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Television in Albania was first introduced in 1960. RTSH dominated the Albanian broadcasting field up to the mid-1990s, a period when privately owned radio and TV stations started to occupy the vast empty Albanian frequencies.
After several years of being stalled,[1] deadlines for transition to DTV broadcasting are being continuously announced until all subscribers are equipped with digital antennas.
Albania has 3 national commercial television stations, 56[2] local stations, 83 local cable stations and two commercial multiplexes.
Of all the existing national television stations, the public broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) has the greatest reach: its signal covers 80.5% of the territory, followed by Top Channel with 79%, and TV Klan with 78%. However, there are also digital multiplexes but they are unaccounted for in the territorial reach figures.
It could be said that the other main TV stations, based in Tirana, whose signal covers a significant part of the territory include: Ora News, Ora Tv, News 24, Tv Skrapari, Dritare Tv, Glob TV, Ora TV, Vizion Plus, IN TV, BBF TV, Report TV and Radio Televizioni SCAN. Apart from the latter stations, most others are round-the-clock news channels.
Channels based in the rest of Albania include:
One Tv Vlora Shijak TV Korca TV + TV Blue Sky TV 6+1 INFO24 Citv TV Siti TV Folk + Folklorit TV TV Alpo TV Apollon TV Berati TV Rozafa TV1 Channel Antena TV STAR PLUS TV Channel 7 MCN TV TV Jug TV Kopliku TV Klaudiana TV Kukesi RTSH 2 RTSH 3 Premium Channel Tv saranda TV Re.al One Tv Vlora Channel 7 news TV Panorama CNA TV
Tv Skrapari Klan Plus Klan Muzike Klan News RTSH Sport RTSH 24 RTSH Kukesi Lezha TV RTSH SPORT RTSH Film RTSH Muzike RTSH Agro RTSH Parlament RTSH Shkodra RTSH Femije RTSH Shkolla
Digital broadcasting is now available across Albania with the analogue signal fully switched off by the end of 2019.
Below is a list of television stations and TV providers broadcasting in the Republic of Albania:[3]
