Television in North Macedonia was firstintroduced in 1964; it remains the most popular news medium. The public broadcaster is theMacedonian Radio Television, founded in 1993.TEKO TV (1989) fromŠtip is the first privatetelevision channel in the country. Other popular private channels are:Sitel,Kanal 5,Telma,Alfa TV,Alsat-M andTV 24. Most private media are tied to political or business interests and state media tend to support the government. Public broadcast networks face stiff competition from commercial stations, which dominate the ratings. AEuropean Union sponsored report says that with scores of TV and radio networks, the market is overcrowded and many local broadcasters are struggling to survive financially.[1]
DVB-T was introduced inRepublic of North Macedonia in November, 2009 as a Pay TV platform known asBoomTV byONE. The platform includes national channels with national frequency and the most popular world channels. Boom TV is using 3multiplexes (MUX 1, MUX 2 and MUX 3). The DVB-T switch off in the country was completed on 1 June 2013.MRD (Republic of Macedonia Broadcasting Council) operates and maintains the DVB-T network in the Republic of North Macedonia and the publicMacedonian Radio Television using MUX 4 and MUX 5 whileONE operates the private national and local TV stations in North Macedonia using MUX 6 and MUX 7.
The DVB-T transmissions in North Macedonia are standard-definition and high-definition, MPEG-4, X7F modulation, 64-QAM, 2/3 Code-rate.
| Name | Owner | Programming | Type | Encryption | MUX |
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| MRT 1 | Macedonian Radio Television | General | Public broadcaster | Clear | 4 |
| MRT 2 | Macedonian Radio Television | General | Public broadcaster | Clear | 4 |
| MRT 3 | Macedonian Radio Television | General | Public broadcaster | Clear | 4 |
| MRT 4 | Macedonian Radio Television | General | Public broadcaster | Clear | 4 |
| MRT 5 | Macedonian Radio Television | General | Public broadcaster | Clear | 4 |
| MRT Sobraniski Kanal | Macedonian Radio Television | Parliament | Public broadcaster | Clear | 4 |
| MRT 1 HD | Macedonian Radio Television | General | Public broadcaster | Clear | 5 |
| MRT 2 HD | Macedonian Radio Television | General | Public broadcaster | Clear | 5 |
| Alsat-M | TV Alsat-M | General | Private channel | Clear | 6 |
| Kanal 5 | TV Kanal 5 | General | Private channel | Clear | 6 |
| Sitel TV | TV Sitel | General | Private channel | Clear | 6 |
| Alfa TV | TV Alfa | General | Private channel | Clear | 6 |
| Telma TV | TV Telma | General | Private channel | Clear | 6 |
| Name | Region | Programming | Type | Encryption | MUX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV EDO | D1 Skopje | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV ERA | D1 Skopje | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV BTR | D1 Skopje | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Shutel | D1 Skopje | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV MTM | D1 Skopje | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Skopje | D1 Skopje | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Tikveshija | D1 Skopje | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| KTV Kavadarci | D1 Veles | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| Sitel 2 | D2 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| K3 | D2 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Plus | D2 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| KRT | D2 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Festa | D2 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Hana | D2 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Star | D3 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV D1 | D3 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Iris | D3 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Vis | D4 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Kobra | D4 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV VTV | D4 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Boem | D5 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Tera | D5 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Vizhn-BM | D5 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Uskana | D5 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV NTV | D6 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Kanal 3 | D7 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Koha | D8 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Menada | D8 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Kiss | D8 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
| TV Chegrani | D8 | Regional | Private channel | Clear | 7 |
On 17 November 2008,IPTV was officially launched when the country's first IPTV service,MaxTV, was launched byMakedonski Telekom.
On 1 November 2023,Telekom Srbija officially launched it IPTV service,MTel streaming platform MOVE TV.[1]
Cable television is highly developed, with cable television penetration inSkopje at 67% of all households. There are 49 cable TV providers with the two majorsA1 andTelekabel holding 80% of the market. The two majors offer cable television in both analogue and digital, and they have also introducedtriple play at the beginning of 2007.
Channels marked with an asterisk (*) have a Macedonian audio channel, all others have Macedoniansubtitles only
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