| Country | Samoa |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Samoa |
| Headquarters | Apia, Samoa |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Broadcasting Services Division (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) |
| History | |
| Launched | 2019 |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.tv1samoa.com |
TV9 (rendered in digital terrestrial television metadata as Government Channel TV9) [1] is Samoa's government-owned television station. Established in 2019, the station falls under the Broadcasting Services Division of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Being a public broadcaster by nature, it has to provide essential emergency information in cases of extreme weather. The station is a sister of 2AP, Samoa's oldest radio station. [2]
What is now the Broadcasting Services Division of the MCIT was formerly the Samoa Broadcasting Corporation, which operated Televise Samoa/SBC TV One, Samoa's first television station. The television channel was put for privatization in 2007, [3] while the sale was completed on 21 July 2008. [4]
The BSD of the MCIT submitted a plan to launch its own television channel on 21 July 2018 as part of the country's plan to introduce digital television. [5] It was approved in 2019. [6]
In September 2022, the channel suspended its operations from the digital terrestrial platform and was merely showing a test card. It was, however, ordered to have it restored. [1]
2AP-TV9 received a mobile journalism unit donated from Australia's ABC in October 2023. [7] TV9 served as the host broadcaster for CHOGM 2024. [8]
In June 2025, it improved its technical capacities with the installation of an AEQ XPEAK system. [9]
As of September 2024, TV9 airs local programmes, news from Australia's ABC, music videos and feature films. [10]