Public Establishment of Television ( ar, المؤسّسة العمومية للتلفزيون, french: Établissement public de télévision ), abbreviated as EPTV, is a state-owned company that manages the activity of television in

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, going from production to broadcasting. It is the oldest broadcasting service in the country. It currently operates an eponymous television network

Télévision Algérienne TV1 (in ar, الجزائرية الأولى), formerly Algerian Television (in ar, التلفزيون الجزائري) then The Terrestrial Channel (in ar, القناة الأرضية), is the first Algerian general public network of Établiss ...

, eight television channels –

Canal Algérie TV2, formerly Canal Algérie (), in English means ''The Algerian channel'', is the second Algerian general public national television channel. The channel is part of the EPTV Group which also includes TV1, TV3, TV4, TV5, TV6, TV7, TV8 and ...

, A3,

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Coran TV TV5 (in ar, الجزائرية الخامسة), also known as Coran TV (in ar, قناة القرآن الكريم), is the fifth Algerian public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned Public Establishment of Television, alon ...

, TV6, TV7, TV8, TV9. EPTV is an active member of the

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(EBU) and

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(ASBU). It is also a shareholder in Euronews SA.

Network and programming

TV1

TV1 is the first Algerian general public network of Public Establishment of Television group (EPTV in French), has started to broadcast its programs on 24 December 1956 during the French colonial period in Algeria. It is one of the most important television channels in Algeria. It produces entertainment and variety programs, in addition to several Algerian series and films.

TV2

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satellite service (Hotbird and Astra). It is also available on French

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cable television services, Orange TV and Freebox.

TV3

On 5 July 2001, EPTV launched a new Arabic language channel for the

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to give an institutional image of Algeria. On 28 October 2015, the channel has started broadcasting its programs in HD.

TV4

On 18 March 2009, EPTV launched a new

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channel called TV4, also referred to as Tamazight TV. The channel offers programs in Kabyle,

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, Tumzabt, Chenoui and

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TV5

On 18 March 2009, EPTV launched a new

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channel called TV5, also referred to as Coran TV.

TV6

On 26 March 2020, EPTV launched a new channel called TV6. The channel is aimed primarily at families and absorbed the content that was formerly carried by TV3 before becoming a predominantly news channel.

TV7

On 19 May 2020, EPTV launched an educational channel called TV7. Before then, educational programming was carried on TV6.

TV8

On 12 October 2020, EPTV launched a new channel called TV8.

TV9

On 26 May 2022, EPTV launched a new channel called TV9. The channel covers proceedings from the Algerian parliament.

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Network and programming

TV1

TV2

TV3

TV4

TV5

TV6

TV7

TV8

TV9

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