| Type | Broadcast |
|---|---|
| Country | Angola |
| Availability | National |
| Founded | 27 June 1973 |
| Owner | Government of Angola |
| Official website | www.tpa.ao |
Televisão Pública de Angola or TPA is the national broadcaster of the Southern African state of Angola. It operates two national TV-channels TPA 1 and TPA 2 as well as the international channel TPA Internacional. TPA is headquartered in the capital city Luanda and broadcasts in Portuguese language. The international channel broadcasts selected shows from the two main channels. TPA is currently the only broadcaster in Angola besides the private channel "TV Zimbo" and the religious channel "Bom Deus".
| TPA 1 | |
|---|---|
| Owned by | Government of Angola |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Country | Angola |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Broadcast area | Angola South Africa Europe Africa |
| Website | [1] |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Intelsat 906 (Africa, Europe) | |
| NSS 7 (South Africa) | |
| DStv (Sub-Sahara Africa) | Channel 570 |
| TPA 2 | |
|---|---|
| Owned by | Government of Angola |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Country | Angola |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Broadcast area | Angola Sub-Sahara Africa |
| Website | [2] |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| NSS 7 (South Africa) | |
| DStv (Sub-Sahara Africa) | |
| TPA Internacional | |
|---|---|
| Owned by | Government of Angola |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Country | Angola |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Broadcast area | Europe Middle East North Africa North America South America |
| Website | [3] |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Eutelsat W3A (Europe, Middle East, North Africa) | 11345 H 27500-2/3 |
| Telstar 12 (North & South America) | 11963 H 14714-3/4 |
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Televisão Pública de Angola was founded on June 27, 1973 as Radiotelevisão Portuguesa de Angola from Portuguese government authorities[1]. The first television signal launched on October 18, 1975 in Luanda. In 2000 TPA 2 started broadcasting and in 2008 the international channel launched.