The station commenced broadcasting in July 1987 in Port Moresby. In April 1988, the station opened relays in Lae, Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Arawa and Rabaul. The next year, the Post and Telecommunications Department (PTC) made a microwave bearer available for live transmission in Lae, Mt. Hagen, Goroka and Madang.
In November 1993, EMTV moved off the PTC's bearer, and transferred program distribution to a satellite system. The current satellite footprint allows the signal to be seen within all of PNG, and as far away as Pakistan, India, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
Today, EM TV operates two transmitters in Port Moresby, and leases and maintains six downlink and retransmission centres in Lae, Rabaul, Mt Hagen, Goroka, Madang and Kavieng. Other groups such as mine sites, cable operators and local community groups have set up their own satellite receivers and redistribute the signal in areas such as Pogera, Ok Tedi (Tabubil), Misima, Lihir, Kutubu, Wewak, Kimbe, Popondetta, Manus and many other smaller areas.
Previous Affiliateship with Nine Network
EMTV was previously owned by the Nine Network Australia, from where most of its shows, idents, slogans and ads were sourced. One of the most recognisable Nine Network affiliteship flag was EMTV's 2004 ident, which used Nine's 'Still the One' music, first used by ABC in the United States in 1976. This ident is still in use today[citation needed], despite EMTV dropping its affiliateship with Nine in late 2006 when it was sold to Fiji Television Limited, leading to a slowdown in the network's quality of television, and the dropping of Nine's American television lineup. EMTV continues to host many shows produced by Nine, as it still shows Nine's Australian shows through 2009, including Domestic Blitz, the Today Show, and RPA.
EMTV's news flagship is EMTV News, and is telecast daily from 6pm. They show locally made news reports. Being Papua New Guinea's only commercial station, EMTV controls a major aspect of news in the country.
External links
Official website
References
^"PNG launches state-owned TV channel", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 17 September 2008
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this, article, about, commercial, television, station, papua, guinea, other, uses, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, chall. This article is about the commercial television station in Papua New Guinea For other uses see EM TV disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources EM TV news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message EMTV is a commercial television station in Papua New Guinea Until the launch of the National Television Service in September 2008 it was the country s only free to air television service 1 EMTVFormer logo of EM TVCountryPapua New GuineaBroadcast areaNationwideHeadquartersPort Moresby Papua New GuineaOwnershipOwnerMedia Niugini Telikom PNG HistoryLaunchedJuly 1987LinksWebsiteemtv wbr com wbr pgIt is owned by Telikom PNG through a subsidiary Media Niugini It was previously owned by Fiji Television Limited and Nine Network Australia Contents 1 History 2 Previous Affiliateship with Nine Network 3 News and Current Affairs 4 External links 5 ReferencesHistory EditThe station commenced broadcasting in July 1987 in Port Moresby In April 1988 the station opened relays in Lae Mt Hagen Goroka Arawa and Rabaul The next year the Post and Telecommunications Department PTC made a microwave bearer available for live transmission in Lae Mt Hagen Goroka and Madang In November 1993 EMTV moved off the PTC s bearer and transferred program distribution to a satellite system The current satellite footprint allows the signal to be seen within all of PNG and as far away as Pakistan India Australia New Zealand and Fiji Today EM TV operates two transmitters in Port Moresby and leases and maintains six downlink and retransmission centres in Lae Rabaul Mt Hagen Goroka Madang and Kavieng Other groups such as mine sites cable operators and local community groups have set up their own satellite receivers and redistribute the signal in areas such as Pogera Ok Tedi Tabubil Misima Lihir Kutubu Wewak Kimbe Popondetta Manus and many other smaller areas Previous Affiliateship with Nine Network EditEMTV was previously owned by the Nine Network Australia from where most of its shows idents slogans and ads were sourced One of the most recognisable Nine Network affiliteship flag was EMTV s 2004 ident which used Nine s Still the One music first used by ABC in the United States in 1976 This ident is still in use today citation needed despite EMTV dropping its affiliateship with Nine in late 2006 when it was sold to Fiji Television Limited leading to a slowdown in the network s quality of television and the dropping of Nine s American television lineup EMTV continues to host many shows produced by Nine as it still shows Nine s Australian shows through 2009 including Domestic Blitz the Today Show and RPA After the split EMTV began showing other shows such as The Simpsons Grey s Anatomy Army Wives Neighbours and 24 which are held by Nine s rivals Network Ten and the Seven Network News and Current Affairs EditEMTV s news flagship is EMTV News and is telecast daily from 6pm They show locally made news reports Being Papua New Guinea s only commercial station EMTV controls a major aspect of news in the country External links EditOfficial websiteReferences Edit PNG launches state owned TV channel Australian Broadcasting Corporation 17 September 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title EM TV amp oldid 1111324102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
