ÄŒT Sport (known as ÄŒT4 Sport from 2006 to 2008 and ÄŒT4 from 2008 to 2012) is a
Czech national sports channel operated by
Czech Television
Czech Television ( ; abbreviation: ÄŒT) is a public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting six channels. Established after breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1992, it is the successor to Czechoslovak Television founded in 1953.
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History
ÄŒT Sport was launched as ÄŒT4 Sport on 10 February 2006 to promote digital television. Its main programming includes
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
,
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
, the
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...
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athletics, and various European events.
In January 2008, the channel began broadcasting in
16:9 widescreen format.
The same year it dropped "Sport" from its name, becoming "ČT4." Following a full rebranding of Česká televize in September 2012, the channel's name was changed to "ČT Sport."
The channel is available through
digital terrestrial television
Digital terrestrial television (DTTV, DTT, or DTTB) is a technology for terrestrial television, in which television stations broadcast television content in a digital signal, digital format. Digital terrestrial television is a major technologica ...
, satellite, and cable operators.
ÄŒT Sport HD
ÄŒT Sport HD is the
high-definition simulcast of ÄŒT Sport, launched on 3 May 2012. The channel is available via
IPTV
Internet Protocol television (IPTV), also called TV over broadband, is the service delivery of television over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. Usually sold and run by a Telephone company, telecom provider, it consists of broadcast live telev ...
,
digital terrestrial (in select areas), and satellite (via
Astra 3B –
DVB-S2 standard).
Previously, HD programming was shown on
ÄŒT HD, which covered ÄŒT1, ÄŒT2, and ÄŒT4.
Sport
Athletics
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World Athletics Indoor Championships
The World Athletics Indoor Championships are a biennial indoor track and field competition served as the global championship for that version of the sport. Organised by the World Athletics, the competition was inaugurated as the ''World Indoor G ...
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World Athletics Championships
The World Athletics Championships, known as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics until 2019, are a biennial sport of athletics, athletics competition organized by World Athletics, formerly International Association of Athletics Federations ...
Basketball
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FIBA Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Basketball World Cup is an international basketball competition between the senior List of men's national basketball teams, men's national teams of the members of the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the sport's globa ...
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FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
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FIBA EuroBasket
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FIBA Women's EuroBasket
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National Basketball League
Cycling
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Tour de France
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Tour of Flanders
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UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
Floorball
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Men's,
Women's and
Under-19 World Floorball Championships
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Champions Cup
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Czech Open
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Superliga florbalu
Football
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Czech National Football League
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Czech Cup
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FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the FIFA, Fédération Internatio ...
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UEFA European Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro or Euros, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition ...
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UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...
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UEFA Europa Conference League
The UEFA Conference League (UECL), usually known simply as the Conference League, is an annual association football, football competition organised since 2021 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European foot ...
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UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League is an international European football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The competition was devised to minimise friendlies a ...
Ice Hockey
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Chance Liga
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Ice Hockey World Championship
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Spengler Cup
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Tipsport Extraliga
Motorsport
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Dakar Rally
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Czech Rally Championship
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World Rally Championships
Multi-sport Event
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European Championships
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European Games
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Olympic Summer Games
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Olympic Winter Games
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Paralympic Summer Games
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Paralympic Winter Games
Tennis
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ATP Cup
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Billie Jean King Cup
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Davis Cup
Winter Sports
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Biathlon World Championships
The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The original team event, Team (time), was held for the last time in 1965, to be replaced in 1966 by the team event, Relay (4 × 7.5 km) ...
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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang (skiing), Serge Lang and the alpine ski team d ...
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FIS Cross-Country World Cup
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FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
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FIS Snowboard World Cup
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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is an alpine skiing competition organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
History
The inaugural world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. It consisted of Downhill (ski competition), ...
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FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
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FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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FIS Ski Flying World Championships
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FIS Snowboarding World Championships
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Four Hills Tournament
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IBU Biathlon World Cup
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ISU Speed Skating World Cup
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World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships for Women
Volleyball
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Czech Men's Volleyball Extraliga
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Czech Women's Volleyball Extraliga
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FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
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FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was var ...
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Men's European Volleyball Championship
The Men's European Volleyball Championship (''EuroVolley'') is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). The initial gap between championships was va ...
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Women's European Volleyball Championship
Logos
File:ÄŒT4 Sport 2006.svg, ÄŒT4 Sport logo from 2006 to 2007
File:ÄŒT4 Sport 2007.svg, ÄŒT4 Sport logo from 2007 to 2008
File:CT4 Sport logo - 2007-.png, ÄŒT4 logo from 2008 to 2012
File:ÄŒT Sport logo 2012.svg, ÄŒT Sport logo from 2012 to 2013
References
External links
Official website
Television stations in the Czech Republic
Sports television networks
Olympics on television
Television channels and stations established in 2006
2006 establishments in the Czech Republic
Czech-language television stations
Czech Television
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