Television Kiribati Ltd (TKL), or TV Kiribati, was the sole, state-owned"Television to launch election campaign for candidates in the October general elections" , Kiribati Independent, 7 September 2011 service in Kiribati.
Programming Established in 2002,"Legislative Needs Assessment - Kiribati", Jon Fraenkel for the United Nations Development Programme, April 2009 it broadcast "local and foreign programmes", and was accessible only in South Tarawa (the country's capital) and in the neighbouring island-town of Betio."Kiribati TV closes amid money and production woes", Radio New Zealand International, 26 March 2013 It provided "about one hour of local programming" on weekdays, and did not broadcast over week-ends."Broadcast media", CIA World Factbook, 2009 As of 2006, its manager was Tom Kaitara.
In January 2006, TKL received a bid to operate internet services and was waiting for a license.Kiribati considers allowing two internet providers In only carried part of the 2006 Commonwealth Games because a TVNZ decoder arrived late from Fiji due to transmission problems.Kiribati gets belated Commonwealth Games television link
Undetermined suspension Television Kiribati was suspended by the government in March 2013, due to "serious financial problems", and its personnel's "lack [of] expertise and knowledge in programming and production". The government announced a review to determine whether the closure should be permanent. As it was the only television service, viewers in Tarawa South were left with access to radio and newspapers as their media for information.
There was no local television at all until 2018, when a separate channel, Kiri 1 TV, owned by Taotin Media through Click Pacific, started operations."Kiribati to get its first TV station" , Radio New Zealand, 2 May 2018
See also Media in Kiribati
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