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Branding | PTV |
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Owner | Edge Enterprises Limited [1] |
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Founded | 1991 |
People's Television (PTV) is a terrestrial television channel in the British overseas territory of Montserrat.
It started broadcasting in 1991 and produces a variety of local content, from programmes (including news bulletins) to commercials. [2] In the 2010s, it was linked to the British RAFFA association. [3]
In 2011, the network held its own music competition, Montserrat Idol, [4] which was modelled on American Idol , popular in Montserrat at the time. [5]
As of 2012, Natalie Edgecombe was its manager. [6] The network carried Caribbean Medical on Mondays in 2014, a syndicated programme. [7]
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