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1988 In Estonian Television
This is a list of Estonian television related events from 1988. Events * 25 February – in the television series "Panda", Juhan Aare started so-called Phosphorite War. Debuts Television shows Ending this year Births Deaths See also * 1988 in Estonia This article lists events that occurred during 1988 in Estonia. Incumbents Events * 13 April – Estonian Popular Front was established. The front organized mass demonstrations against Soviet powers throughout July and August. * 16 June – Fi ... References 1980s in Estonian television {{Estonia-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television In Estonia
Television in Estonia was introduced in 1955, following the Soviet government's decision to establish a television station in 1953. The National TV Channel ETV has maintained an archive since 1955 in which broadcasts of unique aspects of Estonian culture are held. Northern Estonia receives television signals from Finland. During the 1970s and 1980s, Finnish broadcasts were more popular than Soviet-Estonian offerings until the Singing Revolution, with many Estonians enjoying ''Dallas'' and other programs portraying non-Communist lifestyles. Digital television was officially launched on December 15, 2006 when the operator Eesti Digitaaltelevisiooni AS launched its pay service ZUUMtv, operated by Starman, on two multiplexes. In 2006, only ETV was available for free, but as of March 2009, there are already 7 free channels in digital broadcast. Digital television signal ( DVB-T and DVB-H) is broadcast by Levira. DVB-C is provided by cable operators Starman, STV, Telset, telec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phosphorite War
The Phosphorite War ( et, Fosforiidisõda) is the name given to a late-1980s environmental campaign in the then- Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, against the opening of large phosphorite mines in the Virumaa region. The movement, peaking in 1987, was successful in achieving its immediate goals, but also in encouraging and strengthening the nationalist movement which led to the restoration of Estonian independence in 1991. In Estonia it is regarded as a catalyst that led to the destabilization and dissolution of the Soviet government in Estonia. The campaign focused on two major issues. The large-scale environmental degradation that the new mines would cause was the most common subject in the public discussion. The other, more covert issue was the fear that the new mines' need for a workforce would start a wave of migration, bringing tens of thousands of workers from other parts of the Soviet Union to Estonia. In the view of Estonians this would have greatly worsened the alre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 In Estonia
This article lists events that occurred during 1988 in Estonia. Incumbents Events * 13 April – Estonian Popular Front was established. The front organized mass demonstrations against Soviet powers throughout July and August. * 16 June – First Secretary of Communist Party of Estonia Karl Vaino was replaced by Vaino Väljas. * July – Intermovement was established. * In Estonia, 300,000 demonstrated for independence. * Estonian language became the official language of Estonia. * 16 November – The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR declared that Estonia is "sovereign" but stopped short of declaring independence. Births * 6 December - Sandra Nurmsalu, musician, in Alavere, Harju County * 17 December: ** Liisa Ehrberg, racing cyclist ** Grethe Grünberg, ice dancer, in Tallinn Deaths See also * 1988 in Estonian television References {{Year in Europe, 1988 1988 in Estonia, 1980s in Estonia 1988 in Europe, Estonia 1988 by country, Estonia Years of the 20th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
