TV1 (Algerian TV channel)

TV1

Country	Algeria
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	Algiers
Programming
Language(s)	Arabic Berber French
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	EPTV
Sister channels	TV2 TV3 TV4 TV5 TV6 TV7 TV8 TV9
History
Launched	26 December 1956 (1956-12-26)
Former names	RTF Television Algiers (1956–1962) Algerian Television (1962–2001) The Terrestrial Channel (2001–2020)
Links
Website	entv.dz
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television (Algeria)	Channel 1 (HD)

TV1 (in Arabic: الجزائرية الأولى, romanized: al-Jazā’iriyyah al-’Ūlā), formerly Algerian Television (in Arabic: التلفزيون الجزائري) then The Terrestrial Channel (in Arabic: القناة الأرضية), is the first Algerian general public network of Établissement public de télévision (EPTV) formerly Établissement national de télévision (ENTV), along with TV2, TV3, TV4, TV5, TV6, TV7, TV8 and TV9.

It started to broadcast its programs on 24 December 1956,^{[citation needed]} during the French colonial period in Algeria. It is one of the most important television channels in Algeria, and produces entertainment and variety programs in addition to several Algerian series and films. Its main headquarters are in Algiers.