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Television was introduced in the Maldives on March 29, 1978 being picked up by an audience of 90 television sets in Male, the national capital.[1] Until 2008, the Maldives only had Television Maldives as its national broadcaster.

Future TV, the first private television channel, launched on June 6, 2008, followed by DhiTV on July 1 and VTV on September 5. The introduction of private television came after restrictions on independent media in the country were lifted.[2]

Channels

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Name Owner Launched Information Reference(s)
TVM PSM 29 March 1978 (1978-03-29) Oldest TV channel in the Maldives. [1]
Maldives TV PSM 2006 (2006) International channel with strong emphasis on tourism.
YES PSM 8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) Youth channel.
Munnaaru TV PSM 29 December 2016 (2016-12-29) Islamic channel. [3]
PSM News PSM 3 May 2017 (2017-05-03) News channel. [4]
TVM Qur'an PSM 29 March 2023 (2023-03-29) Quranic channel. [5]
VTV VMEDIA 5 September 2008 (2008-09-05) [2]
Raajje TV 15 December 2010 (2010-12-15)
Sun Siyam TV Sun Siyam Media 15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) [6]

Defunct channels

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Name Owner Launched Closed Information Reference(s)
TVM Plus PSM 29 March 1978 (1978-03-29) unknown Subcription service. [7]
Future TV unknown 5 June 2008 (2008-06-05) unknown First private television station. [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Maldives' big day". The Straits Times. 31 March 1978. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "EU Election Expert Mission to the Maldives" (pdf). European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Maldives launches Islamic TV channel 'Munnaaru'". Avas. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  4. ^ "PSM News: Seven years of reliable reporting". PSM News. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ "PSM launches TVM Quran Channel". PSM news. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ Mohamed, Naizak (15 February 2023). "New local TV channel, SSTV, launched". Sun. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Television Maldives". Department of Information. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2024.


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