ATV World
| ATV World | |
|---|---|
| Launched | May 29, 1957 |
| Closed | April 2, 2016 |
| Owned by | Asia Television |
| Picture format |
576i 4:3 (PAL) 576i 16:9 (SDTV) |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area |
Hong Kong Macau parts of Guangdong Province |
| Formerly called |
Rediffusion Television English Network (13 February 1989 – 7 October 2007) |
| Replaced by | RTHK TV 33A CCTV-9 English (on analogue) |
| Website |
HKatv.com/World (in English) |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Hong Kong Analogue | Varied by district |
| Hong Kong Digital | Channel 16 |
Rediffusion Television English Network
(27 May 1957 – 29 September 1963)
Rediffusion Television English Channel(30 September 1963 – 1 February 1967)
RTV-2
(2 February 1967 – 23 September 1982)
ATV English
(24 September 1982 – 1 February 1987)
ATV Diamond
(2 February 1987 – 12 February 1989)
ATV World (國際台), was one of two free-to-air English language television channels in Hong Kong, the other being its arch-rival TVB Pearl. Its sister station, ATV Home, broadcast in Cantonese language. It is owned and operated by Asia Television (Chinese: 亞洲電視有限公司), and was broadcast from the ATV Enterprises Office at 25–37 Dai Shing Street in Tai Po Industrial Estate in Tai Po, which is in the Tai Po District, in the North East region of Hong Kong's New Territories.
ATV World's English channel, Rediffusion Television, began as a cable-operated and subscription-based TV service on 29 May 1957 known on-air as Rediffusion Television Network, and on 30 September 1963, the channel was renamed Rediffusion Television Cantonese Channel and Rediffusion Television English Channel. On 1 February 1967, the channels were renamed RTV-1 and RTV-2 respectively. On 1 December 1973, Rediffusion Television was granted a free-to-air television broadcasting license for its two television channels, and closed its cable television channels. On 24 September 1982, Rediffusion Television was bought out by the new ATV, and consequently the Cantonese and English language channel was renamed ATV Cantonese and ATV English. The channel was again renamed on 2 February 1987 as ATV Gold and ATV Diamond The channel was again renamed on 13 February 1989 as ATV Home and ATV World.
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