Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) is the state broadcaster of Jordan. It was formed in 1985 after the merger between Jordan Radio and Jordan Television.
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 Al-Urdunniyya (), meaning 'the Jordanian' [channel].
History A television service was initially due in 1963.
Black-and-white television broadcasting in Jordan started in April 1968 from one studio, with three hours of programming. It started as JTV (Jordan Television Corporation) and received support from a US advisor, RTV International, which outbid the BBC. Many Israelis watched American programs on Jordanian broadcasts.
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 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.
Notorious was JTV's censorship of the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest, which saw Izhar Cohen's song A-Ba-Ni-Bi being replaced by static photos of daffodils, due to supposed "technical problems". The channel also ended its broadcast when it became apparent that Israel was going to win the contest, by cutting earlier and saying that Belgium won the contest instead. Along with the English programmes on Channel 2, 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).
Amra Satellite Earth Station 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, Channel 3, 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 throughout the country:
Radio stations Jordanian Radio (Radio al-Urdunniyah) – generalist national radio station Radio Amman FM – a station with a specific focus on Amman, the capital of Jordan; Irbid has a local version of this station Radio Jordan – foreign music and programming in English or French, depending on the time of day; broadcasting in English since 1973 (initially on medium wave, then FM since 1994) and in French since 1992 Holy Quran Radio
Television channels Jordan TV Sport TV Al Ordoniyah
List of programmes Foreign Drama
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. The Adventures of the Black Stallion Against the Wind Airwolf All the Rivers Run Angels Anna Karenina Anna of the Five Towns Babylon 5 Battlestar Galactica Beauty and the Beast Blacke's Magic Blue Heelers Bordertown Bugs Campaign Chancer The Charmer China Beach Circus The Commish The Contract Cover Story Covington Cross Cosby Mysteries Crown Court Delvecchio Dickens of London Doctor Who Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman The Duchess of Duke Street G.P. Enemy at the Door The Equalizer ER Forever Green Game, Set and Match Gone to the Dogs The Guilty Halifax f.p. Hawaii 5-O Highlander: The Series The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling Hooperman Hunter Inspector Morse Jamaica Inn Le chevalier de Pardaillan (In French) Legend of the Hidden City Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman L.A. Law Made in Heaven Madson Miami Vice Mrs. Columbo Murder, She Wrote M.A.N.T.I.S. The New Avengers North of 60 NYPD Blue Ohara Rags to Riches Remington Steele Renegade Rich Man, Poor Man Roots Rue Carnot (In French) Sea Hunt Secret Army Sins Space Precinct Space Rangers Star Trek: The Next Generation Tanamera – Lion of Singapore Time Trax Turks A Very British Coup Wish Me Luck The X-Files The Waltons Which Way Home Wind at My Back
Children's
The Adventures of Mickey and Donald 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 Animal Park Animated Classic Showcase At the Zoo 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) The Boy from Andromeda Budgie the Little Helicopter Bush School Captain Planet and the Planeteers Care Bears Caroline and Her Friends (In French) Cat Tales (In French) Chorlton and the Wheelies Chris Cross Clémentine (In French) Cro The Curiosity Show Deepwater Haven Dennis the Menace Denver, the Last Dinosaur (In French) Dinky Di's 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 Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left Hammerman Heathcliff (In Arabic) Here Comes Mumfie The Huggabug Club Hurricanes The Incredible Hulk and She-Hulk Inspector Gadget Iris, The Happy Professor Jim Henson's Animal Show Joshua Jones Jonny Quest Kelly Le Chevalier Du Labyrinthe (In French) Le Monde Magique De Chantal Coya (In French) The Legends of Treasure Island Leo the Lion Les Badaboks (In French) Lift Off The Little Mermaid Little Rosey Lucky Luke Mac and Muttley Magic Mountain The Magic School Bus Madeline The Many Dream Journeys of Meme (In French) Masters of the Maze The Mask: Animated Series Michel Vaillant (In French) Micro Kids (In French) Mirror, Mirror Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor Moero! Top Striker (In French) Molierissimo (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 3 Stooges Night of the Red Hunter Noddy in Toyland Noddy's Toyland Adventures Ocean Girl The Odyssey Oscar's Orchestra Ovide and the Gang The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show The Pink Panther Pirates Postman Pat Problem Child Pugwall's Summer Pumpkin Patch The Raccoons (In French) Rainbow Raw Toonage Read Alee Deed Alee ReBoot Richie Rich Road to Avonlea Rotten Ralph Sandokan The Scientific Eye The Secret World of Alex Mack See How They Grow Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories Shingalana the Little Hunter The Show with the Mouse Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Sky Trackers The Smoggies (In French) Snorks (In French) Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea (In French) Spatz Spirit Bay Speed Racer Spellbinder Spiff and Hercules (In French) Spirou (In English and French) Square One Television Standby...Lights! Camera! Action! Super Champs Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire Superman: The Animated Series TaleSpin Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (In French) Terrytoons Time Riders Twinkle the Dream Being Uchūsen Sagittarius (In French) Ultimate Spider-Man Vid Kids Vision On The Wayne Manifesto What Would You Do? 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)
News Envoyé spécial (In French) Regarde le Monde (In French)
Talk shows Bêtes pas bêtes (In French)
Anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents The Twilight Zone
Music Embarquement immédiat (In French) Taratata (In French)
Comedy
2point4 Children The 5 Mrs. Buchanans Acropolis Now Are You Being Served? Big Brother Jake The Brittas Empire Caroline in the City Charles in Charge Charlie Chaplin Check It Out! The Cosby Show Dad's Army Devenish Diff'rent Strokes Dinosaurs Double Trouble Dudley Ellen Empty Nest Executive Stress Evening Shade Ever Decreasing Circles Everybody Loves Raymond Family Matters Fawlty Towers The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends The Golden Girls The Good Life Grace Under Fire Here's Lucy Hey Dad..! House Calls I Dream of Jeannie I Married Dora Just the Ten of Us Kate & Allie Keeping Up Appearances Laff-a-Bits L'appart (In French) The Many Wives of Patrick The Mighty Jungle Mork & Mindy Mother and Son Mr. Belvedere The Munsters Today The Muppet Show Murphy Brown The Nanny Newlyweds No Job for a Lady No Place Like Home One Foot in the Grave Open All Hours Parenthood Perfect Strangers Robin's Nest Saved by the Bell The Simpsons Sparks Step by Step Suddenly Susan Three Up, Two Down Three's Company Throb Too Close for Comfort The Torkelsons Who's the Boss? Yes Minister
Soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful Dallas Falcon Crest Neighbours The Young and the Restless (In Arabic)
Variety Champs-Élysées (In French) Un DB de plus (In French)
Sports The Spectacular World of Guinness Records
Game shows The Crystal Maze The Desert Forges Des chiffres et des lettres (In French) Fort Boyard (In French) L'École des fans (In French) Small Talk Take Your Pick! Treasure Hunt You Bet Your Life
Documentary Allo La Terre (In French) Ancient Voices Big Cat Diary Enigma E=M6 (In French) In Search of... Life After People Life Choices Mothers of the Wild Shall Never Lose Hope The Unknown War Ushuaïa (In French) Walking with Dinosaurs
Reality The Oprah Winfrey Show
Western Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman The Lazarus Man Lonesome Dove
Magazine The Album Show Movies, Games and Videos
See also Shababnews
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