One Africa Television

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One Africa Television
Logo for One Africa Television
Country Namibia
Broadcast area Namibia
Headquarters Windhoek, Namibia
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
History
Launched2003;22 years ago (2003)
Links
Website www.oneafrica.tv

One Africa Television is a Namibian free-to-air television station that was established in November 2003. [1] [2] It was founded by Paul van Schalkwyk in 2003, marking the country's inaugural private television network.[ citation needed ] The channel replaced the local affiliate of TVAfrica that entered a period of limbo after its parent company in South Africa was put into liquidation. [3] The channel's tone and appearance is younger on purpose compared to NBC, with music shows, a football analysis programme (Offside) and One Against Crime, a programme featuring a police officer, and sponsored by Kia. One episode shown in 2009 was against fake sellers of Korean cars, the ones of the show's sponsor. [4]

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In 2020, the TribeFire Studios Group acquired One Africa Television.

Paul van Schalkwyk, the founder and group chairman of One Africa Television, died in a plane crash on March 10, 2014. [5]

Programming

The channel presents various segments including:

Additionally, foreign programs like 7de Laan and BBC are also part of the broadcasting lineup.

The news operation as of 2009 was openly critical of the government, covering topics that were taboo on state television. The channel hired journalists who left NBC due to its possible affiliation with SWAPO. [4]

The channel also aired the Miss Namibia pageant in 2008, with representants from all ethnic communities. [4]

Distribution

From launch to 2017, it broadcast on UHF channel 48 in Windhoek. [3] Aligned with Namibia's Digital Terrestrial Television Policy, One Africa Television ceased analog transmission via antenna on October 20, 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "ONE Africa TV goes to Rehoboth and Okahandja". The Namibia Economist. 2008. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  2. ↑ "About One Africa Television". www.oneafrica.tv. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "One Africa TV Succeeds TV Africa's Failure". AllAfrica. 27 November 2003. Archived from the original on 11 May 2004. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Toutes les télés du monde , Namibia, ARTE France and Point du Jour, 2009
  5. ↑ "One Africa founder dies in plane crash". The Namibian. The Free Press of Namibia. 2014-03-10. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
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