| TRT 1 | |
|---|---|
| Launched | January 31, 1968 |
| Owned by | Turkish Radio and Television Corporation |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Country | Turkey |
| Formerly called | Ankara Television (1968-1982), TRT Televizyonu, 1. Kanal, TV1 |
| Website | www.trt.net.tr |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Full Listing (Turkish) | |
| Satellite | |
| Türksat 2A | 11919 V, SR 24444, FEC 3/4 |
| Türksat 3A | 11094 H, SR 24444, FEC 3/4 |
| Eutelsat W3A | Digiturk channel 21 (11492 V, SR 30000, FEC 3/4) |
| Cable | |
| Turksat Kablo TV | S04 |
TRT 1 is the first Turkish national television station. It launched on January 31 , 1968.
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TRT 1, the first television channel in Turkey, started their test transmissions on January 31, 1968, and commenced full national broadcasts in December 1971. It was the only channel in Turkey until September 15, 1986, when TRT started test transmissions for "2. Kanal" (TRT 2). It is also available in Azerbaijan via terrestrial broadcasting.
The mission of TRT 1 is to enhance people’s lives in Turkey through programs that inform, educate and entertain, all in one, as a wholesome endeavor. TRT 1, as a public broadcaster, targets a variety of audiences among which family has the priority, followed by a general public with a set of diverse attributes including age, occupation, education and status. TRT-1 aims in broadcasting to reinforce people’s sense of national unity and integrity as well as providing news and music for them.
Like other TRT channels, even TRT 1 broadcasts 24 hours, it broadcasts a short startup at 5:58 AM. On this start-up, first the TRT ident is shown, followed by the programme list for the day, and Turkish National Anthem.
In January 2008, TRT celebrated its 40th anniversary. TRT broadcast old idents and news studio (still having a modern logo). Each day, It will had newer idents. This event also happened in 1998, 1988 and 1978. In 2018 they will have a bigger celebration.
TRT 1 broadcasts in a large spectrum of programs ranging from news, music, entertainment, drama, sports to education and arts along with commercial breaks.
The Channel aired many world-known series for the first time in Turkey in the past.
Among them were Escrava Isaura, Flamingo Road, Dempsey & Makepeace, Moonlighting, Knight Rider, The Monroes, Barnaby Jones, McMillan & Wife, The Citadel, Kung Fu, Shogun, Tales of the Gold Monkey, Voyagers!, Falcon Crest, Yes Minister, Mission: Impossible, Dallas, Space: 1999, Perfect Strangers, L.A. Law, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, Charles in Charge, The White Shadow, Bonanza, Miami Vice, Hart to Hart, Charlie's Angels, Petrocelli, Battlestar Galactica, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Roots, The Fugitive, The Onedin Line, The Waltons, Star Trek, Cheers, Bewitched, Logan's Run, Blake's 7, Magnum, P.I., The Six Million Dollar Man, Little House on the Prairie, Taxi, Rich Man, Poor Man, Supergran, The Persuaders!, The Saint, Maelstorm, Flipper, North and South, Amanda's, Run for Your Life, Wheels, Silver Spoons, Webster, Robin of Sherwood, The Love Boat, The Streets of San Francisco, The Cosby Show, V, The Adventures of Black Beauty, The Avengers, Daktari, Quantum Leap, Santa Barbara, The Equalizer, Wish Me Luck, The Magician, Banacek, Police Woman, Baretta, Columbo, All My Children, Everybody Loves Raymond, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, 7th Heaven, Return to Eden, Father Knows Best, Holmes & Yo-Yo, Quincy, M.E., Northern Exposure, McCoy, Roseanne, Eight Is Enough, Cagney & Lacey, Simon & Simon, seaQuest DSV, Life Goes On and Beverly Hills, 90210.
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