{{Infobox television channel | name = Ajman TV | logo = | logo_size = | logo_caption = | image = | launch_date = {{Start date and age|1996|2|1|df=y}} | language = Arabic | picture_format = 16:9<br>SD (576i)<br>HD (1080i) | owner = Al-Murad Group | area = United Arab Emirates | headquarters = | website = {{URL|http://ajmantv.com/}} }} '''Ajman TV''' is an Emirati commercial television station broadcasting from the Emirate of Ajman. The channel is owned by Al-Murad Group, who also owns the Ajman Independent Studios and Channel 4 FM.
==History== Ajman TV began broadcasting on 1 February 1996,<ref name="ajmanmurad">{{cite web |title=AjmanTV - Al-Murad Group |url=https://www.almuradgroup.com/ajman-tv/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=Al-Murad Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402204800/https://www.almuradgroup.com/ajman-tv/ |archive-date=2 April 2024}}</ref> long after the founding of the Ajman Independent Studios, which as of the time of the TV station's launch had produced over 7,000 hours of content.<ref name="ajmanabout">{{cite web |title=ajman about us |url=https://www.ajmantv.com/about-ajman/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=Ajman TV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927223710/https://www.ajmantv.com/about-ajman/ |archive-date=27 September 2023}}</ref> The station was inaugurated by Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III of Ajman<ref name="ajmanmurad"/> and broadcast a terrestrial signal on UHF channel 26.<ref name="milestones">{{cite web |title=milestones - Al-Murad Group |url=https://www.almuradgroup.com/milestones/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=Al-Murad Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927113240/https://www.almuradgroup.com/milestones/ |archive-date=27 September 2023}}</ref> The station was known as "Channel 4" because it was the fourth television station in the United Arab Emirates, after Sharjah TV, Emirates Dubai Television (the current Dubai TV which also included Dubai 33, the current Dubai One) and Abu Dhabi Television.<ref name="ajmanmurad"/> On 1 February 1998, two years after the terrestrial launch, Ajman TV expanded its reach by starting its satellite broadcasts on the Arabsat satellite.<ref name="ajmanmurad"/> By 2002, Ajman TV had cemented its position thanks to its broadcast of quiz and game shows, as well as drama and family entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Global Public Relations Handbook: Theory, Research, and Practice |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=usCQAgAAQBAJ |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=Google Books |date=2003 }}</ref> In its early years, Ajman TV had the only English-language special program during Ramadan {{endash}} a quiz show.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ramadan over the years |url=https://gulfnews.com/ramadan-over-the-years-1.337642 |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=Gulf News |date=4 November 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215153529/https://gulfnews.com/ramadan-over-the-years-1.337642 |archive-date=15 February 2018}}</ref>
In August 2003, it started broadcasting Channel 7 to 9, carrying Hindi programming. Drama series were supplied by Star Plus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Star Plus blockbuster tele-serials to appear on Channel 7 to 9 |url=https://www.domain-b.com/companies/companies_c/channel_7_to_9/20030807_tele-serials.htm |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=Domain-B |date=7 August 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030830202338/https://www.domain-b.com/companies/companies_c/channel_7_to_9/20030807_tele-serials.htm |archive-date=30 August 2003}}</ref>
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Category:Organisations based in the Emirate of Ajman Category:Television channels and stations established in 1996 Category:1996 establishments in the United Arab Emirates Category:Television stations in the United Arab Emirates