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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/EM_TV > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/EM_TV.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EM_TV > Source revision: 1288292117 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|National television service in Papua New Guinea}} {{about|the commercial television station in Papua New Guinea}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox television channel | name = EMTV | logo = EMTV Logo.png | logo_size = | logo_caption = Former logo of EM TV | logo_alt = | image = | launch_date = {{Start date and age|1987|07|24|df=y}} | closed_date = | picture_format = | network = | owner = Media Niugini (Telikom PNG) | slogan = | country = [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea) | language = | area = Nationwide | affiliates = | headquarters = [Port Moresby](/source/Port_Moresby), Papua New Guinea | former_names = | replaced = | replaced_by = | sister_channels = | timeshift_service = | website = {{URL|https://emtv.com.pg/}} | terr_serv_1 = | terr_chan_1 = | sat_serv_1 = | sat_chan_1 = | cable_serv_1 = | cable_chan_1 = | sat_radio_serv_1 = | sat_radio_chan_1 = | iptv_serv_1 = | iptv_chan_1 = | online_serv_1 = | online_chan_1 = }} '''EMTV''' is a commercial [television station](/source/television_station) in [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea). For most of its life until the launch of the [National Television Service](/source/National_Television_Service) in September 2008, it was the country's only free-to-air television service.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080919062834/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/17/2367419.htm?section=justin "PNG launches state-owned TV channel"], Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 17 September 2008 It is owned by Telikom PNG through a subsidiary Media Niugini. It was previously owned by [Fiji Television Limited](/source/Fiji_Television_Limited) and [Nine Network Australia](/source/Nine_Network). ==History== ===Background=== Television in Papua New Guinea was first suggested in 1964, when it was still an Australian territory, per a [World Bank](/source/World_Bank) mission, with the initial aim of introducing an educational service for schools.TERRITORY SHOULD LOOK INTO TV, ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', January 1965 A two-man commission for the development of television was set up in October 1965 by Professor Derek Broadbent and Douglas Brooke. It was expected that their findings were to be sent to Administrator Donald Cleland in January 1966.FINDINGS ON P-NG TV DUE SOON, ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', January 1966 The parent company behind EM TV, Media Niugini, was set up in 1984 delivering videotape foreign programming to public places. These tapes also included some local advertising inserts and community announcements.{{cite journal |last1=Rooney |first1=Dick |title=Nambawan To Watch: EMTV, PNG’s Only TV Channel |journal=Contemporary PNG Studies: DWU Research Journal |date=2004 |volume=1 |url=https://www.dwu.ac.pg/en/images/All_Attachements/Research%20Journals/vol_01/2004-V1%203_Rooney_EMTV_Nambawan_To_Watch__27-36.pdf |publisher=[Divine Word University](/source/Divine_Word_University) |format=pdf}} In 1986 the Post and Telecommunications Corporation (PTC) issued licenses to two television stations, EM TV and NTN.{{cite web|url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000137689|date=September 1993|title=PACIFIC REGIONAL TELEVISION SURVEY PROJECT – 352lRASl21 (PAC TEL)|publisher=UNESCO|first1=W.|last1=Thomas|first2=O.P.|last2=Khushu|first3=D.|last3=Rutstein|access-date=February 13, 2024}} ===Early years=== The station commenced broadcasting in July 1987 in [Port Moresby](/source/Port_Moresby). It was a 50-50 joint venture between the [Nine Network](/source/Nine_Network) and other investors.{{Cite web |date=1988-07-18 |title=PNG TV FIGHTS THE OLD AND NEW FOR TIME |url=https://www.afr.com/politics/png-tv-fights-the-old-and-new-for-time-19880718-k2wjh |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}} It followed the short-lived [Niugini Television Network](/source/Niugini_Television_Network), owned by [NBN](/source/NBN_(TV_station)), which operated from January 1987 to March 1988. The TV-owning audience was already served by free and subscription satellite and cable TV services, including part-Nine affiliate [Television North Queensland](/source/TNQ). In April 1988, the station opened relays in [Lae](/source/Lae), [Mt. Hagen](/source/Mt._Hagen), [Goroka](/source/Goroka), [Arawa](/source/Arawa%2C_Papua_New_Guinea) and [Rabaul](/source/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](/source/Madang). ===Development=== 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](/source/Pakistan), [India](/source/India), [Australia](/source/Australia), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand), and [Fiji](/source/Fiji). Today, EM TV operates two transmitters in Port Moresby, and leases and maintains six downlink and retransmission centers in Lae, Rabaul, Mt Hagen, Goroka, Madang, and [Kavieng](/source/Kavieng). Other groups such as mine sites, cable operators, and local community groups have set up their satellite receivers and redistribute the signal in areas such as Pogera, [Ok Tedi](/source/Ok_Tedi) (Tabubil), [Misima](/source/Misima), [Lihir](/source/Lihir_Island), [Kutubu](/source/Kutubu), [Wewak](/source/Wewak), [Kimbe](/source/Kimbe), [Popondetta](/source/Popondetta), [Manus](/source/Manus_Province) and many other smaller areas. ==Affiliation with Nine Network== EMTV was previously owned by Nine Network Australia, from where most of its shows, idents, slogans, and ads were sourced. One of the most recognizable Nine Network affiliate ship 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|date=May 2021}}, despite EMTV dropping its affiliation 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](/source/Domestic_Blitz), the [Today Show](/source/Today_(1982_TV_program)), and [RPA](/source/RPA_(TV_series)). After the split, EMTV began showing other shows such as [The Simpsons](/source/The_Simpsons), [Grey's Anatomy](/source/Grey's_Anatomy), [Army Wives](/source/Army_Wives), [Neighbours](/source/Neighbours) and [24](/source/24_(TV_series)), which are held by Nine's rivals, [Network Ten](/source/Network_Ten) and the [Seven Network](/source/Seven_Network). From its beginning, instead of buying from the Nine Network, due to licensing rules, EM TV bought foreign content and sporting events direct from the producers and rights holders. ==News and current affairs== EMTV's news flagship is EMTV News and is telecast daily from 6 pm. 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== *[https://emtv.com.pg/ Official website] ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Em Tv}} Category:Communications in Papua New Guinea Category:Mass media in Papua New Guinea Category:Television channels and stations established in 1987 Category:Television stations in Papua New Guinea --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [EM TV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EM_TV) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EM_TV?action=history)). 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