| |
Country | Pakistan |
---|---|
Broadcast area | South Asia Middle East |
Headquarters | Islamabad |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Urdu |
Picture format | 16:9 (1080P, HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Shalimar Recording & Broadcasting Co. Ltd. |
History | |
Launched | 24 June 2005 |
Former names | PTN, STN |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
ATV Live Stream | Watch Live |
ATV is a Pakistani General Entertainment Channel which airs acquired serials from other channels like A Plus, PTV Home and HUMTVHD. It also shows kids programs as well as talk shows and Morning Show.
The channel originally started as People's Television Network (PTN) in 1990 as the first semi-governmental TV Channel and second TV Channel of Pakistan from Islamabad. In 1991 PTN's name was changed to Shalimar TV Network (STN). STN came under PTV Network and was relaunched as Channel-3 in 1999 and with that the channel made its way to the satellite as well. In 2005 name of the channel was changed to ATV as it was relaunched this time under a joint venture of Shalimar Recording and Broadcasting Company(SRBC). Since 2018 ATV is being operated under Shalimar TV Network of SRBC. ATV now operates with 20 stations covering all major cities and commercial centres of Pakistan.[ citation needed ]