Sjónvarpið

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Sjónvarpið
Type Broadcast television network
Country Flag of Iceland Iceland
Availability National; also partially distributed over the Internet
Founded by The Icelandic government
Owner RÚV, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service
Key people Bjarni Guðmundsson, managing director
Elín Hirst, news editor and anchor,
Þórhallur Gunnarsson, editor of Kastljós,
Páll Magnússon, president of RÚV
Launch date September 30, 1966
Website
www.ruv.is

Sjónvarpið (English: The Television) is the television channel of the National Icelandic Broadcasting Service (RÚV), launched in 1966. The channel broadcasts primarily news, sports, cultural programs, children's material and American and British films and entertainment shows. Its highest-rated programs are Spaugstofan and the Evening News.

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[edit] History

The network's first air date was September 30, 1966. At the very beginning, transmissions only took place on Wednesdays and Fridays and expanded through the years. Having lost its monopoly and sharing the market with Stöð 2 a year before, Sjónvapið ended the era of television-free Thursdays on October 1, 1987. Additionally, the July pause was suppressed in 1983.

Colour broadcasting began in 1976. In September 1981, the channel greatly benefited from Iceland's connection to the rest of the world via satellite. Starting on March 1, 1982, Icelandic television viewers were able to watch daily reports from abroad on their evening newscast.

RÚV's teletext service, Textavarp, was inaugurated on the 25th anniversary of Icelandic television in 1991.

[edit] List of programs (incomplete)

[edit] Domestic shows


[edit] International shows

[edit] Children's shows

[edit] Cancelled classical or widely acclaimed shows

  • Á tali hjá Hemma Gunn (English: Talking with Hemmi Gunn), a saturday night talk show.
  • Nýjasta tækni og vísindi (English: Latest Technology and Science)

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