{{short description|Kenyan television channel}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}{{Other uses|NTV (disambiguation){{!}}NTV}} {{Infobox television channel | name = NTV | logo = NTV (Kenya) logo.png | logo_size = 190px | country = Kenya | language = Swahili and English | area = Kenya | headquarters = Nation Centre, Kimathi Street, Central Nairobi | owner = Nation Media Group | launch_date = {{Start date and age|1999|12|10|df=y}} | picture_format = 576i SDTV | terr_serv_1 = StarTimes | terr_chan_1 = Channel 512 | terr_serv_2 = DStv | terr_chan_2 = Channel 271 | terr_serv_3 = Zuku TV | terr_chan_3 = Channel 13 | terr_serv_4 = GOtv | terr_chan_4 = Channel 16 | terr_serv_5 = DTT | terr_chan_5 = Available on Signet, ADN, and other DTT signal distributors | terr_serv_6 = Azam TV | terr_chan_6 = Channel 333 | webcast = [https://ntvkenya.co.ke/live/ Livestream] | website = {{URL|https://ntvkenya.co.ke/}} | footnotes = }}
'''NTV''' is a Kenyan general entertainment channel. It used its current name in 2005. It is a popular TV station in Kenya along with Citizen TV, Kenya Television Network, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation among other Kenyan broadcasting channels.<ref name="standardmedia">{{cite news|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/lifestyle/article/2000100803/ktn-citizen-and-ntv-to-be-switched-off?pageNo=2|title=KTN, Citizen, and NTV to be switched off|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085051/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/lifestyle/article/2000100803/ktn-citizen-and-ntv-to-be-switched-off?pageNo=2|archive-date=7 April 2014|work=The Standard (Kenya)|access-date=1 May 2026}}</ref>
==History== As Nation TV, the channel launched at 8pm on 10 December 1999 on UHF channel 42 in Nairobi,<ref>{{cite news |title=Kenya: Radio, TV milestone marked |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/199912120019.html |work=AllAfrica |agency=Daily Nation (Kenya) |date=12 December 1999}}</ref> becoming the sixth Kenyan TV station overall to launch.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nairobi awaits independent TV launch |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/558367.stm |work=BBC News}}</ref>
The channel was rebranded on 11 May 2005 as a revamp from the previous Nation TV station under the Nation Media Group arm that has been in existence since 1997. The relaunch came with state-of-the-art technology new to a television station in East and Central Africa, as well as its OB van.<ref>[https://nation.africa/kenya/news/pomp-at-nation-tv-relaunch-501274 Pomp at Nation TV relaunch]</ref>
NTV adopted its current logo on 7 July 2009.<ref>[https://nation.africa/kenya/news/ntv-unveils-brand-new-look--597542 NTV unveils brand new look]</ref>
In March 2010, NTV was made available on DStv Mobile, while its terrestrial signal was made available in South Nyanza.<ref>[https://nation.africa/kenya/business/ntv-now-on-dstv-mobile-626414 NTV now on DStv Mobile]</ref>
Per 2010 and 2011 Synovate surveys, NTV was the second most-watched channel in Kenya, behind Citizen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Competition Study on the Broadcasting Industry in Kenya |url=https://www.ca.go.ke/sites/default/files/2023-06/Competition%20Study%20on%20the%20Broadcasting%20Industry%20in%20Kenya%202012.pdf |format=pdf |date=March 2012}}</ref> NTV shut down its analogue signal together with two competing private networks in late December 2013, as part of the migration to digital terrestrial television in Kenya.<ref name="standardmedia"/>
=== YouTube presence === In September 2007, NTV went online with its content on YouTube. Within the first month it received over 325,000 views, three honors, and an average of 4,000 views for every video uploaded. In mid-2012, NTV went live on YouTube. Following this move, the blogosphere was awash with accolades with NTV's US correspondent (BMJ) Ben Mutua Jonathan Muriithi terming it a techno-revolution for mass media among Kenyans across the globe.
== Programming ==
Some of the programmes available are listed below. *Wicked Edition *Auntie Boss! *NTV Wild Talk *Churchill Show *Generation 3 *Victoria's Lounge *AM Live *NTV at One *NTV Tonight *NTV Weekend Edition *NTV Jioni *NTV Wikendi *NTV Adhuhuri *Real Househelps of Kawangware *Asintado *Tres veces Ana *Tamu tamu *The Trend *Teen Republik
== References == <references />
==External links== *{{official website}} *{{YouTube|u=NTVKenya|NTV Kenya's Youtube channel}}
{{Media in Kenya}}
Category:Television stations in Kenya Category:Nation Media Group Category:Television channels and stations established in 1999 Category:1997 establishments in Kenya Category:Swahili-language television networks
{{Africa-tv-station-stub}} Category:Kalasha Awards winners