Andorra Televisió () is an

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television channel owned and operated by

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Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra, S.A. (RTVA) (; "Radio and Television of Andorra PLC") is the public television and radio broadcaster in the Principality of Andorra. It operates a television channel, ATV, and two radio stations, RNA and AM, all of ...

(RTVA). It is the company's

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television channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream and

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programming, including ''l'Informatiu'' news bulletins,

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drama, cinema and entertainment, and major

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, sports and special events. It was launched on 4 December 1995.

History

Test transmissions began the evening of Monday 4 December 1995. The following day regular broadcasts began with an edition of ''Informatiu Migdia'' (Midday News). The first drama series created by the channel was broadcast on Monday 1 November 1999. It was called ''Cim de passions'' (Height of Passions) and was about a family of hoteliers.

Frequencies

Digital Frequencies * Channel 42 UHF:

* Channel 61 UHF:

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Logos and identities

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External links

Official Site (Catalan)
Communications in Andorra European Broadcasting Union members Publicly funded broadcasters Organizations established in 1995 Television channels and stations established in 1995 1995 establishments in Andorra State media {{Andorra-stub