ČT1
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ČT1 | |
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Launched | 1 May 1953 |
Owned by | Česká televize |
Country | Czech Republic |
Formerly called | ČST (1953-1970), ČST1 (1970-1990), F1 (1990-1993) |
Sister channel(s) | ČT2, ČT4 Sport, ČT24 |
Website | Official website |
ČT1 is Czech national television channel, operated by Česká televize. ČT1 is a general purpose channel, showing family-oriented television, Czech movies, children's programming, news and documentaries.
[edit] History
ČST (Czech: Československá televize, Slovak: Československá televízia) starts experimental broadcasting throughout Czechoslovakia on 1 May 1953 from its Prague Studio. Its first regular broadcast begin on 25 February 1954. In 1970, the ČST was renamed to ČST1, In 1975 the channel changed from black-and-white to Colour.
Following the entry of federalism in Czechoslovakia in 1990, ČST1 became F1.
On 1 January 1993, F1 changes its name to ČT1 in Czech Republic and STV1 in Slovak Republic. now the first channel of the new Česká televize, created one year earlier following the Velvet Revolution.