Television in Oplana
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Jump to navigationJump to searchTelevision broadcasts in the Republic of Oplana started in 1946 with the establishment of Pacific Television, the nation's state broadcaster. As of January 2019, some 400 channels are available in the country through satellite, terrestrial and cable television platforms.
Television providers[edit | edit source]
Names in bold indicate active providers. PAL analogue terrestrial broadcasts ceased on the 1st of June, 2018.
| Name | Transmission format | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Freeview | Terrestrial (DVB) | 2002-present |
| Sky | Satellite (DVB) | 1991-present |
| DirecTV | Satellite (DVB) | 2003-present |
| Freesat | Satellite (DVB) | 2005-present |
| Oplana National Cable Television Company | Cable (PAL) | 1961-2007 |
| AT&T Cable | Cable (PAL) | 1984-1993 |
| Spectrum | Cable (ISDB) | 1998-present |
| Oplana Telecom TV | Cable (DVB) | 2001-2013 |
| Wire | Cable (DVB) | 2011-present |
| Time Warner Cable | Satellite/cable (DVB) | 1992-present |
Main national networks[edit | edit source]
| Ch. no. | Name | Owner | Active | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific 1 | Pacific Broadcasting Corporation | 1946-present | Generalist channel, broadcasting a wide variety of news, sport, entertainment and other public-interest programming. |
| 2 | Pacific 2 | Pacific Broadcasting Corporation | 1961-present | Secondary "companion" channel to Pacific 1. |
| 3 | Pacific 3 | Pacific Broadcasting Corporation | 1996-present | A more "highbrow" channel, broadcasting programmes dealing with the arts, current affairs and culture. |
| 4 | OBS One | Oplanan Broadcasting System Co, Ltd. | 1977-present | First privately-owned network in Oplana. Generalist channel. |
| 5 | OBS Two | Oplanan Broadcasting System Co, Ltd. | 2002-present | OBS' second channel, specialising in pure entertainment programming. |
| 6 | Tele6 | Tele6 plc | 2008-present | General entertainment channel catering to the Francophone community. |
| 7 | Telemundo | ABS Television Network Corporation NBCUniversal |
2001-present | Spanish-language general entertainment network. |
| 8 | Oplana Public Television | Oplana Public Broadcasting Foundation | 1999-present | A non-profit broadcaster of cultural and documentary programming. |
| 9 | ABS | ABS Television Network Corporation | 1923-present | Reserved for regional broadcasters. See "regional television" section. |
| 10 | Ten | ABS Television Network Corporation ViacomCBS |
2005-present | An offshoot of ABS, showing an assortment of European, East Asian and Australian programmes. |
| 11 | CBS | Ideal Warner ViacomCBS |
1986-present | The Oplanan outlet of American generalist broadcaster CBS. |
