A1 Televizija (Macedonian: А1 телевизија) or just A1 is a television channel in North Macedonia. The second privately owned commercial television station in the country (after TEKO TV), it broadcast from 22 January 1993 to 31 July 2011.
History A1 Television was founded on 22 January 1993, as the first private and independent TV station in Macedonia. The number of employees at its peak was approximately 200 (managing and editorial board, journalists, reporters, presenters, technical staff, marketing, administration) and a large number of correspondents and external cooperators. A1 TV broadcast content in a wide variety of genres including Information, Culture, Arts, Documentaries, Entertainment, Sports and Children's. The main element was the Informative program – central news bulletins at 19:00 and 23:00, short news at 16:00, round tables, interviews and dialogues.
The station's flagship news bulletin was under the banner A1 Vesti A1 News with the central bulletin at 7 pm. It was presented by Tatjana Stojanovska.
According to most television polls, A1 TV dominated as the most watched TV Broadcaster in North Macedonia, even more watched than the public broadcaster Macedonian Radio Television. In February 2001, A1 TV was the first television station that broke the news about the 2001 Macedonian conflict, when its journalist Snežana Lupevska and the television crew, who were intending to do a report about the life in that area, were kidnapped by the armed ethnic Albanian guerrilla gunmen in the Macedonian village of Tanuševci, on the Macedonia-Kosovo border.
On 2 July 2008, A1 launched its second TV channel called A2. A2 aired older TV-Serials that have previously been broadcast on A1 and brand new content including TV serials, movies and cartoons.
The station's facilities were raided by the police on 25 November 2010. All of its journalists and camera operators were forbidden from working.А1 Телевизија е под полициска опсада, A1, 25 November 2010
On 31 July 2011, it was announced that the station has been dissolved following a bankruptcy proceeding due to accumulated debt of over €30 million. The station's owner Velija Ramkovski along with part of the management spent time in detention over the issue for a few months. Velija Ramkovski was then taken to jail by the Macedonian police and has been in jail since.Угашена македонска телевизија А1
Programmes Nationally created and broadcast shows by A1 TV Original name Format OriginA1 Vesti NewsMacedoniaA1 Meteo Weather ProgramMacedoniaMacedonian Idol Talent ShowMacedonia4 Sezoni Cooking ShowMacedoniaA1 Exclusive Gossip ShowMacedoniaBravo show Music ShowMacedoniaRano den Morning ProgramMacedoniaFarmer Farm ShowMacedoniaIndex Economy ShowMacedoniaBebe magazin Baby ShowMacedoniaEvrozum Political ShowMacedoniaHodnici Health ShowMacedonia
Series 24 According to Jim Charmed Chris Colorado Commesse 2 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Miami CSI: NY Desperate Housewives Dirty Sexy Money Edgemont Fifi and the Flowertots Friends Grey's Anatomy Hannah Montana Incantesimo Inspector Rex Judging Amy Justice Johnny Test Little Einsteins Los Serrano Lost Lud, Zbunjen, Normalan Mad About You Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Naruto Nash Bridges Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King Nip/Tuck Pokémon Sleeper Cell Smurfs South Park Spin City SpongeBob SquarePants Stargate The Nine The O.C The Sopranos Una Dona per Amico Viza za budućnost Vratice se rode Walker, Texas Ranger
Telenovelas Amar otra vez América Amarte así Antonella Casi ángeles Contra viento y marea Corazones al limite Cuando seas mía Dolina sunca El desprecio El juramento El manantial El privilegio de amar Entre el amor y el odio Estrambotica Anastasia Frecuencia 0.4 Gitanas Hombres de honor Isa TKM Jelena Kachorra Laços de Família Las Vías del Amor Los Plateados Mi Prima Ciela Ne daj se, Nina Muneca Brava Nueve Lunas O Clone O Rei do Gado Pasión de Gavilanes Porto dos Milagros Rebelde Way Rubí Salomé Sve ce biti dobro Soledad Te Voy a Enseñar a Querer Zabranjena ljubav
Reality shows Operacija Trijumf Veliki brat
References
External links A1 Address Ruins of the headquarters in 2017