TV3 (Catalonia)
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| Launched | 11 September 1983 |
| Owned by | Televisió de Catalunya |
| Picture format |
576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audience share | 15.3% (March 2011, ) |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Catalan, Aranese (in Vall d'Aran) |
| Broadcast area | Catalonia, Andorra, Northern Catalonia, Balearic Islands |
| Headquarters | Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona |
| Sister channel(s) | 33/Super3, 3/24, Esport 3, TV3CAT, TV3 HD |
| Website | www.ccma.cat/tv3/ |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| PAL | Vall d'Albaida: 42 UHF |
| Digital |
Barcelona: Mux 61 Girona: Mux 60 Lleida: Mux 58 Tarragona: Mux 59 Northern Catalonia: Mux 62 Andorra: Mux 42 Baix Cinca: Mux 59 Castelló: Mux 47 València: Mux 37 Ribera and Safor: Mux 55 |
| Cable | |
| ONO |
Catalonia: Channel 7 Valencian Country: Channel 9 |
| IPTV | |
| Movistar+ | Catalonia: Channel 7 |
| OrangeTV | Catalonia: Channel 88 |
TV3 (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈte ˈβe ˈtɾɛs]) is the primary television channel of Catalan public broadcaster Televisió de Catalunya, a subsidiary of the CCMA. TV3 broadcasts programs only in Catalan, with an optional dual track in the original language for some foreign-language series and movies. TV3 is also a founding member of FORTA, the Federation of Autonomic Radio and Television Organizations of Spain. It is funded by the Generalitat political organization.
TV3 started its trial broadcasts on 10 September 1983 (a day before the National Day of Catalonia), but its regular broadcasts started a few months later, on 16 January 1984. TV3 was the first television channel to broadcast only in Catalan. In 1985, TV3 expanded its coverage to Andorra, Northern Catalonia, the Balearic islands and the Valencian Community, also Catalan-speaking lands. One year later, TV3 inaugurated its new headquarters in Sant Joan Despí, near Barcelona.
Since 1987, TV3 has broadcast a second audio channel on almost all foreign-language series and movies with the original program audio, first using the Zweikanalton system and currently using NICAM. Local series and movies are usually broadcast in NICAM stereo, although sometimes an audio narration track for blind and visually impaired viewers is provided instead. In other occasions, an Aranese language track is provided.
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