Television in Ethiopia was introduced in 1962 with the government-owned ETV. Color television started in 1979 on an experiment basis with regular transmissions starting in 1984 to commemorate the founding of Workers' Party of Ethiopia (WPE). [1] Ethiopia got its first private television broadcaster in 2008 with EBS TV, a US-based satellite TV channel mostly focused on infotainment.
Contents
- History
- TV stations
- Government-owned television stations
- Digital cable services
- Privately owned TV stations
- Religious broadcasters
- Weekly market share
- Top 10 programs (March 2017)
- See also
- References
Until very recently there was only one private station, with most of the stations being state-owned. However, emphasis on liberalization of the TV market eventually led to a wave of privately owned stations coming about recent years. In 2014 the Oromo diaspora launched the one and only television; Oromia Media Network, based in US OMN. In 2016 and 2017, more private broadcasters such as the news-centered ENN TV and others like LTV Ethiopia, Kana TV, Qubee TV, and EOTC TV all joined the market, and were launched at the end of 2018. 7 million households in Ethiopia have at least one television set, and about 55 percent of the population has access to watch television in their homes. [2]
