Wild
• Shall Never Lose Hope
• The Unknown War
• Ushuaïa(In French)
• Walking with Dinosaurs

• The Oprah Winfrey Show

• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
• The Lazarus Man
• Lonesome Dove

• The Album Show
• Movies, Games and Videos

• Shababnews

• Official website(in Arabic)

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• Mass media companies of Jordan
• Television in Jordan
• Arabic-language television stations
• European Broadcasting Union members
• Divisions and subsidiaries of the prime ministry (Jordan)
• Television channels and stations established in 1968

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