Television in Angola

Television in Angola was introduced in 1973 at an experimental level with regular broadcasts starting in 1975, the year of Angola’s independence. There was only one local television channel until 2000, when TPA opened its second channel.^[1] The first private television station opened in 2008, ending a 33-year monopoly period.^[2]

The country uses the PAL format for analog and ISDB-T for digital. Angola became the second African country (after Botswana) to deploy the standard. Implementation of the digital terrestrial system has been sluggish, being announced in 2011, with the first tests being co-ordinated by engineers from Brazilian state company Inatel.^[3] As of August 2025, investments worth US$10 million are being made for the implementation of basic ISDB-T equipment.^[4]

The following is a list of television channels broadcast in Angola.

Main channels

Name	Owner	Type	Launched
TPA 1	Government of Angola	Public-owned	1975
TPA 2	Government of Angola	Public-owned	2000
TPA Notícias	Government of Angola	Public-owned	2022
TV Zimbo	Grupo Medianova	Private	2008
Bom Deus	Igreja Fraternidade Evangélica de Pentecostes na África em Angola	Private	-

Former channels

Name	Owner	Type	Launched	Closed	Reason
TPA Internacional	Government of Angola	Public-owned	2008	2022	Replaced by TPA Notícias
Bom Deus	Igreja Fraternidade Evangélica de Pentecostes na África em Angola	Private (religious)	unknown	unknown	unknown