Television in Georgia was introduced in 1956, when Georgia was still known as the Georgian SSR.
This is a list of television channels that broadcast from Georgia in Georgian .
Name | Owner | Established | Website |
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First Channel (1TV) (Georgian: პირველი არხი) | Georgian Public Broadcaster | 1956 | www.1tv.ge |
First Channel — Education (Georgian: პირველი არხი - განათლება) | Georgian Public Broadcaster | 1991 | |
Adjara TV (Georgian: აჭარის ტელევიზია) | - | 2013 [1] | www.ajaratv.ge |
Name | Owner | Established | Website |
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Formula TV (Georgian: ფორმულა) | LTD Formula | 2019 [2] | www.formula.ge |
Rustavi 2 (Georgian: რუსთავი 2) | Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company | 1994 [3] | www.rustavi2.ge |
Maestro TV (Georgian: მაესტრო) | Imedi Media Holding | 1995 [4] | www.maestro.ge |
Imedi TV (Georgian: იმედი) | Imedi Media Holding | 2001 [5] | www.imedi.ge |
TV Pirveli (Georgian: TV პირველი) | LTD TV Pirveli | 2015 [6] | www.tvpirveli.ge |
Mtavari Arkhi (Georgian: მთავარი არხი) | Main Channel Broadcasting Company | 2019 | www.mtavari.tv |
Obiektivi (Georgian: ობიექტივი) | NNLE Non commercial Media-Union Obiektivi | 2010 | www.obieqtivi.net |
Alt-Info (Georgian: ალტ-ინფო) | LTD Alt-Info | 2019 | www.altinfo.net |
Position | Channel | Share of total viewing (%) |
---|---|---|
1 | Imedi TV | 21.9 |
2 | Rustavi 2 | 12.1 |
3 | Mtavari | 10.8 |
4 | GDS | 8.0 |
5 | First Channel | 5.5 |
6 | TV Pirveli | 5.0 |
7 | Formula TV | 2.6 |
8 | Pos TV | 1.9 |
9 | Adjara TV | 1.4 |
10 | Maestro TV | 1.0 |
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