# TA3

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| launch_date     = {{Start date and age|2001|09|23|df=yes}}
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| picture_format  = [1080i](/source/1080i) ([HDTV](/source/High-definition_television))
| owner           = Blueberg Media
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| country         = [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia)
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| headquarters    = [Bratislava](/source/Bratislava), [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia)
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| website         = [http://www.ta3.com/ ta3.com]
| terr_serv_1     = DVB-T
| terr_chan_1     = [MUX](/source/Multiplex_(TV)) 2 (FTA) (SD) 
| webcast        = {{url|http://www.ta3.com/live/}} {{small|(Slovak only)}}
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'''TA3''' ({{IPA|sk|ˈteː aː ˈtri}}){{fix|text=check the stress|date=November 2015}} is a [Slovak](/source/Slovakia) 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](/source/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](/source/Bratislava), in the [Ružinov](/source/Ru%C5%BEinov) 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](/source/B%C3%A9la_Bug%C3%A1r)
* [Katrin Lengyelová](/source/Katrin_Lengyelov%C3%A1)
* [Lucia Nicholsonová](/source/Lucia_Nicholsonov%C3%A1)

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

===HD===
[High-definition](/source/High-definition_television) (HD) broadcasting via satellite was started in December 2016 using [Astra 3B](/source/Astra_3B)-capacities.The

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

{{Television in Slovakia}}

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

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