Šport is a Slovak sports channel owned and operated by STVR, Slovakia's state-funded public broadcaster. The channel started broadcasting on 20 December 2021, ten years after the closure of its first sports channel Trojka.
History STVR predecessor STV had a previous attempt at a sports channel, Trojka, whose broadcasts started on 8 August 2008Public broadcaster STV is ready to launch its third channel, The Slovak Spectator, 8 July 2008, retrieved 5 May 2026] and ended on 31 May 2011 due to lack of budget.
A relaunch of the sports channel was considered for 2020, but once the Olympics were delayed as a result of the pandemic, the channel was delayed numerous times. Initially, it was considered that the channel would conduct test transmissions between 17 and 20 May 2021, having informed subscription television operators on the subject.RTVS spustí v krátkom čase športovú stanicu. Už o tom informovala operátorov, Živé, 7 May 2021, retrieved 5 May 2026
On 25 November 2021, RTVS announced the relaunch of a sports channel, this time under the new name Šport, for a 20 December launch. It planned to air 3,600 hours of sporting events it had the rights to during the 2022 calendar year. The channel also planned the inclusion of healthy lifestyle programmes and documentaries on Slovak sporting legends.RTVS v decembri spustí športový kanál, ktorý dlho odkladala, Sportnet, 25 November 2021, retrieved 5 May 2026 The channel's operating budget at launch was worth €11 million.Slovakia's RTVS Sport launches with €11m budget, Sport Business, 20 December 2021 (requires subscription), retrieved 5 May 2026
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