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Qatar Television, (Arabic: تلفزيون قَطَر, romanized: Tilifizyūn Qaṭar); abbreviated as Qatar TV (or QTV), is a Qatar Government owned public service national television channel in Qatar which is owned and run by Qatar Media Corporation.[1]

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Launched in August 1970, QTV was the first television network to produce and transmit its own programmes in the country. The network broadcasts various programmes including news, economical bulletins, documentaries, religious programmes and entertainment.

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In the late 1960s, Qatar initiated plans to establish a national television service, later to be known as Qatar TV, under the Ministry of Information. The project involved constructing a central broadcasting station in Doha equipped with modern studios, production equipment, and transmission facilities. Extensive efforts were made to recruit and train Qatari staff in technical, editorial, and production roles, with some sent abroad for specialized training in other Arab and international broadcasting institutions. Trial operations featured pilot productions of news, cultural segments, entertainment programs, and coverage of national events, to prepare for a regular broadcasting schedule.[2]

Qatar TV's inaugural official broadcast, thereby marking the commencement of regular public transmissions, took place at 5 p.m. on 15 August 1970, approximately two years after the launch of Qatar Radio in 1968. It quickly became an established presence in households and government institutions across the country.[3]

Programmes were aired every day for three to four hours with a 50 kW transmitter[4] broadcast on channel 11.[5] Spillover enabled its signal to be received in parts of other Gulf countries and southern Iran.[6] In 1974, it began transmitting color broadcasts. It had a monopoly on television audience until 1993, when Qatar Cablevision began broadcasting satellite channels. Despite the broadening of television offerings, Qatar TV remains popular amongst locals.[7]

Preparations for a new HD studio were underway in 2012.[8]

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The channel has a strong traditionalist offering, with heavy amounts of religious and self-help programs, as well as news bulletins.[9] In 2013, it purchased its first Turkish series, Karadayı.[10]

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