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Television In Libya
Television in Libya has a penetration estimated at 76% for 2011. History Television was introduced in Libya in December 1968, when two stations opened at Tripoli and Benghazi. Before the 2011 civil war, there were eight free-to-air satellite channels headquartered in the country, seven of which were owned by the Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation. Libya Radio and Television Corporation (LRTC) has become the successor to the LJBC, and more than 20 stations are said to be broadcasting in the country. Amongst the new independent satellite channels to have launched in 2011, were Al Watan TV, Alassema TV, Libya Al Ahrar TV and Libya Alhurra TV, all of which broadcast news, talk shows and current affairs. The private satellite TV station Libya al-Ahrar has been established with assistance from Qatar. Supporters of the former regime own the new Al-Jamahiriya channel (formerly known as "The Green Channel"). Recently 218 TV channel launched based in Amman targeting the Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–Libya border, the south, Niger to Libya–Niger border, the southwest, Algeria to Algeria–Libya border, the west, and Tunisia to Libya–Tunisia border, the northwest. Libya is made of three historical regions: Tripolitania, Fezzan, and Cyrenaica. With an area of almost 700,000 square miles (1.8 million km2), it is the fourth-largest country in Africa and the Arab world, and the List of countries and outlying territories by total area, 16th-largest in the world. Libya has the List of countries by proven oil reserves, 10th-largest proven oil reserves in the world. The largest city and capital, Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli, is located in western Libya and contains over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |