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'''TA3''' ({{IPA|sk|ˈteː aː ˈtri}}){{fix|text=check the stress|date=November 2015}} is a Slovak private news channel. It started officially broadcasting on 23 September 2001, although its first (special) broadcast was on 11 September 2001 due to the September 11 attacks, which coincided with scheduled testing of the service.<ref>{{Cite news|work=The Hollywood Reporter|title=Slovakia cable bows digital news service|date=25 September 2001|page=79|first=Nick|last=Holdsworth|id={{ProQuest|2467901253}} }}</ref> The headquarters are located in Bratislava, in the Ružinov borough.

The channel was originally 55-percent owned by Millennium Electronics, a British firm with little media experience.<ref>{{Cite news|id={{ProQuest|191141047}}|title=Slovakia prepares for new cable channel|work=Cable Europe|date=11 July 2001}}</ref> J&T Finance Group acquired this stake in 2002 and became majority owner in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=BBC Monitoring Media|title=Slovakia: TA3 news channel operator has new majority owner|date=4 April 2003|id={{ProQuest|452293700}} }}</ref>

== TV presenters == * Béla Bugár * Katrin Lengyelová * Lucia Nicholsonová

==Broadcasting== TA3 broadcasts from 6:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. on weekdays, and on weekends from 7:00 a.m. In the nighttime, Ring TV is broadcasting on this channel.

===HD=== High-definition (HD) broadcasting via satellite was started in December 2016 using Astra 3B-capacities.The

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Portal|Slovakia|Television}} *{{Commons category inline}} *{{Official website|http://www.ta3.com/}}

Category:Mass media in Bratislava Category:Mass media in Slovakia Category:Television channels in Slovakia Category:Television channels and stations established in 2011 Category:Television networks in Slovakia