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| Country | Kenya |
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| Broadcast area | Kenya |
| Headquarters | Nation Centre, Kimathi Street,Central Nairobi |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Swahili andEnglish |
| Picture format | 576iSDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Nation Media Group |
| History | |
| Launched | 10 December 1999; 25 years ago (1999-12-10) |
| Former names | Nation TV |
| Links | |
| Website | ntvkenya |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| UHF | Channel 22 |
NTV is a Kenyan general entertainment channel. It used its current name in 2005. It is a popular TV station in Kenya along withCitizen TV,Kenya Television Network,Kenya Broadcasting Corporation among other Kenyan broadcasting channels.[1]
As Nation TV, the channel launched at 8pm on 10 December 1999 on UHF channel 42 in Nairobi,[2] becoming the sixth Kenyan TV station overall to launch.[3]
The channel was rebranded on 11 May 2005 as a revamp from the previous Nation TV station under theNation Media Group arm that has been in existence since 1997. The relaunch came with state-of-the-art technology new to a television station in East and Central Africa, as well as its OB van.[4]
NTV adopted its current logo on 7 July 2009.[5]
In March 2010, NTV was made available on DStv Mobile, while its terrestrial signal was made available in South Nyanza.[6]
Per 2010 and 2011 Synovate surveys, NTV was the second most-watched channel in Kenya, behind Citizen.[7] NTV shut down its analogue signal together with two competing private networks in late December 2013, as part of the migration to digital terrestrial television in Kenya.[1]
In September 2007, NTV went online with its content onYouTube. Within the first month it received over 325,000 views, three honors, and an average of 4,000 views for every video uploaded. In mid-2012, NTV went live onYouTube. Following this move, the blogosphere was awash with accolades with NTV's US correspondent (BMJ)Ben Mutua Jonathan Muriithi terming it a techno-revolution for mass media among Kenyans across the globe.
Some of the programmes available are listed below.
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