Television in Tunisia reaches 94% of households. The dominant platform in the market is free satellite, though terrestrial platform reaches around 15% of the households. The country has seventeen free-to-air channels, two of which are owned and operated by the state-owned Télévision Tunisienne (formerly ERTT), El Watania 1 and El Watania 2. The two state-owned channels have undergone management changes since the 2011 revolution, and consequently changes in programming and content.
History It was officially introduced to the country on May 31, 1966, with the launch of state-owned Radio Télévision Tunisienne (now El Watania 1), broadcast from its first transmitter in Djebel Zaghouan. The service broadcast in both Arabic and French. By 1971, television became available in all of Tunisia.
Most-viewed channels Viewing shares, March 2015:
Position Channel Group Share of total viewing (%) 1 El Hiwar El Tounsi Asma Fehri 26.7% 2 Nessma TV Karoui & Karoui World 18.4% 3 El Watania 1 Établissement de la Télévision Tunisienne 15.6% 4 Hannibal TV Tarek Kadada 8.1% 5 El Watania 2 Établissement de la Télévision Tunisienne 7.8%
See also Media of Tunisia List of newspapers in Tunisia
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