ATV (Austria)

Infobox TV channel
name = ATV
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launch = 1997
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owner = Tele München Gruppe
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country = AUT
broadcast area = National
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former names = W1
ATVplus
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web = [http://www.atv.at/ www.atv.at]
terr serv 1 = Available free-to-air throughout Austria on digital terrestrial television
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sat serv 1 = Astra 1G at 19.2 deg east, 12692 MHz, horizontal polarisation, encryption systems (provided by ORF Digital): Betacrypt, Cryptoworks, Irdeto, Nagravision 2 and Videoguard
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cable serv 1 = Available through all Austrian cable providers
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ATV is currently the largest commercial television station in Austria and was originally the first commerical station to be aired via transmitters after a long time when commercial broadcasts in Austria were only possible via satellite or cable and the national public broadcaster ORF held a monopoly of using the airwaves.

According to the current broadcasting legislation in Austria, ATV has to be transmitted nationwide alongside the two public channels ORF1 and ORF2 via digital terrestrial television and satellite as well as all cable companies in Austria have to provide at least these three channels to their subscribers.Satellite broadcasts are encrypted as are the ORF channels but it is possible to watch ATV by using the decoding cards issued by ORF. These cards can be obtained only by people living in Austria and paying the television license fees.

Other important Austrian commercial television stations available on digital terrestrial television, satellite and cable are Puls 4 and Austria 9 TV, although these have to arrange their broadcasting independently since they are not covered by the aformentioned Austrian television legislation regulating the two ORF channels and ATV.

History

From 1997 till 2000 the station was called "W1" ("Wien 1", named after the capital city Vienna) which initially provided only regional broadcasting via the cable network in Vienna. Starting in the year 2000, the channel entered all the other cable networks in Austria and was renamed ATV.

In 2003, the channel started nationwide broadcasts using analogue terrestrial transmitters. The digital television transition started in Austria in 2006 and since then, ATV has been available on digital terrestrial television. In the 2003-2006 period, the channel was called ATVplus.

Shows

Own Production

About 40% of ATV's programming are in-house productions, whereas the other 60% consist of aquired shows, movies and serials.

Sitcoms and other serials

*"Die Nanny", The Nanny
*"Hör mal wer da Hämmert", Home Improvement
*King of Queens
*24
*"Alias - Die Agentin", Alias
*Andromeda
*Criminal Minds
*"Für alle Fälle Amy", Judging Amy
*Nip/Tuck
*"Reich und Schön", The Bold and the Beautiful

External links

* [http://www.atv.at/ Official website]