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RTK 1

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RTK 1
Logo used since 2013
CountryKosovo
Broadcast areaEurope
HeadquartersPristina,Kosovo
Programming
Language(s)Albanian
Picture format576i(SDTV16:9)
1080i(HDTV16:9)
Ownership
OwnerRTK
Key peopleRilind Gërvalla (director)
Sister channels
History
LaunchedNovember 1974(as RTP)
June 1999(as RTK)
Links
WebsiteRTK 1
Availability
Streaming media
RTK 1RTK 1 Live

RTK 1(English:Radio Television of Kosovo 1,Albanian:Radio Televizioni i Kosovës 1) is the first public television channel ofKosovo,providing general programming. As part of theRadio Television of Kosovo (RTK),a public service broadcaster, RTK 1 produces and airs newscasts, sports updates and talk shows of interest to Kosovo viewers. RTK 1 airs throughout the whole territory of Kosovo, as well as inAlbania,North Macedonia,Montenegro,Slovenia,GermanyandSwitzerland.[1]

History

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RTK 1 was founded a few weeks after the end of theNATO bombing of Yugoslavia,at the instigation of thenUnited Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo& theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.Originally funded through contributions from international donors, this $3 Million Project, but it was also strongly supported byBernard Kouchner,then senior UN Official in Kosovo.[2]

In February 2008, RTK was made a national public service television.[3]A few months later, the Director-General Agim Zatriqi abandons his functions at the head of the RTK, denouncing interferences of the ruling party in the management of the chain. These accusations were later taken up by the head of theEuropean Broadcasting Union.[4]Jean Réveillon,stated that "the pressure from the Kosovo government to transform the Kosovo Radio and Television into a radio-television of Non-critical state that will not be useful to citizens." RTK 1 also broadcasts political debates and broadcasts as well as sessions of the Kosovo Parliament. RTK 1 also used to broadcast programs in the other minority languages of Kosovo. After the launch of the 2nd public channel,RTK 2,which is supposed to air in all the minority languages of Kosovo, all the programs moved there.[5]

References

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  1. ^RTK 1 Cable and Satellite Providers
  2. ^"Speech for Launch of Kosovo's 2 New Channels".
  3. ^"About RTK 1".
  4. ^"Public Television in Kosovo".
  5. ^"EBU Renews Service Agreement with RTK".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-03-23.
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