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The first person to sell televisions in Malta was The Most Noble Count Consiglio D'Amato. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_in_Malta&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first television that could be watched were <a href="/wiki/RAI" title="RAI">RAI</a> broadcasts from Sicily. In 1962, <a href="/wiki/TVM_(Malta)" class="mw-redirect" title="TVM (Malta)">TVM</a> was launched as a Maltese public broadcaster by the <a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Services" title="Public Broadcasting Services">Public Broadcasting Services</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BroeckPierson2008_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BroeckPierson2008-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> TVM remains the most popular channel in the country and is a member of the <a href="/wiki/European_Broadcasting_Union" title="European Broadcasting Union">European Broadcasting Union</a>. </p><p>In 1991 the government opened the television market to more stations, but rather than allow private companies, they initially gave licenses to the two main political parties and the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Malta" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sammut2007_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sammut2007-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Malta)" title="Labour Party (Malta)">Labour Party</a>'s television network <a href="/wiki/One_(Maltese_TV_channel)" title="One (Maltese TV channel)">One</a> remains the second most popular network, while the <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(Malta)" title="Nationalist Party (Malta)">Nationalist</a>-controlled <a href="/wiki/NET_Television_(Malta)" class="mw-redirect" title="NET Television (Malta)">NET Television</a> is the third most popular.<sup id="cite_ref-BroeckPierson2008_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BroeckPierson2008-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Today there are also three private channels <a href="/wiki/Smash_Television" title="Smash Television">Smash Television</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=FLiving_Channel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="FLiving Channel (page does not exist)">fLiving Channel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xejk" title="Xejk">Xejk</a> - currently transmitted by digital terrestrial, free-to-air signals. Smash, the largest commercial TV station, attracts an audience of 2%. Cable, terrestrial and satellite reception are all available, though the cable service is the most diffused, with <a href="/wiki/Melita_Cable" class="mw-redirect" title="Melita Cable">Melita Cable</a>. The Malta Communications Authority reported that there were 147,896 pay TV subscriptions active at the end of 2012, which includes analog and digital cable, pay digital terrestrial TV and IPTV.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For reference the latest census counts 139,583 households in Malta.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Satellite reception is available to receive other European TV networks such as <a href="/wiki/RAI" title="RAI">RAI</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mediaset" title="Mediaset">Mediaset</a> from <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> and the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> from the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_Broadcasting_Authority_(Malta)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Public Broadcasting Authority (Malta) (page does not exist)">Broadcasting Authority</a> supervises all local broadcasting stations and ensures their compliance with <a href="/wiki/Legal" class="mw-redirect" title="Legal">legal</a> and licence obligations as well as the preservation of due impartiality; in respect of matters of <a href="/wiki/Political" class="mw-redirect" title="Political">political</a> or industrial controversy or relating to current public policy; while fairly apportioning broadcasting facilities and time between persons belong to different political parties. The Broadcasting Authority ensures that local broadcasting services consist of public, private and community broadcasts that offer varied and comprehensive programming to cater for all interests and tastes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Digital">Digital</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_in_Malta&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Digital"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two commercial terrestrial television licences were awarded in 2005 to Multiplus Ltd and Maltacom (now <a href="/wiki/GO_(Malta)" title="GO (Malta)">GO</a>). In July 2005, Multiplus Ltd started commercial operations in direct competition to the existing dominant cable operator <a href="/wiki/Melita_(telecommunications_company)" title="Melita (telecommunications company)">Melita</a> utilising a total of 8 frequencies. Multiplus was acquired by GO in February 2007. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Digital_switchover">Digital switchover</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Television_in_Malta&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Digital switchover"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Malta <a href="/wiki/Digital_television_transition" title="Digital television transition">transitioned</a> terrestrial broadcasts to <a href="/wiki/Digital_television" title="Digital television">digital television</a> using the <a href="/wiki/DVB-T" title="DVB-T">DVB-T</a> standard in October 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In preparation for the transition, the Malta Broadcasting Authority developed a General Interest Objectives classification to determine which existing terrestrial channels would be assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Digital_subchannel" title="Digital subchannel">digital subchannels</a> of the new digital free-to-air broadcasting system.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Free-to-air television in Malta is distributed through a network of transmitters operated by the <a href="/wiki/Public_broadcasting" title="Public broadcasting">national broadcaster</a> <a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Services" title="Public Broadcasting Services">Public Broadcasting Services</a> in Delimara (<a href="/wiki/Marsaxlokk" title="Marsaxlokk">Marsaxlokk</a>), <a href="/wiki/Nadur" title="Nadur">Nadur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mellie%C4%A7a" title="Mellieħa">Mellieħa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mtarfa" title="Mtarfa">Mtarfa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naxxar" title="Naxxar">Naxxar</a> and Portomaso (<a href="/wiki/St._Julian%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Julian's">St. Julian's</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-mca-faq_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mca-faq-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2017, all terrestrial channels are carried as <a href="/wiki/Digital_subchannel" title="Digital subchannel">digital subchannels</a> of <a href="/wiki/Ultra_high_frequency" title="Ultra high frequency">UHF</a> channel 43.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously they were carried on UHF channel 66.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The channels licensed for free-to-air digital broadcast are <a href="/wiki/Television_Malta" title="Television Malta">TVM</a>, <a href="/wiki/TVMNews%2B" class="mw-redirect" title="TVMNews+">TVMNews+</a>, <a 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