MTA 1

MTA 1 Al Ula

Launched	January 1994
Owned by	Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Picture format	HDTV 16:9
Slogan	Reaching the Corners of the Earth
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English, Urdu, Bengali
Broadcast area	Asia, Europe, North America, Central & South America
Headquarters	United Kingdom
Sister channel(s)	MTA 2 MTA 3
Website	www.mta.tv
Availability
Satellite
AMC-3	11736V 08.333 2/3
Eutelsat 28A	11661H 27500 2/3
AsiaSat 3S	3.760H 2600 7/8
HispaSat 1C	12172H 27.500 3/4
Sky (UK / Ireland)	Channel 787
Streaming media
MTA1 Online	Watch live

MTA 1 also known as MTA Al Ula (English: MTA One) is the first television channel of the MTA International satellite network. It was launched on 1 January 1994. Initially it was named AMP or Ahmadiyya Muslim Presentation. The name was afterwards changed to Muslim Television Ahmadiyya or MTA International. The channel was established by Mirza Tahir Ahmad. It became the First International Muslim channel to broadcast a host of Islamic programming. After the launch of sister channels, the channel was renamed as MTA1. However, it is still loosely referred to as MTA or MTA International. Its programmes are broadcast throughout Europe, North America, South America and Asia. It is also available for live streaming via the Internet. MTA1 is run and voluntarily funded by Ahmadis.

The purpose of the channel was primarily to broadcast the sermons of the Khalifa. It now broadcasts a variety of programs in various global languages for the benefit of the international Muslim Community. Programs include news, sermons, documentaries and even Arabic language learning for children. Programs are broadcast mainly in Urdu, but there are several programs in other languages such as English, Arabic, Bengali, Indonesian, French, Swahili and Hausa. MTA1 is on 24/7 commercial-free with programs for all ages.