MTA International

MTA International
TypeNon-profit
Country
International
AvailabilityWorldwide
MottoReaching the Corners of the Earth
HeadquartersBaitul Futuh Studios
OwnerAl-Shirkatul Islamiyyah
Launch date
January 7, 1994 (1994-01-07)
Official website
mta.tv

Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International (MTA), a globally-broadcasting, nonprofit satellite television network and a division of Al-Shirkatul Islamiyyah,[1] was established in 1994[2] and launched the world's first Islamic TV channel to broadcast globally.[citation needed] It serves as the official media outlet for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, based in Islamabad, Tilford and funded entirely from donations by the members of the community. The network operates ten 24-hour channels for different regions of the world, including terrestrial TV as well as satellite television.[3]

  1. ^ "Term of Use". MTA. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ Muslim networks and transnational communities in and across Europe. Stefano Allievi, Jørgen S. Nielsen. Leiden: Brill. 2003. p. 188. ISBN 1-4175-0674-1. OCLC 55505632. This 24-hour TV channel based in London is owned by the Ahmadiyya and has been transmitting via satellite and the Internet since 1994.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Tahir, Ataul Fatir (2 July 2021). "MTA: Embodiment of a grand prophecy – Hazrat Khalifatul Masih addresses MTA International Conference 2021". Retrieved 19 October 2023.