218TV

218TV

Country	Libya
Headquarters	Amman, Jordan
Programming
Language	Arabic
Ownership
Key people	Huda El-Sarari, Mujahid Bosifi
Sister channels	218 News
History
Launched	August 6, 2015
Links
Website	www.218tv.net

218TV was a Libyan free-to-air satellite channel founded in 2015 in Amman, Jordan. ^[1] The channel provides several news broadcasts along with various social and entertainment shows. ^[2]

History

The channel was founded on 6 August 2015 by the Libyan Women's rights activist Huda El-Sarari and her husband Mujahid Bosifi, a former anti-Gaddafi activist who lived in the Netherlands.

In late 2017, sister channel 218 News was launched.

218TV was said to be the most popular in Libya in 2019 when Huda El-Sarari was recognised for her influence in the Arab world in 2019 by "Arabian Business" magazine. ^[3] In 2022 March, Ali Al-Rifawi a reporter working for the channel was kidnapped by militias. He was released in July 2022. ^{[4] [5]} The station ceased operations in 2022. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Programming

• US-L: weekly program focusing on Libya–United States relations
• Interview: weekly program
• Amazighi in Arabic: weekly program focusing on Berber culture in Libya
• Subh (The Morning): daily morning program
• Ashia (The Evening): daily entertainment program
• Game: weekly sports show
• Sponda
• Up To Tech

Frequency

• Nilesat V 12398
• 27.500 FEC 5/6

References

1. "Libya 218 TV". Sat Address. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
2. "218 TV Channel". Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
3. الإخبارية, سما. "الاعلامية الليبية "هدى السراري" من اهم 30 شخصية نسائية الاكثر تاثيرا في العالم العربي". سما الإخبارية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-06-06.
4. "Libyan journalist Ali al-Rifawi detained since March after reporting on corruption". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
5. "Libyan journalists threatened by rival militias | RSF". rsf.org. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
6. شبول, محمد. "تحليل: إغلاق 4 محطات تلفزيونية يكرس أزمة الإعلام في ليبيا". إرم نيوز (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-12-24.
7. "إغلاق قناة "218".. انتكاسة جديدة للإعلام الليبي | | صحيفة العرب". صحيفة العرب (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
8. الوسط, بوابة. "إدارة قناتي «218» العامة والإخبارية تعلن وقف بثهما". alwasat.ly (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-12-24.