Country | Sweden |
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Programming | |
Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sveriges Television |
Sister channels | SVT1, SVT2, SVT Barn, Kunskapskanalen |
History | |
Launched | 15 March 1999 |
Former names | svt 24 (2001–2003) 24 (2003–2007) |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
DTT (Sweden) | Channel 98 |
Streaming media | |
SVT Play | www |
SVT24, stylized as svt24, formerly known as SVT 24 (then stylized svt 24) or 24 is a Swedish language TV channel broadcast by Sveriges Television (SVT). It started broadcasting in 1999 as a dedicated news channel. In 2003 it extended its scope to include other current events-related programmes and sports at the weekend. Nowadays the channel mainly consists of news, sports, and entertainment programmes with a focus on reruns from SVT1 and SVT2.