Jordan Radio and Television Corporation
Type | Broadcast radio, television and online |
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Country | Jordan |
Availability | Worldwide |
Founded | 1968; 52 years ago |
Owner | Government of Jordan |
Official website | Official website (in Arabic) |
Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) is the state broadcaster of Jordan. It was formed in 1985 from the merger of and .
Jordan's first radio broadcasts were received from other countries in the Middle East. Initially known as Transjordan, it did not adopt a radio service of its own until 1948. Radio Jordan first broadcast in 1956. Today it broadcasts a 24-hour Arabic service, as well as an English language service for 21 hours per day and a French language service for 13 hours per day.
The main channel for JRTV is its satellite channel, called (Arabic: الأردنية), meaning the Jordanian [channel].
History[]
Television transmission in Jordan started in black and white in April 1968 from one studio, with three hours of programming. It started as JTV (Jordan Television Corporation).
JTV was admitted as a full active member of the European Broadcasting Union in 1970. The following years witnessed several milestones for JTV. In 1972, it became the first station in the region to operate a second channel, Channel 2, which specialised in foreign programmes, including a news bulletin in English. In 1974, JTV started transmission in full colours using the PAL-B system, and in 1975, transmission was expanded to cover the entire Kingdom. The first face of JTV was Ghada Haddadin, who later acted as the anchor for English news. From 1987, Hala Kharouba served as the host of the English channel. Along with the English programmes on , JTV started transmission of French news bulletins and programmes in 1978.
In 1985, Jordan Radio and Jordan Television merged to form Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV).
was established in 1988 and was linked to the satellites: Eutelsat, Intelsat and Arabsat.
In 1993, the Jordan Satellite Channel was launched and in 1998, a third channel was launched, , which was devoted to transmitting the Parliamentary sessions and local and international sports.
In January 2001, the corporation underwent major restructuring. Programmes of Channel 1 and 2 were combined in one main channel. Channel 2 specialised in sports, while Channel 3 was operated in cooperation with the private sector, on the basis of two transmission periods: the morning and afternoon "Cartoon Channel" and the evening "Jordan Movie Channel".
Al-Urdunniyya can be viewed through live streaming online at jrtv.jo
Services[]
JRTV operates three television channels and four radio stations broadcasting in frequency modulation (FM) throughout the country:
Radio stations[]
- Radio al-Urdunniyah – generalist national radio station
- Radio Amman – station for Amman, the capital of Jordan
- Radio 3 – broadcasting in English since 1973 using medium wave and FM (since 1994)
- Radio 4 – which broadcasts in French from November 27, 1992. Currently it broadcasts twelve hours of FM programs daily
Television channels[]
- JRTV 1
- JRTV 2
- Al Ordoniyah
List of programmes[]
Foreign[]
Drama[]
- The Adventures of the Black Stallion
- Airwolf
- Angels
- Anna Karenina
- Babylon 5
- Blacke's Magic
- Blue Heelers
- China Beach
- Circus
- CSI: Las Vegas
- CSI: Miami
- CSI: New York
- The Commish
- Covington Cross
- Cosby Mysteries
- Crown Court
- Delvecchio
- Dickens of London
- Doctor Who
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
- The Duchess of Duke Street
- G.P.
- ER
- Forever Green
- Hawaii 5-O
- Inspector Morse
- Legend of the Hidden City
- L.A. Law
- Madson
- Miami Vice
- M.A.N.T.I.S.
- The New Avengers
- North of 60
- Roots
- Space Rangers
- Time Trax
- Turks
- The Waltons
Children's[]
- The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
- The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
- The Adventures of the Bush Patrol
- Adventures on Rainbow Pond
- Aladdin
- Animaniacs
- The Animals of Farthing Wood
- At the Zoo
- Avengers Assemble
- Back to the Future
- Bananas in Pyjamas
- Barney & Friends
- Batman: The Animated Series
- Beakman's World
- Beethoven
- Bill Nye, the Science Guy
- Blizzard Island
- Bonkers
- Bosco Adventure (In French)
- Bouli (In French)
- Budgie the Little Helicopter
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers
- (In French)
- Chorlton and the Wheelies
- Chris Cross
- Cro
- The Curiosity Show
- Dennis the Menace
- Denver, the Last Dinosaur (In French)
- Dog City
- Dog House
- Double Dragon
- Droopy, Master Detective
- Elly & Jools
- Escape from Jupiter
- The Famous Five
- Fantômette (In French)
- Fievel's American Tails
- Fireman Sam
- The Flintstones
- Freakazoid!
- The Genie From Down Under
- Ghostwriter
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left
- Heathcliff (In Arabic)
- The Huggabug Club
- Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
- Hurricanes
- The Incredible Hulk and She-Hulk
- Inspector Gadget
- Iris, The Happy Professor
- Jim Henson's Animal Show
- Joshua Jones
- Jonny Quest
- Kelly
- The Legends of Treasure Island
- Lift Off
- The Little Mermaid
- Little Rosey
- Lucky Luke
- Magic Mountain
- The Magic School Bus
- Madeline
- The Many Dream Journeys of Meme (In French)
- The Marvel Super Heroes
- Masters of the Maze
- Masha and the Bear
- The Mask: Animated Series
- Mirror, Mirror
- Moero! Top Striker (In French)
- Moomin
- Mother Goose and Grimm
- Mr. Bogus
- My Favorite Fairy Tales
- My Life as a Dog
- My Secret Identity
- The New Fred and Barney Show
- New Kids on the Block
- The New Three Stooges
- Noddy in Toyland
- Noddy's Toyland Adventures
- Ocean Girl
- The Odyssey
- Oggy and the Cockroaches
- Oscar's Orchestra
- Ovide and the Gang
- The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
- The Pink Panther
- Pirates
- Postman Pat
- Problem Child
- Pugwall's Summer
- The Raccoons (In French)
- Raw Toonage
- ReBoot
- Richie Rich
- Road to Avonlea
- Rotten Ralph
- Sandokan
- The Secret World of Alex Mack
- Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
- The Show with the Mouse
- Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
- Sky Trackers
- The Smoggies (In French)
- Snorks (In French)
- South Park
- Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea (In French)
- Spatz
- Spider-Man
- Speed Racer
- Spiff and Hercules (In French)
- Square One Television
- Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire
- TaleSpin
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (In French)
- Terrytoons
- Time Riders
- Tom & Jerry Kids
- Twinkle the Dream Being
- Ultimate Spider-Man
- Vision On
- The Wayne Manifesto
- Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
- Wish Kid
- Wishbone
- Wonder Why?
- Woody Woodpecker
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
- The Worst Day of My Life
- Wowser (In Arabic)
Comedy[]
- 2point4 Children
- The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
- Acropolis Now
- Are You Being Served?
- Big Brother Jake
- The Brittas Empire
- Caroline in the City
- The Cosby Show
- Dad's Army
- Dinosaurs
- Ellen
- Executive Stress
- Evening Shade
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Family Matters
- Fawlty Towers
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Friends
- The Golden Girls
- The Good Life
- Grace Under Fire
- Hey Dad..!
- House Calls
- I Dream of Jeannie
- Keeping Up Appearances
- The Mighty Jungle
- Mother and Son
- The Munsters Today
- The Muppet Show
- Murphy Brown
- The Nanny
- Newlyweds
- One Foot in the Grave
- Robin's Nest
- Saved by the Bell
- The Simpsons
- Step by Step
- Suddenly Susan
- Too Close for Comfort
- The Torkelsons
- Who's the Boss?
- Yes, Minister
Soap opera[]
- The Bold and the Beautiful
- Dallas
- Neighbours
- The Young and the Restless (In Arabic)
Game shows[]
Documentary[]
- Big Cat Diary
- Zero Hour
- Enigma
- Life After People
- Walking with Dinosaurs
Reality[]
Magazine[]
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Official website (in Arabic)
- 1985 establishments in Jordan
- Mass media companies of Jordan
- Television in Jordan
- Arabic-language television stations
- European Broadcasting Union members
- Divisions and subsidiaries of the prime ministry (Jordan)
- Television channels and stations established in 1985