Eri-TV

Eritrean Television
Country	Eritrea
Broadcast area	Worldwide
Headquarters	Asmara, Eritrea
Programming
Language(s)	Tigrigna, Arabic, Tigre, English
Picture format	4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Public
History
Launched	January 1993
Links
Website	www.eri.tv
Availability
Satellite
Intelsat 8	12726 H 28066 3/4
Express AM22	12743 H 2170 3/4
	10832 V 2780 5/6
Badr-6	11938 V 27500 3/4
Nilesat 201	11727 V 27500 3/4
Hot Bird 8	11727 V 27500 3/4
Galaxy 19	11991 V 22000 3/4

Eri-TV is a state-owned Eritrean television station. Headquartered in the nation's capital Asmara, it broadcasts 24 hours a day. The station offers around-the-clock news bulletins, talk shows, and cultural and educational programs. Eri-TV has a large viewership base outside of Eritrea, which the state-run channel acknowledges and utilizes to communicate with Eritreans living abroad. The network has an estimated 1–2 million weekly viewers. Eri-TV recognizes Eritrean Minority Culture and has largely adopted an equal time share between each of the country's spoken languages. Eri-TV is governed and funded by the Eritrean Ministry of Information.

Channel[]

Eri-TV 1[]

Eri-TV 1 broadcasts internationally via satellite along with its sister radio station, . Broadcasts on the channel are typically either news, music videos or dramas. It also airs both domestic and international films.

The station broadcasts mostly in Tigrinya, Arabic, Tigre and English. It also airs a few programs in Italian, Amharic and Somali

Eri-TV 3[]

Eri-TV 3 is the third channel in Eritrea. It broadcasts national and international sports news.

Leadership[]

Following the Eritrean War of Independence, Seyoum Tsehaye, Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) member and war journalist became the first head of Eri-TV. He was arrested in 2001 after publishing a statement in favour of democracy.^[1]

References[]

^ Marinovich, Greg (2015-12-02). "Tales of an Eritrean fighter-photographer". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-07.

Eri-TV live Online the official Eritrean Television Network from Ministry of Information, Eritrea

External links[]

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[AJE_Vanessa_Berhe-1] Marinovich, Greg (2015-12-02). "Tales of an Eritrean fighter-photographer". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-07.

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